Milton Cruz

Milton da Cruz (born 1 August 1957), known as Milton Cruz, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward, and is the manager.

Milton Cruz
Milton Cruz with São Paulo in 2010
Personal information
Full name Milton da Cruz
Date of birth (1957-08-01) 1 August 1957
Place of birth Cubatão, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
(manager)
Youth career
1975–1977 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1979 São Paulo
1980–1982 Estudiantes Tecos 31 (3)
1982–1983 Nacional
1983–1985 Internacional 6 (2)
1985–1986 Sport Recife 15 (2)
1987 Catuense
1987 Náutico
1988 Yomiuri 13 (4)
1989 Nissan Motors
1989–1990 Botafogo 12 (4)
1990–1992 Kashima Antlers 48 (35)
1993 Oklahoma City Slickers 16 (14)
National team
1984 Brazil Olympic 3 (0)
Teams managed
1996–2002 São Paulo (assistant)
1999 São Paulo (interim)
2002 Ittihad (assistant)
2003–2016 São Paulo (assistant)
2005 São Paulo (interim)
2009 São Paulo (interim)
2010 São Paulo (interim)
2011 São Paulo (interim)
2012 São Paulo (interim)
2013 São Paulo (interim)
2015 São Paulo (interim)
2017 Náutico
2017–2018 Figueirense
2019 Sport
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

His career is widely related to São Paulo, club he represented as a player and served as an interim manager on a number of occasions before leaving in 2016.

Club career

Known as Milton in his playing days, he joined São Paulo's youth setup in 1975, being promoted to the first team in 1977.[1] He subsequently represented Estudiantes Tecos, Nacional Montevideo, Internacional, Sport Recife, Catuense, Náutico, Yomiuri FC, Nissan Motors FC, Botafogo and Kashima Antlers.

In May 1993, Cruz joined Oklahoma City Slickers of the USISL.[2] He was the club's topscorer, as his side finished third, and subsequently retired at the age of 36.

International career

Milton appeared with Brazil under-23s at the 1984 Summer Olympics in United States, appearing in three matches only as a substitute.[3]

Post-playing career

In 1997 Milton Cruz returned to his first club São Paulo, as an assistant manager. In 1999, after Paulo César Carpegiani's dismissal, he was named interim.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1987/88YomiuriJSL Division 184000084
1988/8950000050
1990/91Sumitomo MetalJSL Division 22422-212623
1991/922413-102513
1992Kashima AntlersJ1 League-009292
CountryJapan 6139001237342
Total 6139001237342

Honours

Figueirense

References

  1. "Milton Cruz: atacante reserva, técnico interino" [Milton Cruz: reserve forward, interim manager] (in Portuguese). Úlitma Divisão. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. "OSU Hires a Second Sutton". NewsOK. 22 May 1993. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. "Mílton Cruz Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2009.


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