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Osvaldo Cruz (footballer)

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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

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Independiente

Palmeiras

Argentina

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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