Mauricio Cruz
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron | ||
| Date of birth | March 11, 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicaragua | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1982 | Diriangén FC | (170) | |
| 1980–1981 | Chicago Horizons (Indoor) | 24 | (7) |
| 1983 | Universidad | ||
| 1984–1992 | Diriangén FC | ||
| National team | |||
| 1973–1992 | Nicaragua | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–2001 | Nicaragua | ||
| 1992–2006 | Diriangén | ||
| 2008 | Nicaragua | ||
| 2008–2010 | Diriangén | ||
| 2017–2019 | Diriangen | ||
| 2021– | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron (born 11 March 1957) is a former Nicaraguan footballer who currently coaches CD Walter Ferretti in the Primera División de Nicaragua.
Club career[]
During his career he played for Diriangén and Honduran outfit Universidad.[1]
International career[]
Cruz made his debut for Nicaragua in the 1970s and represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, both in 1992 versus El Salvador.[2] Cruz represented Nicaragua at the 1975 Pan American Games.[3]
His final international was a July 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.
Managerial career[]
He has been national team manager during 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and again during a short 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification spell in 2008.[4] Cruz took charge of Diriangén again in summer 2008[5] after he had left them in 2006.[6]
Personal life[]
He has a brother named Donaldo Jiron.
References[]
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Mauricio Cruz – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Pan-American Games 1975 (Mexico) - Match Details". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ “Soy otro técnico” - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Trece técnicos han pasado durante la sequía Archived 2015-07-25 at archive.today - Barra Cacique (in Spanish)
- ^ Mauricio Cruz, último campeón Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- Nicaraguan footballers
- Nicaragua international footballers
- Diriangén FC players
- Nicaraguan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Honduras
- Nicaraguan expatriate sportspeople in Honduras
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Nicaraguan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Chicago Horizons players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Diriangén F.C. managers
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Nicaraguan football managers
- Nicaragua national football team managers
- Association football forwards
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