| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnold Javier Cruz Argueta | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-12-22) 22 December 1970 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | El Progreso, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | Olimpia | ||
| 1994–1995 | UA Tamaulipas | 26 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Toluca | 21 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Atlético Morelia | 9 | (0) |
| 1997 | D.C. United | 5 | (0) |
| 1997 | San Jose Clash | 20 | (0) |
| 1998 | Platense | ||
| 1999 | Olimpia | ||
| 2000 | Chacarita Juniors | 13 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Olimpia | ||
| 2001 | Universidad | ||
| 2002–2003 | Cartaginés | 67 | |
| 2004–2005 | Águila | ||
| 2005–2007 | Olimpia | ||
| 2007–2008 | Platense | 18 | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–2003 | Honduras | 50 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Platense (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | UPNFM | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2000 | |||
Arnold Javier Cruz Argueta (born 22 December 1970) is a retired Honduran football defender. He currently is manager of second division side UPNFM.
Club career
Nicknamed Chele, Cruz started his professional career at Olimpia before moving abroad to join compatriot César Obando at Mexican outfit UA Tamaulipas. He then played for fellow Mexicans Toluca and Morelia and joined Major League Soccer in 1997, where he would turn out for D.C. United and San Jose Clash. The much-travelled defender enjoyed a season in Argentinian football with Chacarita Juniors in between two more spells with Olimpia and played for Costa Rican side Cartaginés and the Salvadorans of Águila.
He finally returned to Honduras and Olimpia in 2005 and finished his career at Platense in Liga Nacional de Honduras.
International career
Cruz made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 50 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1991, 1993, 1995 and 2003 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1991, 1996 and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
His final international was a June 2003 friendly match against Venezuela.
International goals
- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 September 1992 | Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Jamaica |
4–1 | 5–1 | Friendly match |
| 2. | 17 November 1996 | Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
3–0 | 11–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 20 August 2000 | New York City, USA |  Haiti |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly match |
Retirement
He retired in 2008 and became assistant coach for Nahúm Espinoza at Platense. In 2011, he worked for a Youth Institution of the Honduran government. He became manager of UPNFM for the 2013 Clausura.
Honours and awards
Club
- C.D. Olimpia
Country
- Honduras
- Copa Centroamericana (2): 1993, 1995
References
- Liga de Ascenso: “Endiablado” debut de Jaguares de la UPNFM Archived 10 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- El "chele" estará con todos ustedes desde las 4:00 PM (22:00 GMT) de hoy lunes 26 de octubre de 2009, a través de www.elheraldo.hn – El Heraldo (in Spanish)
- Profile – Mediotiempo
- MLS stats – MLS Soccer
- Chacarita stats – Futbol Pasion
- Águila firmó al defensor Arnold Cruz – El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
- Arnold Cruz – FIFA competition record (archived)
- UNCAF Tournament 1993 – RSSSF
- UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 – Details Archived 26 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 – Full Details Archived 16 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- Arnold Cruz: "Busco oportunidades para los jóvenes" – Diez (in Spanish)
External links
- Arnold Cruz at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Yoro Department
- Men's association football defenders
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.D. Olimpia players
- Correcaminos UAT footballers
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
- Atlético Morelia players
- D.C. United players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Platense F.C. players
- Chacarita Juniors footballers
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- C.D. Águila footballers
- Honduran expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
- Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Liga MX players
- Major League Soccer players
- Honduran football managers