Miguel Cruz

Miguel Cruz

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Cruz
Date of birth	1911
Place of birth	El Salvador
Date of death	March 9, 2000(2000-03-09)
Place of death	El Salvador
Playing position	striker
Youth career
	Libertad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1940–1946	Universidad Católica
National team
1935–1944	El Salvador	?	(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Miguel Cruz (born 1911 – 9 March 2000) was a Salvadoran footballer.

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

1. ^ Herrera S., Jorge (2009-10-07). "Falleció Raúl "Araña" Magaña Monzón" (in Spanish). Revista Debate. http://revistadebate.ca/portal/content/view/1564/50/. 
2. ^ Owsianski, Jarek (2004-04-18). "El Salvador - Record International Players". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/elsal-recintlp.html. 

External links

• Se fue Americano Cruz - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Cruz, Miguel
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	1911
Place of birth	El Salvador
Date of death	9 March 2000
Place of death	El Salvador