Washington de la Cruz

Washington de la Cruz

Personal information
Full name	Washington Adrián de la Cruz
Date of birth	May 26, 1964
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Inferiors Peñarol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1984	Atlético Suramerica
1985	Alianza
1985–1989	UCA
1989	Atlético Balboa
	Arsenal
1995	Atlético Marte
1996–1999	Alianza
2000	Santa Clara
2001–2002	Alianza
National team^‡
1998	El Salvador	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2007. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 March 2011

Washington Adrián de la Cruz (born 26 May 1964 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a retired Salvadoran–Uruguayan footballer.

Club career

Nicknamed Adriancillo, de la Cruz played for the Peñarol youth team in his native Uruguay. He joined Salvadoran side Alianza in 1985 and had three spells with them, winning several league titles.^[1] In between these three periods he also played for second division sides Atlético Balboa and Arsenal as well as for Atlético Marte.

International career

De la Cruz made his debut for El Salvador in a January 1998 friendly match against Honduras and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[2]

His final international game was a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Jamaica.

Honours

Season	Team	Title
1993–1994	Alianza F.C.	Primera División
1996–1997	Alianza F.C.	Primera División
Copa Interclubes UNCAF	Alianza F.C.	1997 UNCAF Club Cup
1998 Apertura	Alianza F.C.	Primera División
2001 Clausura	Alianza F.C.	Primera División

References

1. Una promesa de cumpleaños - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)
2. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF

External links

• Washington de la Cruz at National-Football-Teams.com
• BDFA profile