Jackie Cruz (soccer)

Jacqueline Marie Cruz Capuzelo (born 2 December 1986) is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Puerto Rico women's national team.[3]

This article is about the Puerto Rican footballer. For the Dominican American entertainer, see Jackie Cruz.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Capuzelo.
Jackie Cruz
Personal information
Full name Jacqueline Marie Cruz Capuzelo
Birth name Jacqueline Marie Cruz[1]
Date of birth (1986-12-02) 2 December 1986[1]
Place of birth San Mateo, California, United States
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 San Jose State Spartans
2007 Cal State East Bay Pioneers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 San Francisco Nighthawks 5 (0)
2010 California Storm 23 (1)
2011–2013 BV Cloppenburg 33 (5)
2013–2015 Magdeburger FFC (7)
2015–2016 FF USV Jena 9 (0)
National team
2008–2016 Puerto Rico 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 27, 2016

Club career

Cruz previously played for WPSL sides San Francisco Nighthawks,[4] California Storm,[5] and BV Cloppenburg, Magdeburg FFC, and USV Jena in Germany's 1st and 2nd Bundesliga.[6]

Business career

Cruz graduated in 2015 with an MBA at Arizona State University while playing professional football. Currently, she is the International Communication Manager for Eintracht Frankfurt Fussball AG since 2018 and is also pursuing her Ph.D. (Dr. rer oec.) at the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management on sustainability in the Bundesliga.[7]

References
  1. "Jacqueline Marie Cruz, Born 12/02/1986 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. Jackie Cruz at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. Fifth place for Puerto Rico in football Archived September 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Meta: Mayagüez 2010
  4. Jackie Cruz named all-independent defensive playerof the year. Nighthawks' website
  5. SJSU soccer standout Jackie Cruz signs with European club Archived April 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. San Jose State Spartans's website
  6. 2011–12 squad in Cloppenburg's website
  7. "Jackie Cruz - LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn.


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