Back خوليو ريكاردو كروز Arabic خوليو ريكاردو كروز ARZ خولیو ریکاردو کروز AZB Julio Ricardo Cruz BS Julio Ricardo Cruz Catalan Julio Cruz Danish Julio Cruz (Fußballspieler, 1974) German Julio Ricardo Cruz Esperanto Julio Cruz Spanish خولیو ریکاردو کروز Persian
&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Julio_Ricardo_Cruz.jpg) Julio Cruz with Lazio in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio Ricardo Cruz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Banfield | 65 | (16) |
| 1996–1997 | River Plate | 29 | (17) |
| 1997–2000 | Feyenoord | 86 | (45) |
| 2000–2003 | Bologna | 88 | (27) |
| 2003–2009 | Inter Milan | 125 | (49) |
| 2009–2010 | Lazio | 25 | (4) |
| Total | 417 | (153) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2008 | Argentina | 22 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Julio Ricardo Cruz (born 10 October 1974) is an Argentine former footballer. He played for clubs in Argentina, the Netherlands and Italy before retiring in 2010. The longest spell of his career was spent with Inter Milan, with whom he won four consecutive Serie A titles, among other honours. A large and physical player, who was known for his ability in the air, he usually played as a striker but he has even played as a winger, as an attacking midfielder, and as a centre-forward.[3] In 2015, he opened his own charity foundation, the Julio Cruz Foundation.
Cruz earned 22 caps for the Argentina national team from his debut in 1997, scoring three goals. He represented Argentina at the 1997 Copa América and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Julio Ricardo Cruz". Goal.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Cruz è dell'Inter" (in Italian). Eurosport. 30 August 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2020.