Diego Anibal Santa Cruz Cantero (born 29 October 1982) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Anibal Santa Cruz Cantero | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Cerro Corá | (3) | |
| 2001–2003 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
| 2003–2004 | Cerro Corá | (6) | |
| 2004 | NK Zadar | ||
| 2004 | Olimpia Asunción | ||
| 2005 | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999 | Paraguay U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | Paraguay U20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2008 | |||
Career
editIn 2000, Santa Cruz played for Cerro Corá scoring 3 league goals.[1]
In September 2003, Santa Cruz scored for Cerro Corá in a 1–0 home victory against Universal Encarnación in Paraguay's Division Intermedia.[2][3]
In the 2004 season, Santa Cruz scored 5 league goals.[4]
He has played for NK Zadar and Sportivo Luqueño.
International career
editIn 1999, Santa Cruz was member of the Paraguay national under-17 football team and was selected as part of the 23-man squad for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[5][6][7][8]
In 2001, Santa Cruz was part of the Paraguay national under-20 football team.[9]
Personal life
editDiego is the younger brother of the striker Roque Santa Cruz, and older brother of Julio Santa Cruz.
References
edit- ^ "Paraguay 2000".
- ^ "CERRO CORA 1-UNIVERSAL 0: Triunfo que apuntala liderazgo - ABC Radio - ABC Color". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Paraguay 2003".
- ^ "Paraguay 2004".
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999: Paraguay - Qatar".
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999: Jamaica - Paraguay".
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999: Burkina Faso - Paraguay".
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999: Paraguay - Brazil".
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de DIEGO SANTA CRUZ -diego anibal santa cruz- (Perfil, ficha, profile, stats)".
External links
edit- Diego Santa Cruz – FIFA competition record (archived)
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