Rinaldo Cruzado
Encyclopedia
Paulo Rinaldo Cruzado Durand (born 21 September 1984 in Lima
) is a Peruvian footballer
who plays as a midfielder
for Italian
Serie A
club A.C. Chievo Verona and the Peruvian national team
. He was purchased by the Italian
Club due to his good performance in the 2011 Copa America
.
. Later in the 2002 season he made his Peruvian First Division debut for Alianza Lima, which was his only appearance that year. He eventually established himself as a important player for Alianza and together with a young Jefferson Farfán
went on to claim the 2003 Peruvian First Division League title. Again in the 2004 season he helped
Alianza win the 2004 Peruvian League title. He made his Copa Libertadores debut on February 11, 2004 in a group stage match against São Paulo FC, which finished in a 2-1 loss for Alianza. 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
.
2007 he left Alianza and transferred to Swiss team Grasshopper Club Zürich. He made his Swiss League debut on February 10, 2007 in a goal-less draw against FC Zürich.
2008, Cruzado left Grasshopers and joined Sporting Cristal
for the end of the 2008 Peruvian First Division. He helped Cristal finish the season in 2nd place in the overall standings.
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 is expected to play in the AFC Champions League 2009
in which Esteghlal is the most successful club ever. 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.
in the middle of the 2010 Peruvian League. His choice to return to Peru was mainly due to his desire to be called up by new coach Sergio Markarian
to the Peruvian national team
.
and joined 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. On August 13, 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. Cruzado then played his second match for Chievo on August 27, 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. Cruzado made his Serie A
debut on September 11, 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.
on August 27, 2003 in a friendly match against Guatemala
.
His most recent appearance with Peru was in the 2011 Copa America
.
Cruzado scored his first goal for Peru on September 2, 2011 in a friendly match against Bolivia which was played in Lima
. 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.
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Alianza Lima
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|2003||12||0||—||—||0||0||12||0
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|2004||35||1||—||—||6||0||41||1
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|2005||25||1||—||—||0||0||25||1
|-
|2006||42||3||—||—||—||—||42||3
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|2006-07||rowspan="3"|
Grasshopper||rowspan="3"|Swiss Super League
||8||0||0||0||0||0||8||0
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|2007-08||26||2||3||0||—||—||29||2
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|2008-09||1||0||—||—||2||0||3||0
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|2008|| Sporting Cristal
||Peruvian First Division||14||0||—||—||—||—||14||0
|-
|2008–09||rowspan="2"|
Esteghlal F.C.||rowspan="2"|Iranian Premier League||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
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|2009-10
||17||1||1||1||2||0||20||2
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|2010||rowspan="2"| Club Juan Aurich||rowspan="2"|Peruvian First Division||15||0||—||—||—||—||15||0
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|2011
||13||4||—||—||—||—||13||4
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|2011-12
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A.C. ChievoVerona
||Serie A
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Alianza Lima
:
Esteghlal FC
:
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
) is a Peruvian footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club A.C. Chievo Verona and the Peruvian national team
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
. He was purchased by the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Club due to his good performance in the 2011 Copa America
2011 Copa América
The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...
.
Alianza Lima
Cruzado came up through the youth ranks of Academia Tito Drago. In 2002 he joined Alianza LimaAlianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
. Later in the 2002 season he made his Peruvian First Division debut for Alianza Lima, which was his only appearance that year. He eventually established himself as a important player for Alianza and together with a young Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Farfán
Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe is a Peruvian football player, playing for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.-Club career:Farfán began his professional career with Alianza Lima of Peru, with whom he signed for in 2001...
went on to claim the 2003 Peruvian First Division League title. Again in the 2004 season he helped
Alianza win the 2004 Peruvian League title. He made his Copa Libertadores debut on February 11, 2004 in a group stage match against São Paulo FC, which finished in a 2-1 loss for Alianza. 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
Walter Vílchez
Walter Ricardo Vílchez Soto is a Peruvian footballer. He currently plays for Sporting Cristal as a defender. He previously played on loan in Puebla FC from Club Deportivo Cruz Azul....
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
Marko Ciurlizza
Marko Ciurlizza is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and is currently a free agent.Swansea city in premier league are rumoured to be interested-Club career:...
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
Cusco
Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...
. In the second leg, Cruzado helped Alianza turn the tie around and defeat Cienciano 3-1 in Matute
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva
Estadio Alejandro Villanueva is a stadium located in the neighborhood of Matute in La Victoria District in Lima, Peru. The stadium is the home field of the football club Alianza Lima. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 people.-History:...
, with the winning goal being scored by teammate Flavio Maestri
Flavio Maestri
Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade is a former Peruvian football player. He is nicknamed “the tank” because of his size...
.
Grasshopper Club Zürich
In JanuaryJanuary
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day...
2007 he left Alianza and transferred to Swiss team Grasshopper Club Zürich. He made his Swiss League debut on February 10, 2007 in a goal-less draw against FC Zürich.
Sporting Cristal
On AugustAugust
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.This month was originally named Sextilis in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, when March was the first...
2008, Cruzado left Grasshopers and joined Sporting Cristal
Sporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...
for the end of the 2008 Peruvian First Division. He helped Cristal finish the season in 2nd place in the overall standings.
Esteghlal FC
Cruzaldo played for Sporting CristalSporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...
until January 2009 when he joined Esteghlal in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
which is one of the most popular football teams in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. The details of his transfer to this famous Iranian football club had not been revealed until the very last minutes. He is expected to play in the AFC Champions League 2009
AFC Champions League 2009
The 2009 AFC Champions League was the 28th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 7th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final took place at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on November 7...
in which Esteghlal is the most successful club ever. 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
Alianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
, in 2010.
Club Juan Aurich
On July 15, 2010 Cruzado joined Peruvian club Juan AurichJuan Aurich
Juan Aurich is a Peruvian football club located in Chiclayo, Peru. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre and currently play in Peru's First Division.-History:...
in the middle of the 2010 Peruvian League. His choice to return to Peru was mainly due to his desire to be called up by new coach Sergio Markarian
Sergio Markarián
Sergio Apraham Markarián is a Uruguayan-Armenian football coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the national football team of Peru.-Early life:...
to the Peruvian national team
Peru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
.
A.C. ChievoVerona
On August 5, 2011 Cruzado left Juan AurichJuan Aurich
Juan Aurich is a Peruvian football club located in Chiclayo, Peru. They play their home games at the Estadio Elías Aguirre and currently play in Peru's First Division.-History:...
and joined Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club ChievoVerona for the start of the 2011-2012
2011–12 Serie A
The 2011–12 Serie A is the eightieth season since its establishment, and the second under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 9 September 2011 and will end on 13 May 2012. The league was originally scheduled to start on 27 August, but this was delayed due to a strike by the players...
season. He signed a three-year contract and chose to wear the number eight shirt as reported by Chievo's official website. On August 13, 2011 he made his debut for Chievo in a 45 minute summer friendly match against Novara
Novara
Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With c. 105,000 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin...
, which ended in a 2-0 loss for his side. Cruzado then played his second match for Chievo on August 27, 2011 in a friendly match against Internazionale in Monza
Monza
Monza is a city and comune on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.On June...
. He entered the match at the start of the second half for club captain Sergio Pellissier
Sergio Pellissier
Sergio Pellissier is an Italian football striker. He is the captain of Italian Serie A club Chievo, where he has been since 2000.-Club:...
when the score was still 0-0. In the end, Cruzado helped ChievoVerona defeat Inter 3-2. Cruzado made his Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
debut on September 11, 2011 at home in the Bentegodi stadium against Novara
Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini...
for the second round (the first round was suspended) of the 2011–12 Serie A season
2011–12 Serie A
The 2011–12 Serie A is the eightieth season since its establishment, and the second under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 9 September 2011 and will end on 13 May 2012. The league was originally scheduled to start on 27 August, but this was delayed due to a strike by the players...
. He entered the match in the 66th minute replacing Paolo Sammarco
Paolo Sammarco
Paolo Sammarco is an Italian football midfielder, currently playing for A.C. ChievoVerona on loan from U.C. Sampdoria.-Chievo:...
and eventually the match finished in a 2-2 draw.
International career
Rinaldo made his debut for the Peruvian national teamPeru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
on August 27, 2003 in a friendly match against Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
.
His most recent appearance with Peru was in the 2011 Copa America
2011 Copa América
The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...
.
Cruzado scored his first goal for Peru on September 2, 2011 in a friendly match against Bolivia which was played in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
. 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.
Club stats
|-|2002||rowspan="5"|
Alianza LimaAlianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
||rowspan="5"|Peruvian First Division||1||0||—||—||0||0||1||0
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|2003||12||0||—||—||0||0||12||0
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|2004||35||1||—||—||6||0||41||1
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|2005||25||1||—||—||0||0||25||1
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|2006||42||3||—||—||—||—||42||3
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|2006-07||rowspan="3"|
Grasshopper||rowspan="3"|Swiss Super LeagueSwiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
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|2007-08||26||2||3||0||—||—||29||2
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|2008-09||1||0||—||—||2||0||3||0
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|2008||
Sporting CristalSporting Cristal
Club Sporting Cristal is a Peruvian football team. Based in the Rímac District, in the department of Lima, it plays in the professional league known as the Peruvian First Division. Founded on November 16, 1926 in the Rimac District given its approval to the merger and Snuff Sporting merging with...
||Peruvian First Division||14||0||—||—||—||—||14||0
|-
|2008–09||rowspan="2"|
Esteghlal F.C.||rowspan="2"|Iranian Premier League||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0|-
|2009-10
2009–10 Swiss Super League
The 2009–10 Swiss Super League is the 113th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. The competition is officially named AXPO Super League due to sponsoring purposes. It began on 11 July 2009 and will end in May 2010. FC Zürich were the defending champions...
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|2010||rowspan="2"|
Club Juan Aurich||rowspan="2"|Peruvian First Division||15||0||—||—||—||—||15||0|-
|2011
2011 Torneo Descentralizado
The 2011 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional is the ninety-fifth season of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams are competing in the tournament, with Universidad de San Martín as the defending champion...
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|2011-12
2011–12 Serie A
The 2011–12 Serie A is the eightieth season since its establishment, and the second under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 9 September 2011 and will end on 13 May 2012. The league was originally scheduled to start on 27 August, but this was delayed due to a strike by the players...
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A.C. ChievoVeronaA.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
||Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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Club
Alianza LimaAlianza Lima
Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division football club who plays at the Estadio Alejandro Villanueva in the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. They are one of the most famous and well supported clubs in the country and the oldest team in the Peruvian First Division.Alianza enjoyed success...
:
- Peruvian Primera División: 3
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- 2003, 2004, 2006
Esteghlal FCEsteghlal FC
Esteghlal Cultural and Athletic Club is an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tehran. It was founded as Taj , meaning 'Crown' in Persian and renamed after the Islamic Revoloution in 1979...
:
- Iran's Premier Football LeagueIran's Premier Football LeagueThe Iran Pro League , is a professional football league competition for clubs located at the highest level of the Iranian football league system.The league system resembles the system being used in England currently...
:2- Winner: 2008-09
- Third Place: 2009-10
Country
Peru national football teamPeru national football team
The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...
- Copa AmericaCopa AméricaThe Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
: Bronze medal 20112011 Copa AméricaThe 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...
External links
- Rinaldo Cruzado at transfermarkt
- Rinaldo Cruzado at national-football-teams
- Rinaldo Cruzado at footballdatabase.eu