Roque Santa Cruz is the latest of the football or soccer personalities that deserves a profile. His contributions to football or soccer off or on the field are worth mentioning. Roque Santa Cruz is also a great legend in Paraguay, International Football [Soccer] and the Latin Community within North America.
Roque Santa Cruz was born Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero on the 16th of August 1981 in Asuncion, Paraguay. He has had a career with football or soccer since an early age and has been associated with Olimpia Asuncion, Bayern Munich, and the Blackburn Rovers
Roque Santa Cruz started his football or soccer career with Olimpia Asuncion in 1988. During his time with Olimpia Asuncion, he was able to maintain a record of being a high scorer. Luis Cubilla who was the coach of the seniour professional division of Olimpia Asuncion took him under his wing.
Roque Santa Cruz was able to win various championships in Paraguay, earn the award of Paraguayan Footballer of the Year, and score thirteen goals within twenty three appearances. His performances lead many in International Football or Soccer to take a close look at him.
In the year 1999, Bayern Munich signed Roque Santa Cruz. It was during his time with Bayern Munich that he was able to score thirty one goals within one hundred and fifty five appearances; win the UEFA Champions League, the European-South American Cup, and the German League.
He signed with the Blackburn Rovers in the year 2007 and scored twenty three goals out of fifty five appearances. He was also named Premier League Player of the Month for December 2007. Even though the Blackburn Rovers lost their 15th of December 2007 game to Wigan Atlantic, Roque Santa Cruz was able to score a hat trick for the Rovers.
While Manchester City attempted to buy the contract of Roque Santa Cruz, they failed and he remains with the Blackburn Rovers.
The participation of Roque Santa Cruz in the National Team of Paraguay is also admirable with his [and the participation of Paraguay] in the 2002 and 2006 World Cup as well as Copa America in the year 2007. He also scored twenty goals in sixty one appearances for the Paraguayan National Team.
Roque Santa Cruz is currently married and has two children. He participated in a recording with the German Rock Band Sportfreunde Stiller. The title of the song was «Ich Rocke» or «I Rock». I heard the song and it was one of the greatest examples of how sports and rock music goes together.
It is the desire of this underwriter to wish Roque Santa Cruz the best now and always.
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