Roque Santa Cruz

Roque Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz with Paraguay in 2011
Personal information
Full name Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero
Date of birth (1981-08-16) 16 August 1981 (age 45)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Libertad
Number 24
Youth career
1990–1997 Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Olimpia 24 (13)
1999–2007 Bayern Munich 155 (31)
2005–2006 Bayern Munich II 6 (2)
2007–2009 Blackburn Rovers 57 (23)
2009–2013 Manchester City 20 (3)
2011 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2012 → Betis (loan) 33 (7)
2012–2013 → Málaga (loan) 31 (8)
2013–2014 Málaga 43 (9)
2015–2016 Cruz Azul 10 (4)
2015–2016 → Málaga (loan) 17 (2)
2016–2021 Olimpia 148 (66)
2022– Libertad 89 (16)
International career
1999 Paraguay U20 13 (6)
2000 Paraguay U23 4 (2)
1999–2016 Paraguay 112 (32)
Medal record
Representing  Paraguay
Copa América
Runner-up2011 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024

Roque Santa Cruz (born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan football player. He plays for Club Libertad.

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 May 2024
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olimpia Asunción 1997 Primera División 10——00—10
1998 93——64—157>
1999 1410——52—1912
Total 2413——116—3519—
Bayern Munich 1999–2000 Bundesliga 2855300151—489
2000–01 195102160—286
2001–02 225311011310389
2002–03 145320021—198
2003–04 295440080—419
2004–05 40142100—75
2005–06 134301020—194
2006–07 262302171—384
Total 155312314835161023854—
Bayern Munich II 2004–05 Regionalliga Süd 5200———52
2005–06 10————10
Total 6200———62—
Blackburn Rovers 2007–08 Premier League 3719003331—4323
2008–09 2044131——276
Total 5723416431—7029—
Manchester City 2009–10 Premier League 1932011——224
2010–11 100010——20
Total 2032021——244—
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2010–11 Premier League 9010———100
Real Betis (loan) 2011–12 La Liga 33720———357
Málaga 2012–13 La Liga 31843—101—4512
2013–14 31610———326
2014–15 12312———135
Total 741765—101—9023—
Cruz Azul 2014–15 Liga MX 104———104
Málaga (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 17221———193
Olimpia Asunción 2016 Primera División 165————165
2017 263——61—324
2018 341344—41—4218
2019 3426——82—4228
2020 2717——50—3217
2021 254——6111326
Club Libertad2022 3912——42—143
2023 37350—40—463
2024 131——31—162
Total 2518794—408—27286—
Career total 65618649251681152221809231—
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  6. ↑ Appearances in Supercopa Paraguay

International

Paraguay
YearAppsGoals
199984
200092
200141
200272
200351
200440
200553
200630
2007125
200872
200920
2010133
2011102
201220
201363
201472
201562
201620
Total11232

International goals

Paraguay U20

Scores and results list Paraguay U20's goal tally first
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 January 1999Estadio San Martín, Tandil Bolivia1–12–11999 South American Youth Championship
2.10 January 1999Estadio San Martín, Tandil Brazil1–01–11999 South American Youth Championship
3.21 January 1999Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata Chile3–13–21999 South American Youth Championship
4.7 April 1999National Stadium, Lagos Costa Rica1–03–11999 World Youth Championship
5. 14 April 1999National Stadium, Lagos Uruguay1–22–2 (9–10 penalties)1999 World Youth Championship
6. 2–2

Paraguay U23

Scores and results list Paraguay U20's goal tally first
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 22 January 2000Cascavel, Brazil Peru1–03–42000 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament Championship
2. 2–2

Paraguay

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 June 1999Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay Uruguay1–32–3Friendly
2. 2 July 1999Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Japan2–04–01999 Copa América
3. 4–0
4.5 July 1999Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay Peru1–01–0
5.7 October 2000Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia Colombia1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.15 November 2000Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Peru1–05–1
7.5 September 2001 Bolivia4–15–1
8.17 May 2002Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Sweden1–02–1Friendly
9.2 June 2002Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea South Africa1–02–22002 FIFA World Cup
10.15 November 2003Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Ecuador1–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.5 June 2005Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil Brazil1–31–4
12.8 June 2005Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Bolivia2–14–1
13.3 September 2005 Argentina1–01–0
14.25 March 2007Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico Mexico1–21–2Friendly
15. 28 June 2007Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela Colombia1–05–02007 Copa América
16. 2–0
17. 3–0
18.17 November 2007Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Ecuador3–05–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
19.15 June 2008 Brazil1–02–0
20.18 June 2008Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia1–22–4
21.15 May 2010Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, Nyon, Switzerland North Korea1–01–0Friendly
22. 17 November 2010Hong Kong Stadium, Victoria, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–07–0
23. 3–0
24.11 June 2011Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Romania2–02–0
25.9 July 2011Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina Brazil1–12–22011 Copa América
26.7 June 2013Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Chile1–21–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
27.6 September 2013 Bolivia2–04–0
28.10 September 2013 Argentina2–42–5
29.29 May 2014Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria Cameroon2–02–1Friendly
30.18 November 2014Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Peru1–01–2
31. 6 June 2015Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asunción, Paraguay Honduras1–12–2
32. 2–2

Honours

Club

Olimpia Asunción

Bayern Munich

Libertad

International

Paraguay

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz". Club Olimpia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Andrés, Juan Pablo; Zea, Anthony; Gonzalez, Miguel Alvim (19 September 2004). "Copa Mercosur 1998". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cerro Porteño – Olimpia". conmebol.com. 24 February 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Olimpia – Palmeiras". conmebol.com. 5 March 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Palmeiras – Olimpia". conmebol.com. 12 March 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Olimpia – Cerro Porteño". conmebol.com. 17 March 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Olimpia – Corinthians". conmebol.com. 26 March 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Roque Santa Cruz » Club matches". World Football. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 15 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  15. 1 2 "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz" (in German). Fussballdaten. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  17. ↑ Roque Santa Cruz at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ↑ "Roque Luis Santa Cruz – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  19. ↑ "Roque Santa Cruz: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.