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Santa Cruz, Roque

Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero ( Spanish: Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero ; born August 16, 1981 , Asuncion , Paraguay ) - Paraguayan footballer , striker of the Olympia club and the national team of Paraguay . Member of the World Championships 2002 , 2006 and 2010 .

Football
Roque Santa Cruz
general information
Full nameRoque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero
Born
CitizenshipFlag of paraguay Paraguay
Spain flag Spain
Height193 cm
The weight83 kg
Positionattack
Club Information
ClubFlag of paraguay Olympia (Asuncion)
room24
Youth clubs
1990-1997Flag of Paraguay (1990—2013) Olympia (Asuncion)
Club career [* 1]
1998-1999Flag of Paraguay (1990—2013) Olympia (Asuncion)23 (13)
1999-2007German flag Bavaria155 (31)
2005-2006→ German flag Bavaria II6 (2)
2007-2009Flag of England Blackburn rovers57 (23)
2009—2013Flag of England Manchester city20 (3)
2011→ Flag of England Blackburn rovers9 (0)
2011-2012→ Spain flag Real betis33 (7)
2012—2013→ Spain flag Malaga31 (8)
2013—2014Spain flag Malaga43 (9)
2015—2016Flag of mexico Cruz Azul10 (4)
2015—2016→ Spain flag Malaga17 (2)
2016 - n. at.Flag of paraguay Olympia (Asuncion)42 (8)
National Team [* 2]
1999Flag of Paraguay (1990—2013) Paraguay (under 20)13 (6)
2000Flag of Paraguay (1990—2013) Paraguay (under 23)4 (2)
1999—2016Flag of paraguay Paraguay112 (32)
Awards and medals
America's Cup
SilverArgentina 2011
  1. ↑ The number of games and goals for a professional club is considered only for various leagues of national championships, updated as of December 11, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Number of games and goals for the national team in official matches, updated as of December 11, 2017 .

Content

  • 1 Career
    • 1.1 Olympia Asuncion
    • 1.2 Bayern
    • 1.3 Blackburn Rovers
    • 1.4 Manchester City and rental
    • 1.5 Malaga
    • 1.6 “Cruz Azul” and rental in “Malaga”
  • 2 International career
    • 2.1 Goals for the national team of Paraguay
    • 2.2 Goals for the Paraguayan national team
  • 3 Achievements
  • 4 notes
  • 5 Links

Career

 
Santa Cruz as part of Bavaria .

Olympia Asuncion

Roque Santa Cruz joined the Olympia club (Asuncion) children’s team at the age of nine and was her top scorer for several seasons. His successes did not go unnoticed. The head coach of the first team of Olimpia Luis Cubilla invited the fifteen-year-old Santa Cruz to the main team. The young forward's professional debut took place on July 27, 1998 in the Paraguayan classic against the Cerro Porteno at the age of sixteen. Santa Cruz’s game helped Olympia win the Paraguayan championship in 1998 and 1999. In 1999, Santa Cruz was recognized as the footballer of the year in Paraguay .

Bayern

 
Santa Cruz in the Blackburn Rovers .

Thanks to his excellent results at Olimpia and the national team of Paraguay, Santa Cruz signed a contract with Bayern Munich in the second half of 1999. In Munich, Santa Cruz did not particularly shine, scoring only 5 goals in his first season: several injuries and high competition in the club's line of attack did not allow him to open completely.

Nevertheless, with his participation, Bayern achieved success by winning the German Championship and Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup .

Blackburn Rovers

Santa Cruz signed a four-year contract with Blackburn Rovers on July 28, 2007. The amount of transfer amounted to 3.5 million pounds. Santa Cruz scored a goal in his first match for Blackburn after just three touches of the ball, replacing the injured Benny McCarthy in the 2007/08 season in a match against Middlesbrough .

Roque Santa Cruz made his first hat-trick for Blackburn on December 15, 2007 in a 3–5 match against Wigan , becoming the first player in English football in more than ten years to make a hat-trick in a lost match. . In December 2007, he was named the best player of the month in the English Premier League . In his first season for Blackburn, he scored 19 goals.

In 2008, Roque's younger brother, Julio Santa Cruz , began performing at the Blackburn Youth Academy, who in 2012 made his debut in professional football as part of Olimpia.

Manchester City and Rentals

On June 22, 2009, Roque Santa Cruz moved from Blackburn to Manchester City for £ 17.5 million [2] . On September 28, in a match against West Ham United , he made his debut for a new team, replacing Sean Wright-Phillips in the second half [3] . However, in the next season, he almost stopped appearing on the field. In the December match against Sunderland , Santa Cruz scored twice, scoring his first goals for the townspeople [4] . Numerous rumors connected him with the Italian Lazio .

January 14, 2011 Santa Cruz on loan until the end of the season returned to Blackburn [5] . August 30, 2011 he moved to the Spanish club Real Betis on a one-year lease basis [6] [7] [8] . On September 11, in a match against Mallorca , Santa Cruz made his debut in La Liga , replacing Jorge Molina in the second half [9] . On September 22, in a duel against Zaragoza , he made a “double” scoring the first goals for the new team [10] .

Malaga

 
After the massive departure of the leaders of the “ Malaga ”, Santa Cruz became the main star of the club.

After renting out at Betis, Santa Cruz returned to Manchester . Due to the high competition in the City attack line, on the last day of the transfer window, Roque moved to the Spanish Malaga on an annual lease. On September 15, 2012, in a match against Levante , he made his debut for a new club, replacing Javier Saviola [11] . On October 7, in a duel against Atlético Madrid , Roque scored his first goal for Malaga, although this ball did not help his club achieve a positive result, 2: 1 [12] . On November 24, in a match against Valencia , Santa Cruz scored a goal and helped his team win a major victory, 4-0 [13] . On December 8, in a meeting against Granada , Roque scored one of the team’s goals and helped Malaga achieve a major home victory, 4-0 [14] . On December 22, in a match against Real Madrid , two goals of Santa Cruz brought the anchovies the first home victory in 29 years over the royal club [15] .

March 13, 2013 in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals against the Portuguese “ Porto ”, Santa Cruz scored a winning goal, which helped his team reach the first time in history in 1/4 [16] [17]

Cruz Azul and rental in Malaga

At the beginning of 2015, Santa Cruz moved to the Mexican Cruz Azul . The transfer amount was 2 million euros, and his salary was the largest in the Mexican championship. On January 11, in a match against Pachuca , he made his debut in the Mexican Example [18] . On March 22, in a duel against Tijuana , Roque scored his first goal for a new team [19] .

In the summer of 2015, Santa Cruz returned on loan to Malaga [20] . On January 10, 2016, in the match against Las Palmas , he scored the first goal for anchovies after his return [21] .

International Career

In early 1999, as part of the youth team of Paraguay, Roque took part in the youth championship of South America . At the tournament, he scored three goals against the teams of Chile , Bolivia and Brazil and helped the team qualify for the world youth championship.

At the Youth World Championships in April of that year, Santa Cruz helped the team reach the 1/8 finals, scoring three goals in fights against Uruguay and Costa Rica .

On April 28, in a friendly match against the Mexican national team, Roque made his debut for the Paraguayan national team [22] . On June 17, in a duel against the national team of Uruguay, he scored his first goal for the national team . In the same year, Snat Cruz was in the application for participation in the America's Cup . At the tournament, he distinguished himself in matches against the teams of Japan and Peru and brought the national team to the quarter finals.

In 2002, Santa Cruz rode as part of Paraguay to the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. At the tournament, he played in matches against the national teams of Slovenia [23] , Spain [24] , South Africa [25] and Germany [26] . In a duel against the Africans, Roque scored a goal.

Four years later, Santa Cruz went to the World Cup for the second time. In Germany, he took part in fights against the teams of England [27] , Sweden [28] and Trinidad and Tobago [29] .

In 2007, Roque traveled with the national team to Venezuela for the America's Cup . At the tournament, he took part in matches against Colombia [30] , USA [31] , Argentina [32] and Mexico [33] . In a duel against Colombians, Santa Cruz made his first hat-trick for the national team.

In 2010, Roque took part in the World Cup for the third time. At the tournament in South Africa, he played in matches against the national teams of Italy [34] , Slovakia [35] , New Zealand [36] , Spain [37] and Japan [38] .

A year later, at the America's Cup in Argentina, Santa Cruz helped the team win silver medals. At the tournament, he took part in matches against teams of Ecuador [39] , Brazil [40] and twice Venezuela [41] [42] . In a duel against the Brazilians, Roque scored a goal.

In 2015, Santa Cruz was included in the application for the American Cup in Chile. In the tournament, he played in matches against Brazil [43] , Jamaica [44] and twice Argentina [45] [46] .

Goals for Paraguay Youth Team

#date ofA placeEnemyScoreResultCompetition
one.January 8, 1999Estadio San Martin , San Martin , Argentina  Bolivia (under 20)1 : 12 : 1South American Youth Championship 1999
2.January 10, 1999Estadio San Martin, San Martin, Argentina  Brazil (under 20)1-01 : 1South American Youth Championship 1999
3.January 21, 1999Jose Maria Minella , Mar del Plata , Argentina  Chile (up to 20)3 : 13 : 2South American Youth Championship 1999
four.April 7, 1999National Stadium , Lagos , Nigeria  Costa Rica (under 20)1-03 : 1Youth World Championship 1999
5.April 14, 1999National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria  Uruguay (up to 20)1 : 22 : 2Youth World Championship 1999
6.April 14, 1999National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria  Uruguay (up to 20)2 : 22 : 2Youth World Championship 1999

Paraguay National Goals

#date ofA placeEnemyScoreResultCompetition
one.June 17, 1999Antonio Sarrubi , Ciudad del Este , Paraguay  Uruguay1 : 32 : 3Friendly match
2.July 2, 1999Defensores del Chaco , Asuncion , Paraguay  Japan2-04-0America's Cup 1999
3.July 2, 1999Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Japan4-04-0America's Cup 1999
four.July 5, 1999Rio Parapiti , Pedro Juan Caballero , Paraguay  Peru1-01-0America's Cup 1999
5.October 7, 2000El Campin , Bogota , Colombia  Colombia0: 10: 2World Cup 2002 Qualification
6.November 15, 2000Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Peru1-05 : 1World Cup 2002 Qualification
7.September 5, 2001Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Bolivia4 : 15 : 1World Cup 2002 Qualification
8.May 17, 2002Rosunda , Stockholm , Sweden  Sweden0: 11: 2Friendly match
9.June 2, 2002The main stadium of the Asian Games in Busan , Busan , South Korea  South Africa1-02 : 2World Cup 2002
10.November 15, 2003Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Ecuador1-02 : 1World Championship 2006 Qualification
eleven.June 5, 2005Beira Rio , Porto Alegre , Brazil  Brazil3: 14: 1World Championship 2006 Qualification
12.June 8, 2005Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Bolivia2 : 14 : 1World Championship 2006 Qualification
13.September 3, 2005Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Argentina1-01-0World Championship 2006 Qualification
fourteen.March 25, 2007Estadio Universitario , Monterrey , Mexico  Mexico2: 12: 1Friendly match
fifteen.June 28, 2007Jose Pacencho Romaro , Maracaibo , Venezuela  Colombia1-05 : 0America's Cup 2007
16.June 28, 2007Jose Pacencho Romaro, Maracaibo, Venezuela  Colombia2-05 : 0America's Cup 2007
17.June 28, 2007Jose Pacencho Romaro, Maracaibo, Venezuela  Colombia3-05 : 0America's Cup 2007
eighteen.November 17, 2007Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Ecuador3-05 : 12010 World Cup Qualification
19.June 15, 2008Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Brazil1-02-02010 World Cup Qualification
twenty.June 18, 2008Hernando Siles , La Paz , Bolivia  Bolivia2: 14: 22010 World Cup Qualification
21.May 15, 2010Kolovrai Nyon , Nyon , Switzerland  North Korea1-01-0Friendly match
22.November 17, 2010Hong Kong Stadium , Victoria , Hong Kong  Hong Kong0: 10: 7Friendly match
23.November 17, 2010Hong Kong Stadium, Victoria, Hong Kong  Hong Kong0: 30: 7Friendly match
24.June 11, 2011Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Romania2-02-0Friendly match
25.July 9, 2011Mario Campes , Cordoba , Argentina  Brazil1 : 12 : 2American Football Cup 2011
26.June 7, 2013Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Chile1 : 21 : 22014 World Cup Qualification
27.September 6, 2013Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Bolivia2-04-02014 World Cup Qualification
28.September 10, 2013Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay  Argentina2 : 42 : 52014 World Cup Qualification
29.May 29, 2014Kufstein Arena , Kufstein , Austria  Cameroon2-02 : 1Friendly match
thirty.November 18, 2014National Stadium , Lima , Peru  Peru2-02-0Friendly match
31.June 6, 2015Manuel Ferreira , Asuncion, Paraguay  Honduras1 : 12 : 2Friendly match
32.June 6, 2015Manuel Ferreira, Asuncion, Paraguay  Honduras2 : 22 : 2Friendly match

Achievements

Team

  Olympia (Asuncion)

  • Champion of Paraguay (2): 1998 , 1999

  Bavaria (Munich)

  • Champion of Germany (5): 1999/2000 , 2000/01 , 2002/03 , 2004/05 , 2005/06
  • German Cup Winner (4): 1999/00 , 2002/03 , 2004/05 , 2005/06
  • Winner of the German League Cup (2): 2000, 2004
  • Champions League Winner (1): 2000/01
  • Intercontinental Cup Winner (1): 2001

International

  Paraguay

  •   America's Football Cup 2011

Personal

  •   Soccer Player of the Year in Paraguay (1): 1999
  •   Paraguayan top scorer (1): Clausura 2017 (11 goals)

Notes

  1. ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
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  2. ↑ Roque Santa Cruz moves to Manchester City
  3. ↑ Manchester City - West Ham United 3: 1 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2009—09—28).
  4. ↑ Manchester City - Sunderland 4: 3 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2009—12—28).
  5. ↑ Roque returns
  6. ↑ Roque Santa Cruz, octavo fichaje del Real Betis (Spanish) . Sitio oficial del Real Betis Balompié (08/29/2011). Date of treatment September 5, 2011. Archived March 14, 2012.
  7. ↑ Santa Cruz wechselt auf Leihbasis zu Betis Sevilla (German) (unavailable link) . transfermarkt.de (08/29/2011). Date of treatment September 5, 2011. Archived on September 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ Santa Cruz and Weiss loans confirmed . Manchester City FC Official Website (08/30/2011). Date of treatment September 5, 2011. Archived March 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ Betis VS. Mallorca 1-0 . soccerway.com (11 September 2011).
  10. ↑ Betis VS. Zaragoza 4: 3 . soccerway.com (September 22, 2011).
  11. ↑ Malaga VS. Levante 3: 1 (unopened) . Archived on October 19, 2012.
  12. ↑ Atletico Madrid VS. Malaga 2: 1 (neopr.) . Archived on October 19, 2012.
  13. ↑ Malaga - Valencia 4-0 (unopened) . soccerway.com. Date of treatment November 24, 2012. Archived November 30, 2012.
  14. ↑ Malaga - Granada 4: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (11/07/2012). Date of treatment November 7, 2012. Archived December 8, 2012.
  15. ↑ Malaga - Real Madrid 3: 2 (Russian) . soccerway.com (12/22/2012). Date of treatment December 22, 2012. Archived December 25, 2012.
  16. ↑ Malaga - Porto 2: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (03/13/2013). Archived March 16, 2013.
  17. ↑ Isco the First. How “Malaga” passed “Porto” (Russian) . sports.ru (03/13/2013). Archived March 16, 2013.
  18. ↑ Pachuca - Cruz Asul 0: 1 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2015-01-11).
  19. ↑ Cruz Asul - Tijuana 2: 1 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2015-03-03).
  20. ↑ Santa Cruz regresa al Málaga CF (Spanish) . Málaga's official website (26 August 2015). Date accessed August 31, 2015.
  21. ↑ Las Palmas - Malaga 1: 1 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2016-01-10).
  22. ↑ ROQUE SANTA CRUZ - PARAGUAY , Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Date of treatment October 9, 2011.
  23. ↑ Slovenia - Paraguay 1: 3 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2002-06-06).
  24. ↑ Spain - Paraguay 3: 1 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2002-06-06).
  25. ↑ Paraguay - South Africa 2: 2 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2002-06-02).
  26. ↑ Germany - Paraguay 1: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2002-06-15).
  27. ↑ England - Paraguay 1: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2006-06-10).
  28. ↑ Sweden - Paraguay 1: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2006-06-15).
  29. ↑ Paraguay - Trinidad and Tobago 1: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2006-06-20).
  30. ↑ Paraguay - Colombia 5: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2007-06-06).
  31. ↑ USA - Paraguay 1: 3 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2007-07-03).
  32. ↑ Argentina - Paraguay 1: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2007-07-06).
  33. ↑ Mexico - Paraguay 6: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2007-07-08).
  34. ↑ Italy - Paraguay 1: 1 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2010-06-14).
  35. ↑ Slovakia - Paraguay 0: 2 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2010-06-20).
  36. ↑ Paraguay - New Zealand 0-0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2010-06-24).
  37. ↑ Paraguay - Spain 0: 1 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2010-07-03).
  38. ↑ Paraguay - Japan 0: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2010-06-29).
  39. ↑ Paraguay - Ecuador 0: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2011-07-03).
  40. ↑ Brazil - Paraguay 2: 2 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2011–07–09).
  41. ↑ Paraguay - Venezuela 3: 3 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2011-07-14).
  42. ↑ Paraguay - Venezuela 0: 0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (2011-07-21).
  43. ↑ Brazil VS. Paraguay 1: 1 (Russian) . soccerway.com (June 27, 2015).
  44. ↑ Paraguay VS. Jamaica 1-0 (Russian) . soccerway.com (June 16, 2015).
  45. ↑ Argentina VS. Paraguay 2: 2 (Russian) . soccerway.com (June 13, 2015).
  46. ↑ Argentina VS. Paraguay 6: 1 (Russian) . soccerway.com (June 30, 2015).

Links

  • Soccerway Profile
  • Official Website (English) (German) (Spanish)
  • Profile on the official website of FC Manchester City
  • Player profile on soccerbase.com
  • Team stats
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Krus ,_Rock&oldid = 100419958


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