Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron (born 11 March 1957) is a former Nicaraguan footballer who currently coaches CD Walter Ferretti in the Primera División de Nicaragua.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron | ||
Date of birth | March 11, 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Nicaragua | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1982 | Diriangén FC | (170) | |
1980–1981 | Chicago Horizons (Indoor) | 24 | (7) |
1983 | Universidad | ||
1984–1992 | Diriangén FC | ||
International career | |||
1973–1992 | Nicaragua | ||
Managerial career | |||
1993–2001 | Nicaragua | ||
1992–2006 | Diriangén | ||
2008 | Nicaragua | ||
2008–2010 | Diriangén | ||
2017–2019 | Diriangen | ||
2021–2022 | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editDuring his career he played for Diriangén and Honduran outfit Universidad.[1]
International career
editCruz made his debut for Nicaragua in the 1970s and represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, both in 1992 versus El Salvador.[2] Cruz represented Nicaragua at the 1975 Pan American Games.[3]
His final international was a July 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.
Managerial career
editHe has been national team manager during 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and again during a short 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification spell in 2008.[4] Cruz took charge of Diriangén again in summer 2008[5] after he had left them in 2006.[6]
Personal life
editHe has a brother named Donaldo Jiron.
References
edit- ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Mauricio Cruz – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Pan-American Games 1975 (Mexico) - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ “Soy otro técnico” - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Trece técnicos han pasado durante la sequía Archived 2015-07-25 at archive.today - Barra Cacique (in Spanish)
- ^ Mauricio Cruz, último campeón Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
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