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Miguel Cruz

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Miguel Cruz
Personal information
Full name Miguel Cruz Paz
Date of birth 1914
Place of birth El Salvador
Date of death 9 March 2000(2000-03-09) (aged 85–86)
Place of death El Salvador
Position(s) striker
Youth career
Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1946 Universidad Católica
International career
1935–1944 El Salvador ? (16)
Medal record
Representing  El Salvador
Men's Football
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1935 El Salvador Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Cruz Paz (1914 – 9 March 2000) was a Salvadoran footballer.

Club career

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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

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On March 24, 1935 he made his international debut in El Salvador's first group stage match at the 1935 Central American Games against Cuba, where he also got his first and second goals, scoring the first in a 4–1 victory 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

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International

References

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  1. ^ Herrera S., Jorge (7 October 2009). "Falleció Raúl "Araña" Magaña Monzón" (in Spanish). Revista Debate. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009.
  2. ^ Owsianski, Jarek (18 April 2004). "El Salvador - Record International Players". RSSSF.
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