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Fernando Cruz

Personal information
Full name	Fernando da Conceição Cruz
Date of birth	12 August 1940 (1940-08-12) (age 69)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1959-1970	S.L. Benfica
National team
1961-1968	Portugal	0110(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Fernando da Conceição Cruz (born 12 August 1940) was a Portuguese footballer. He played for SL Benfica as a left-back, from 1959/60 to 1969/70.

Club career

He won eight Portuguese Liga titles, in 1959/60, 1960/61, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1967/68 and 1968/69, and the Cup of Portugal, in 1962, 1964, 1969 and 1970. He played in Benfica's European Cup victories in 1961 and 1962, and in the lost finals of 1963, 1965 and 1968.^[1]

International career

He had 11 caps for Portugal, from a 1–1 draw with England, on 21 May 1961, in a friendly match,^[2] to his last game, a 0–2 defeat by Brazil, in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique, on 30 June 1968, in another friendly match. He was included in Portugal's squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup finals.^[3]

Honours and Awards

SL BENFICA
European Champions Cup
Winner: 1960/61 and 1961/62
Runner-Up: 1962/63, 1964/65 and 1967/68

8x Portuguese Liga
1959/60, 1960/61, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1967/68 and 1968/69

3x Portuguese Cup
1961/62, 1963/64 and 1968/69

1 Troféu Ramón Carranza - 1963

References

External links

• Fernando da Conceição Cruz FIFA competition record

Portugal squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Américo • 2 Carvalho • 3 Pereira • 4 Vicente • 5 Germano • 6 Peres • 7 Figueiredo • 8 Lourenço • 9 Hilário • 10 Coluna • 11 Simões • 12 J. Augusto • 13 Eusébio • 14 Cruz • 15 Duarte • 16 Graça • 17 Morais • 18 Torres • 19 Pinto • 20 Baptista • 21 J. Carlos • 22 Festa • Coach: Glória