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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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 (1982-10-29) 29 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2001 Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Cerro Corá (3)
2001–2003 Olimpia Asunción
2003–2004 Cerro Corá (6)
2004 NK Zadar
2004 Olimpia Asunción
2005 Sportivo Luqueño
International career‡
1999 Paraguay U17 2 (0)
2001 Paraguay U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2009
‡ 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

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In 2000, Santa Cruz played for Cerro Corá scoring 3 league goals.[1]

In September 2003, Santa Cruz scored for Cerro Corá in a 1–0 home victory against Universal Encarnación in Paraguay's Division Intermedia.[2][3]

In the 2004 season, Santa Cruz scored 5 league goals.[4]

He has played for NK Zadar and Sportivo Luqueño.

International career

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In 1999, Santa Cruz was member of the Paraguay national under-17 football team and was selected as part of the 23-man squad for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[5][6][7][8]

In 2001, Santa Cruz was part of the Paraguay national under-20 football team.[9]

Personal life

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Diego is the younger brother of the striker Roque Santa Cruz, and older brother of Julio Santa Cruz.

References

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  1. ^ "Paraguay 2000".
  2. ^ "CERRO CORA 1-UNIVERSAL 0: Triunfo que apuntala liderazgo - ABC Radio - ABC Color". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Paraguay 2003".
  4. ^ "Paraguay 2004".
  5. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999: Paraguay - Qatar".
  6. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999: Jamaica - Paraguay".
  7. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999: Burkina Faso - Paraguay".
  8. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship New Zealand 1999: Paraguay - Brazil".
  9. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de DIEGO SANTA CRUZ -diego anibal santa cruz- (Perfil, ficha, profile, stats)".
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