Diego Santa Cruz

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Santa Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Cantero.

Diego Santa Cruz

Personal information
Full name	Diego Anibal Santa Cruz Cantero
Date of birth	29 October 1982 (1982-10-29) (age 29)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2001	Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2003	Olimpia Asunción	23	(13)
2004	NK Zadar	3	(0)
2004	Olimpia Asunción	8	(5)
2005	Sportivo Luqueño	5	(0)
National team‡
1999	Paraguay U-17	2	(0)
2001	Paraguay U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2008

Diego Anibal Santa Cruz Cantero (born 29 October 1982) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

He has played for NK Zadar, Club Cerro Porteño and Sportivo Luqueño.

International career

in 1999 Diego Santa Cruz was member of the Paraguay national under-17 football team, and afterwords he won the bronze in the 2001 South American Youth Championship with the Paraguayan team^[1].

Personal life

Diego is the younger brother of the striker Roque Santa Cruz, and older brother of Julio Santa Cruz.^[2]

References

1. ^ Diego Santa Cruz at BDFA.
2. ^ Mi familia at roquesantacruz.com.(Spanish)

External links

• Diego Santa Cruz – FIFA competition record
• Profile at Playerhistory.
• Stats from Croatia at 1HNL.

Persondata
Name	Santa Cruz, Diego
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	29 October 1982
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death
Place of death