Fernando Da Cruz (born 25 October 1972) is a French professional football manager, and former futsal player who represented the France national futsal team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Da Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | France Futsal | 55 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Wasquehal (assistant manager) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Mouscron (assistant manager) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Mouscron | ||
| 2018–2020 | Lille B | ||
| 2020 | Mouscron | ||
| 2022-2023 | AS FAR | ||
Playing career edit
Da Cruz was an amateur footballer, but was called up to represent the France national futsal team in 1998 at the age of 26, and later became their captain.[1]
Coaching career edit
Da Cruz began his managerial career as assistant coach with Wasquehal in Belgium, and has stints coaching the youth with Lille OSC and Royal Excel Mouscron. On 29 December 2014, he was named temporary manager of Mouscron after the sacking of Rachid Chihab.[2] On 31 January 2016, Da Cruz left Mouscron to work as a scout with Lille OSC.[3]
Da Cruz became manager of the Lille B team from 2018 to 2020. On 27 July 2020, he was again named manager of Mouscron.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Découverte du Futsal". futsal-info.fr (in French). 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Newmedia, RTL (29 December 2014). "Fernando Da Cruz assure l'interim de Rachid Chihab à Mouscron-Péruwelz". RTL sport (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Mouscron Péruwelz: Un nouveau défi pour Fernando Da Cruz". sudinfo.be. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Qui est Fernando Da Cruz, le nouvel entraîneur de Mouscron ?". DH Les Sports + (in French). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
External links edit
- Eupen official profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 August 2017) (in Dutch)
- Fernando Da Cruz manager profile at BDFutbol
- Fernando Da Cruz at FootballDatabase.eu