Juan Cruz Gill

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Juan Cruz Gill
Personal information
Full name Juan Cruz Gill
Date of birth (1983-07-18) 18 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Villa María, Argentina
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Alianza Lima (assistant)
Youth career
Talleres
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 Talleres 79 (2)
2008 Deportes Melipilla 18 (1)
2009–2011 Ermis Aradippou 56 (0)
2011 Estudiantes de Mérida 13 (0)
2012–2013 Unión Temuco 37 (1)
2013–2014 Deportes Temuco 25 (2)
2015 Iberia 7 (0)
2015–2019 Valletta 57 (2)
2019Tarxien Rainbows (loan) 10 (2)
2019–2020 Sliema Wanderers 12 (1)
2020–2021 Lija Athletic 20 (0)
2021–2022 Marsaxlokk (–)
Total334(11)
Managerial career
2023–2024 Valletta (assistant)
2024 Valletta (caretaker)
2024– Alianza Lima (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Cruz Gill (born 18 July 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Contents

Playing career

He began as a professional footballer for Talleres de Córdoba of the Argentine Primera División during the 2004 season. [2] His first match was on 20 June 2004, a 3–2 win over River Plate. After four seasons in the team of Córdoba, Cruz Gill moved to Chilean Primera División club Deportes Melipilla, [3] where he had a successful spell personally, although his club was relegated to the second tier. In January 2009, he joined to Cypriot club Ermis Aradippou, champions of the Cypriot Second Division in the 2008-09 season.

In 2011, he moved to Venezuelan club Estudiantes de Mérida. The following year, Gill returned to Chile and joined to Primera B side Unión Temuco. [4]

In the second half of 2015, Gill moved to Malta and signed with Valletta FC. [5]

On 28 July 2020, Gill signed with Lija Athletic. [6] Gill signed for Maltese Challenge League side Marsaxlokk on 23 June 2021. [7]

Personal life

Gill also obtained the Italian citizenship, due to his ancestry.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Gill started his coaching career in Malta. In August 2024, he returned to South America and joined the technical staff of Mariano Soso in Alianza Lima as an assistant coach. [8]

Honours

Player

Ermis Aradippou
Valletta

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References

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  2. "Talleres de Córdoba vs River Plate" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  3. Escobar, Andrés (21 June 2008). "Con el debut de Garcés en la capital se inicia el torneo de Clausura". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio . Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. "Unión Temuco tendrá tres variantes para enfrentar a Everton por la Primera B". SoyChile (in Spanish). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. Tagliaferri, Guillermo (1 October 2015). "Juan Cruz Gill, un cordobés en Malta". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  6. Busuttil, Antoine (28 July 2020). "Lija Athletic sign Juan Cruz Gill". www.maltafootball.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. "Gill Signs for Marsaxlokk". Marsaxlokk FC. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. "¿Cuál será el comando técnico de Mariano Soso en Alianza Lima?". ESPN (in Spanish). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.