Fran Cruz

Francisco 'Fran' de Paula Cruz Torres (born 22 June 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Extremadura UD.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Fran Cruz
Personal information
Full name Francisco de Paula Cruz Torres
Date of birth (1991-06-22) 22 June 1991
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Extremadura
Number 5
Youth career
Córdoba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Córdoba B 125 (0)
2012–2015 Córdoba 33 (0)
2014–2015 → Alcorcón (loan) 12 (0)
2015–2016 Llagostera 16 (0)
2016 Rapid București 17 (1)
2016–2017 Mirandés 37 (1)
2017–2018 Lorca 36 (2)
2018–2019 Miedź Legnica 8 (0)
2019– Extremadura 30 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Cruz finished his development with local Córdoba CF, making his senior debut with the reserves in 2008–09. His first competitive appearance with the first team took place on 6 January 2013, in a 0–0 away draw against CD Mirandés for the Segunda División.[1]

Cruz played 32 matches during the 2013–14 season, in a promotion to La Liga after a 42-year absence.[2] On 15 July 2014 he renewed his contract with the club for three seasons,[3] and was immediately loaned to AD Alcorcón also in the second level.[4]

In late August 2015, Cruz cut ties with Córdoba and moved to fellow league team UE Llagostera.[5] He spent the following years in the same tier, representing Mirandés, Lorca FC[6] and Extremadura UD,[7] aside from a six-month spell at Miedź Legnica in the Polish Ekstraklasa[8] and an even shorter stint with Romania's FC Rapid București.[9]

Personal life

Cruz's younger brother, Bernardo, was also a footballer and a defender. Both were groomed at Córdoba.[10]

References
  1. Falta de acierto en Anduva (Lack of finishing in Anduva); Marca, 6 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. "Los héroes del ascenso" [The promotion heroes] (in Spanish). ABC. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. Renovación de Fran Cruz (Fran Cruz's renewal) Archived 22 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Córdoba CF, 15 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Fran Cruz y Arturo Rodríguez, cedidos a la AD Alcorcón (Fran Cruz and Arturo Rodríguez, loaned to AD Alcorcón) Archived 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Córdoba CF, 15 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. Fran Cruz, nou jugador de la Unió Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava (Fran Cruz, new player of Unió Esportiva Llagostera-Costa Brava); UE Llagostera, 30 August 2015 (in Catalan)
  6. Fran Cruz, nuevo fichaje para Curro Torres (Fran Cruz, new signing for Curro Torres); Lorca FC, 21 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  7. "Fran Cruz, refuerzo para la defensa" [Fran Cruz, addition for the defence] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  8. Jurado, David (21 July 2018). "Fran Cruz, a Polonia" [Fran Cruz, to Poland] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  9. Anghel, Marius (10 February 2016). "Doctor Fran Cruz! FC Rapid a transferat un fundaș spaniol, fost coechipier cu Florin Andone" [Doctor Fran Cruz! FC Rapid signed Spanish defender, former Florin Andone teammate] (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  10. Gaitán, Francisco (28 June 2017). "El extraño caso de los hermanos Cruz" [The strange case of the Cruz brothers] (in Spanish). Diario Córdoba. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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