Miguel Cruz
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Full name | Miguel Cruz | ||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1911 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth | El Salvador | ||||||||||||||
Date of death | March 9, 2000 | ||||||||||||||
Place of death | El Salvador | ||||||||||||||
Playing position | striker | ||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||
Libertad | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||
1940–1946 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||
1935–1944 | El Salvador | ? | (16) | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Miguel Cruz (born 1911 – 9 March 2000) was a Salvadoran footballer.
Club career
Nicknamed el Americano (the American), Cruz played club football in El Salvador, before going to Chile to play professionally alongside compatriot Armando Chacón at Universidad Católica.[1]
International career
Cruz scored 16 goals for the El Salvador national football team from 1935 to 1943.[2] He represented his country at the 1935 Central American Games.
Honours
International
References
- ↑ Herrera S., Jorge (2009-10-07). "Falleció Raúl "Araña" Magaña Monzón" (in Spanish). Revista Debate.
- ↑ Owsianski, Jarek (2004-04-18). "El Salvador - Record International Players". RSSSF.
External links
- Se fue Americano Cruz - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)