Mauricio Cruz Jiron
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron | ||
| Date of birth | March 11, 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicaragua | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1982 | Diriangén FC | (170) | |
| 1979–1980 | Chicago Horizons (Indoor) | ||
| 1983 | Universidad | ||
| 1984–1992 | Diriangén FC | ||
| National team | |||
| 1973–1992 | Nicaragua | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–2001 | Nicaragua | ||
| 1992–2006 | Diriangén | ||
| 2008 | Nicaragua | ||
| 2008–2010 | Diriangén | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron (born on 11 March 1957) is a former Nicaraguan footballer who currently coaches Diriangén in the Primera División de Nicaragua.
Club career
During his career he played for Diriangén and Honduran outfit Universidad.[1]
International career
Cruz made his debut for Nicaragua in the 1970s and has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[2]
His final international was a July 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.
Managerial career
He has been national team manager during 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and again during a short 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification spell in 2008.[3] Cruz took charge of Diriangén again in summer 2008[4] after he had left them in 2006.[5]
Personal life
He has a brother named Donaldo Jiron.
References
- ↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
- ↑ Mauricio Cruz Jiron – FIFA competition record
- ↑ “Soy otro técnico” - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)
- ↑ Trece técnicos han pasado durante la sequía - Barra Cacique (Spanish)
- ↑ Mauricio Cruz, último campeón - El Nuevo Diario (Spanish)