Rinaldo Cruzado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruzadoand the second or maternal family name is Durand.

Rinaldo Cruzado

Personal information
Full name	Paulo Rinaldo Cruzado Durand
Date of birth	(1984-09-21) 21 September 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	No club
Number	18
Youth career
1992-1998	Academia Tito Drago [1]
1999-2001	Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Alianza Lima	115	(5)
2007–2008	Grasshopper	35	(2)
2008	Sporting Cristal	14	(0)
2009–2010	Esteghlal	18	(1)
2010–2011	Juan Aurich	28	(4)
2011–2013	Chievo	25	(1)
2013–2014	Newell's Old Boys	19	(3)
2014	Nacional	11	(1)
2015–2017	Universidad César Vallejo	41	(7)
2017–2020	Alianza Lima	102	(9)
International career‡
2003–2016	Peru	43	(2)
Medal record Representing   Peru Association football Copa América Argentina 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2016

Paulo Rinaldo Cruzado Durand (born 21 September 1984 in Lima) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Alianza Lima

Cruzado came up through the youth ranks of Academia Tito Drago. In 2002, he joined Alianza Lima. Later in the 2002 season he made his Peruvian Primera División debut for Club Alianza Lima, which was his only appearance that year. He eventually established himself as an important player for Alianza and together with a young Jefferson Farfán went on to claim the 2003 Peruvian Primera División League title. Again in the 2004 season he helped Alianza win the 2004 Peruvian League title. He made his Copa Libertadores debut on 11 February 2004 in a group stage match against São Paulo FC, which finished in a 2–1 loss for Alianza. ^[2] He played in all of the group stage matches in the 2004 Copa Libertadores. However, Alianza were eliminated in that stage as they only managed to finish in 3rd place. In the 2005 season, he played 35 games and scored 1 goal, but with the departure of key players like Jefferson Farfán and Walter Vilchez Alianza finished in 7th place in the overall standings. The next season Cruzado made the most appearances for Alianza in all his time there, with 42 games played and 3 goals scored. That year in the 2006 season he formed a strong partnership in midfield with Marko Ciurlizza and won his third Peruvian League title with Alianza. Cruzado played an important role in the final two-legged tie that determined the champions of the 2006 season. The first leg was won by Cienciano 1–0 in Cusco. In the second leg, Cruzado helped Alianza turn the tie around and defeat Cienciano 3–1 in Matute, with the winning goal being scored by teammate Flavio Maestri.

Grasshopper Club Zürich

In January 2007, he left Alianza and transferred to Swiss team Grasshopper Club Zürich. He made his Swiss League debut on 10 February 2007 in a goal-less draw against FC Zürich.^{[ citation needed ]}. He scored his first goal in a 2–0 win against Neuchâtel Xamax on 23 February 2008. His second goal was against FC Sion also in a 2–0 win, on 10 May 2008.

Sporting Cristal

In August 2008, Cruzado left Grasshoppers and joined Sporting Cristal for the end of the 2008 Peruvian Primera División. He helped Cristal finish the season in 2nd place in the overall standings. ^[3]

Esteghlal FC

Cruzaldo played for Sporting Cristal until January 2009 when he joined Esteghlal in Iran which is one of the most popular football teams in Asia. The details of his transfer to this famous Iranian football club had not been revealed until the very last minutes. He was expected to play in the AFC Champions League 2009. He had a very serious injury during his first season which he just played few minuted for the club, but in his second season he was available for more matches and became one of the regular starting players. He left Iran seeking to return to a Peruvian club, possibly Alianza Lima, in 2010. ^[4]

Club Juan Aurich

On 15 July 2010 Cruzado joined Peruvian club Juan Aurich in the middle of the 2010 Torneo Descentralizado season. His choice to return to Peru was mainly due to his desire to be called up by new coach Sergio Markarian to the Peru national football team. ^[5] Cruzado made his official debut for Juan Aurich on 21 August 2010 in a league match away to José Gálvez FBC. ^[6] The manager Juan Reynoso put Rinaldo in the 79th minute to secure the 1–0 victory. ^[6] The following match he made his home debut at the Estadio Elías Aguirre against Colegio Nacional Iquitos, which he played the entire match as it finished in a 1–1 draw. ^[7] Cruzado quickly won a starting role in the center of midfield and managed to play in all but one of the remaining matches of the 2010 Descentralizado season. ^[8] He played his last match of the season at home against Cusco giants Cienciano. He received a red card in the 73rd minute as did his teammate Juan Carlos La Rosa in 46th minute, and eventually the match finished in a 2–3 win for Cienciano. ^[9] Juan Aurich finished the season in 6th place in the Aggregate table.

Cruzado started the 2011 Torneo Descentralizado season in Round 2 at home against Unión Comercio. ^[10] In this match Rinaldo scored his first official goal for Juan Aurich in the 73rd minute, which helped his side win 3–2 over Unión Comercio. ^[10] Away to the defending champions Universidad San Martin, Cruzado won a penalty that was converted by teammate Luis Tejada to salvage a 1–1 draw in third round. ^[11] Rinaldo was on the score sheet again by scoring the winning goal from outside the area with a powerful left-footed shot in the 2–0 home win against León de Huánuco, the Runners-up of the league the previous season. ^[12] Away to the Miguel Grau Stadium, Cruzado then helped his club earn three important points in the 5–0 thrashing of Sport Boys by scoring the third goal of the night. ^[13] As a regular starter he continued to help Juan Aurich make a bid for the title that season. In Round 9 against direct competitors Alianza Lima, Cruzado helped Juan Aurich defeat his former club 2–0, ^[14] and two rounds later Juan Aurich won another three valuable points with a 2–1 home win against his other former club Sporting Cristal. ^[15] Cruzado scored his last goal for Juan Aurich in Round 12 in the 2–1 loss away to Cienciano. ^[16] His last appearance for the Chiclayo based club was in Round 15 at home against Universidad César Vallejo, which he played the entire match and finished in a 2–0 win for his side. ^[17] At this midpoint stage of the season Juan Aurich was in third place behind Alianza Lima and Cienciano. Juan Aurich would eventually go on to win the title that season for the first time in the club's history. Cruzado was called up to participate in the Copa América, and during this time journalist Daniel Peredo first announced the news that Cruzado would join Italian club ChievoVerona after the summer tournament.

Chievo

On 5 August 2011 Cruzado left Juan Aurich and transferred to Serie A club ChievoVerona for the start of the 2011–2012 season. He signed a three-year contract and chose to wear the number eight shirt as reported by Chievo's official website. ^[18] On 13 August 2011 he made his debut for Chievo in a 45-minute summer friendly match against Novara, which ended in a 2–0 loss for his side. ^[19] Cruzado then played his second match for Chievo on 27 August 2011 in a friendly match against Internazionale in Monza. He entered the match at the start of the second half for club captain Sergio Pellissier when the score was still 0-0. In the end, Cruzado helped ChievoVerona defeat Inter 3–2. ^[20] Cruzado made his Serie A debut on 11 September 2011 at home in the Bentegodi stadium against Novara for the second round (the first round was suspended) of the 2011–12 Serie A season. He entered the match in the 66th minute replacing Paolo Sammarco and eventually the match finished in a 2–2 draw. ^[21] Cruzado made his Coppa Italia debut on 11 January 2012 in the Round of 16 away to Udinese.

International career

Rinaldo made his debut for the Peru national team on 27 August 2003 in a friendly match against Guatemala. ^[22] His most recent appearance with Peru was in the 2011 Copa América. ^[23] Cruzado scored his first goal for Peru on 2 September 2011 in a friendly match against Bolivia which was played in Lima. ^[24] He scored his goal in the 36th minute by shooting a powerful left-footed shot into the top right corner from about 25 yards away.

Career statistics

As of 12 January 2012 ^{[25] [26]}

Club stats

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peru			League		Cup		South America		Total
2002	Alianza Lima	Peruvian Primera División	1	0	—	—	0	0	1	0
2003			12	0	—	—	0	0	12	0
2004			35	1	—	—	6	0	41	1
2005			25	1	—	—	0	0	25	1
2006			42	3	—	—	—	—	42	3
Switzerland			League		Schweizer Cup		Europe		Total
2006–07	Grasshopper	Swiss Super League	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
2007–08			26	2	3	0	—	—	29	2
2008–09			1	0	—	—	2	0	3	0
Peru			League		Cup		South America		Total
2008	Sporting Cristal	Peruvian Primera División	14	0	—	—	—	—	14	0
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
2008–09	Esteghlal	Iran Pro League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009–10			17	1	1	1	2	0	20	2
Peru			League		Cup		South America		Total
2010	Club Juan Aurich	Peruvian Primera División	15	0	—	—	—	—	15	0
2011			13	4	—	—	—	—	13	4
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
2011–12	A.C. ChievoVerona	Serie A	19	0	1	0	—	—	8	0
Total	Peru		157	9	—	—	6	0	163	9
	Switzerland		35	2	3	0	2	0	40	2
	Iran		18	1	1	1	2	0	21	2
	Italy		7	0	1	0	—	—	8	0
Career total			217	12	5	1	10	0	232	13

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 September 2011	Lima, Peru	Bolivia	2–2	Draw	Friendly
2.	6 February 2013	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	2–0	Win	Friendly

Honours

Club

Alianza Lima

• Peruvian Primera División (3): 2003, 2004, 2006

Esteghlal

• Iran Pro League (1): 2008–09

Newell's Old Boys

• Primera División (1): 2013 Torneo Final

Country

Peru

• Copa América - Bronze medal: 2011

References

1. "Trayectoria" (in Spanish). RinaldoCruzado.com. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
2. "São Paulo derrotó a Alianza con el peso de la camiseta" (in Spanish). terra.com. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
3. "Rinaldo Cruzado ya es celeste" (in Spanish). larepublica.pe. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
4. "Cruzado: "En Irán mis compañeros usaban como 'water' un hueco" - depor.pe". depor.pe. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010.
5. "No vestirá la blanquiazul: Rinaldo Cruzado jugará por Juan Aurich" (in Spanish). elcomercio.pe. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
6. "Match – José Galvez 0 – 1 Juan Aurich". footballdatabase.eu. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
7. "Match: Juan Aurich 1-1 Colegio Nacional Iquitos". footballdatabase.eu. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
8. "Fixtures/Results for 2010". footballdatabase.eu. December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
9. "Match: Juan Aurich 2-3 Cienciano". footballdatabase.eu. 28 November 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
10. "Juan Aurich 3-2 Unión Comercio". footballdatabase.eu. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
11. "Match: U. San Martín de Porres 1-1 Juan Aurich". footballdatabase.eu. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
12. "Match: Juan Aurich 2-0 León de Huánuco". footballdatabase.eu. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
13. "Match: Sport Boys 0-5 Juan Aurich". footballdatabase.eu. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
14. "Match: Juan Aurich 2-0 Alianza Lima". footballdatabase.eu. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
15. "Match: Juan Aurich 2-1 Sporting Cristal". footballdatabase.eu. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
16. "Match: Cienciano 2-1 Juan Aurich". footballdatabase.eu. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
17. "Match: Juan Aurich 2-0 Universidad Cesar Vallejo". footballdatabase.eu. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
18. "Rinaldo Cruzado da oggi è ufficialmente gialloblù" (in Italian). Chievoverona.it. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
19. "Triangolare Banco Popolare: Chievo battuto dal Novara" (in Italian). Chievoverona.it. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
20. "Un super Chievo batte l'inter 3-2" (in Italian). Chievoverona.it. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
21. "La prima partita porta un punto" (in Italian). Chievoverona.it. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
22. "Peru – Guatemala". footballdatabase.eu. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
23. "FIFA Player Statistics – Rinaldo Cruzado". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
24. "Match: Peru – Bolivia". footballdatabase.eu. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
25. "Player – Paulo Rinaldo Cruzado". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
26. "Rinaldo Cruzado". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 October 2011.

External links

• Rinaldo Cruzado at National-Football-Teams.com
• Rinaldo Cruzado at FootballDatabase.eu
• Rinaldo Cruzado at Soccerway