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.

Mauricio Cruz
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron
Date of birth (1957-03-11) March 11, 1957 (age 67)
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
International career
1973–1992 Nicaragua
Managerial career
1993–2001 Nicaragua
1992–2006 Diriangén
2008 Nicaragua
2008–2010 Diriangén
2017–2019 Diriangen
2021–2022 Deportivo Walter Ferretti
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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During his career he played for Diriangén and Honduran outfit Universidad.[1]

International career

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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

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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

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He has a brother named Donaldo Jiron.

References

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  1. ^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Mauricio CruzFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Pan-American Games 1975 (Mexico) - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  4. ^ “Soy otro técnico” - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Trece técnicos han pasado durante la sequía Archived 2015-07-25 at archive.today - Barra Cacique (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Mauricio Cruz, último campeón Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
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