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Julio Eduardo Santa Cruz Cantero (; born 12 May 1990) is a
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an
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forward who last played for General Díaz in the
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. Santa Cruz is most notable for scoring during the first–leg of the
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. He is also the brother of
Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (; born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan club Club Libertad. He is the record goal scorer and has earned over 100 caps for the Paraguay national team, ...
.


Club career


Cerro Porteño

In August 2006, Santa Cruz was part of Cerro Porteño's U16 squad in a notable victory against Olimpia Asunción U16. Santa Cruz was a member of the club's first-team for the 2008 season, also with several other youth team graduates as
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,
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and Luis Caceres.


Blackburn Rovers


2008–2011

On 6 August 2008, the
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reported that Blackburn Rovers had signed Santa Cruz. He joined the club on a three year deal from
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team
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. Santa Cruz had been on trial at Ewood Park since the end of the 2007–08 season and over the summer, and it was likely that he would join the reserve-team. On signing with the club, Santa Cruz commented "I'm happy to be here at Blackburn, it will be an amazing adventure for me". Manager
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had completed the deal for Santa Cruz for the 2008–09 season where which he would play alongside his brother and the transfer was subject to international clearance. Upon his arrival at the club in 2008, Santa Cruz made 11 league appearances for Blackburn's reserve-team until his departure in 2011. Speculation was made by his father and manager, Aproniano, that he could return to Paraguayan football for the 2011 season. Santa Cruz regularly appeared for the reserve squad but was yet to receive a first-team contract. His father explained to ABC Color that the priority was to keep Santa Cruz in
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but would not rule out the option of Santa Cruz returning to a Paraguayan club that played in the Copa Libertadores or Copa Sudamericana, CONMEBOL's continental competitions, and that the club could be
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. In December 2010, Olimpia Asunción president Marcelo Recanate indicated that he wanted Julio Santa Cruz, and had spoken with his elder brother so that he could sign Julio for the 2011 season.


Olimpia


2012 season

Santa Cruz debuted for Olimpia in a 0–0 draw against
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on 16 June 2012. Santa Cruz was substituted onto the field for
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in the 87th minute.


Nacional Asunción

Santa Cruz made his first appearance in all competitions for Nacional during the 2014 Copa Libertadores. Santa Cruz, who had been issued the number #29 for the 2014 season, was substituted onto the field in the 89th minute for Julián Benítez in a 3–1 away group stage defeat against Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe on 11 February 2014. On 16 February 2014, Santa Cruz made his first and full league debut for Nacional in the
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, playing a full 90 minutes of a 3–0 home victory against
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. Four days later, Santa Cruz featured as a second-half substitute in Nacional's second Copa Libertadores group stage fixture, a 1–0 home victory against
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club Zamora on 20 February 2014. His first goal for Nacional came in the 71st minute of a 2–1 home victory against Sol de America on 31 March 2014. The ball had been crossed toward Santa Cruz inside the 18-yard box area who headed the ball across the face of goal into the net to win the match for Nacional. Santa Cruz scored his second league goal for Nacional in a 4–0 away victory against Club Guaraní 26 April 2014. Santa Cruz had converted a penalty kick from the spot in the 70th minute. On 6 August 2014, Santa Cruz was substituted onto the field in the 70th minute for Derlis Orué during the first–leg of the
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against
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's San Lorenzo and scored a last-gasp equalizer in the 93rd minute of the match to make the score line 1–1. A long ball had been played in the air from the mid-field and flicked on with the head of striker Fredy Bareiro, toward the front of the right side of the goal posts, as Santa Cruz managed to convert the goal from a tight angle with a right foot shot towards the top of the net. Santa Cruz later stated that the goal was the most important one of his career and that after the match he received a message of congratulations from older brother Roque. During the second–leg on 13 August, Santa Cruz was substituted onto the field in the 85th minute of the match for Julián Benítez as Nacional were ultimately defeated 1–0. Santa Cruz would not score again until 24 September, scoring the second goal in a 2–1 home victory against
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. He had been substituted onto the field in the 23rd minute of the first half for Armando De Giacomi, and scored in the 45th minute to give Nacional a 2–0 lead at half-time. Two weeks later, Santa Cruz scored his fourth league goal of the 2014 season against former side
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on 5 October. Santa Cruz, who was in the starting eleven of the fixture, scored in the 43rd minute to give Nacional a 1–0 lead as they went on to claim a 3–2 away victory.


Career statistics


Honours


Club

Olimpia Asunción *
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: ** Winner: 2011 Clasura ** Runner-up: 2011 Apertura, 2012 Apertura Nacional Asunción * Copa Libertadores: ** Runners-up (1)
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Personal life

Julio Santa Cruz is the younger brother of
Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (; born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan club Club Libertad. He is the record goal scorer and has earned over 100 caps for the Paraguay national team, ...
, Diego Santa Cruz, and the late Oscar Santa Cruz. His father, Aproniano, manages both Julio and Roque.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Cruz, Julio Eduardo 1990 births Living people Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Club Olimpia footballers Deportivo Capiatá players Club Nacional footballers Sportivo Trinidense footballers General Díaz footballers Esporte Clube Pelotas players Sportspeople from Asunción Association football forwards Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Brazil Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in England Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil