Fernando Cruz (footballer)

Fernando Cruz
	Cruz (third from right) with Benfica before a friendly match against Ajax in 1965
Personal information
Full name	Fernando da Conceição Cruz
Date of birth	12 August 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1956–1959	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1970	Benfica
1970–1971	Paris Saint-Germain
Total
International career
1961–1968	Portugal
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Portugal
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernando da Conceição Cruz (born 12 August 1940) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Cruz was already first-choice with S.L. Benfica at the age of 20, going on to win eight Primeira Liga championships with the club as well as four Portuguese Cups. He played in all five European Cup finals the side reached in the 60s, winning the 1961 and 1962 editions and appearing in 346 official games during his 11-year stint (one goal).^[1]

Cruz ended his playing career in June 1971, after one year with newly formed French team Paris Saint-Germain FC.^[2]

International career

Cruz played 11 matches for Portugal, his first appearance being on 21 May 1961 in a 1–1 friendly draw with England.^[3] He was included in Otto Glória's squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup finals, failing to make an appearance for the third-placed nation.^[4]

Honours

Club

Benfica

Primeira Liga: 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69^[5]
Taça de Portugal (3):^[6] 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70
Taça de Honra (2)^[6]
European Cup:^[6] 1960–61, 1961–62

International

Portugal

FIFA World Cup: Third-place 1966

References

^ Fernando Cruz – Futebolista (Fernando Cruz – Footballer); at Bairro da Liberdade (in Portuguese)
^ Crépin, Timothé (26 January 2017). "Mercato, Ligue 1: Ces Portugais passés par le PSG" [Market, League 1: Portuguese men with spells at PSG] (in French). France Football. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^ Results – 1960 to 1965 Archived 22 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine; at England FC
^ "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^ "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 74. ISSN 3846-0823.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 47. ISSN 0872-3540.

External links

Fernando Cruz at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Fernando Cruz at National-Football-Teams.com
Fernando Cruz – FIFA competition record (archived)
Portugal stats at Eu-Football

[1] Fernando Cruz – Futebolista (Fernando Cruz – Footballer); at Bairro da Liberdade (in Portuguese)

[2] Crépin, Timothé (26 January 2017). "Mercato, Ligue 1: Ces Portugais passés par le PSG" [Market, League 1: Portuguese men with spells at PSG] (in French). France Football. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

[3] Results – 1960 to 1965 Archived 22 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine; at England FC

[4] "A lenda dos Magriços começou há 50 anos" [The legend of the Magriços started 50 years ago] (in Portuguese). Expresso. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

[5] "Especial 'Tetra'" ['Tetra' special edition]. Mística (in Portuguese). No. 33. Portugal: Impresa Publishing. April–June 2017. p. 74. ISSN 3846-0823.

[bi-6] "Bicampeões para a história" [Back-to-back champions for the ages]. Visão (in Portuguese). Portugal: Impresa Publishing. May 2015. p. 47. ISSN 0872-3540.

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