Ada del Carmen Cruz Chavarría (born 25 November 1963) is a Chilean football coach and former player who played as a forward. She is known as the first women's football star in her country.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ada del Carmen Cruz Chavarría | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1963[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Everton | |||
| Santiago Morning | |||
| International career | |||
| 1991–2004 | Chile | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editCruz began to play football alongside her brothers in Conchalí commune, Santiago. At club level, she began her career with the women's team of Everton de Viña del Mar based in Santiago.[2] In total, she scored 125 goals for them.[3]
Later, she played for clubs in Iquique[4] and Santiago Morning.[5]
International career
editCruz was part of the Chile national team since it was made up in February 1991 under Bernardo Bello until 2004 under Sergio Rojas. She took part in the inaugural edition of the Copa América in 1991, then called South American Championship, scoring the first goal in the history of Chile in the 6–1 loss against Brazil. Chile became the runner-up and Cruz was chosen the best player of the tournament.[2][6][7][8]
Later, she took part in tournaments such as 1994 Jayalalitha Cup[9] and the 1995 South American Championship, among others.[6]
Coaching career
editShe became a football coach and has worked for the football academy of Hipódromo Chile and INAF [es] (National Football Institute), the trade union of professional footballers in Chile.[5][10][3]
Political career
editAs a member of Independent Regionalist Party, Cruz was a candidate to the Regional Council for the district Santiago 1 in 2013.[11]
As a member of National Renewal, she was a candidate to Councillor for Conchalí commune in the 2021 municipal elections.[12]
Personal life
editShe got pregnant at the age of 19 in Iquique and continued playing football until her seventh month of pregnancy.[5]
On 23 April 2021, she suffered a serious car accident.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ "Fechas de nacimiento (Roja femenina)". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Retamal, Rodrigo (25 October 2018). "Ada Cruz: La primera gran estrella de la Selección Chilena femenina". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Históricas con Toperoles: Ada Cruz, la autora del primer gol de la Selección Chilena femenina - Pase de Taquito Late". iVoox (in Spanish). 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "El hincha". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Jorquera Rozbaczylo, Patricio (10 June 2019). "Ada Cruz en Diario El Mercurio: "El Fútbol femenino empezó en 1990"". Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b Quijada, Vicente (25 November 2022). "Ada Cruz: La primera goleadora de La Roja Femenina". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Cabello, Carolina (26 April 2021). "30 años de la Selección Chilena Femenina Adulta". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Retamal, Rodrigo (5 March 2018). "La leyenda de Ada Cruz, la primera crack femenina del fútbol chileno". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Cruickshank, Mark; Fadeyev, Sergey (30 May 2013). "Jayalalitha Cup (Women's Tournament) Madras 1994". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Jorquera Rozbaczylo, Patricio (12 December 2023). "Colegio de Entrenadores tuvo masiva cena para cerrar 2023". Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "¿Qué es un consejero regional, y qué función cumple?". Diario Tropezón (in Spanish). 12 November 2013.
- ^ Canelo Rojas, Javiera (15 May 2021). "El fútbol femenino marca presencia en las elecciones del 15 y 16 de mayo". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Jorquera Rozbaczylo, Patricio (25 April 2021). "Colegio envía saludo y deseo de recuperación a Ada Cruz". Colegio de Entrenadores de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "El crítico momento de la primera goleadora de la Roja femenina: está en la UTI tras accidente". www.t13.cl (in Spanish). Canal 13. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2024.