Osvaldo Cruz (footballer)

Osvaldo Héctor Cruz

Personal information
Date of birth	(1931-05-29)29 May 1931
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death	20 March 2023(2023-03-20) (aged 91)
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1960	Independiente	222	(43)
1960–1961	Palmeiras
1961	Independiente	13	(1)
1962–1964	Unión Española
International career
1953–1958	Argentina	22	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Osvaldo Héctor Cruz (29 May 1931 – 20 March 2023) was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Argentina, Brazil and Chile; and in the Argentina national team^[1] in the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.

Cruz died on 20 March 2023, at the age of 91.^[2]

Honours

Independiente

• Primera División runner-up: 1954

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro: 1960

Argentina

• Copa América: 1955 and 1957

References

1. "Osvaldo Cruz". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
2. "Murió Osvaldo Cruz, emblema de Independiente en los '50". Página 12. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

External links

• Osvaldo Cruz at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Osvaldo Cruz at Soccerway