Miguel Cruz
Miguel Cruz Paz (1917 – 9 March 2000) was a Salvadoran footballer.
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| Full name | Miguel Cruz Paz | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1917 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Salvador | |||||||||||||||
| Date of death | March 9, 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of death | El Salvador | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
References
- Herrera S., Jorge (2009-10-07). "Falleció Raúl "Araña" Magaña Monzón" (in Spanish). Revista Debate. Archived from the original on 2009-10-30.
- Owsianski, Jarek (2004-04-18). "El Salvador - Record International Players". RSSSF.
External links
- Se fue Americano Cruz - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- - La Prensa Grafica (in Spanish)
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