Washington Adrián de la Cruz (born 26 May 1964 in

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) is a retired

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an footballer.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Adriancillo'', de la Cruz played for the Peñarol youth team in his native Uruguay. He joined Salvadoran side Alianza in 1985 and had three spells with them, winning several league titles. In between these three periods he also played for second division sides

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and Arsenal as well as for

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International career

De la Cruz made his debut for

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in a January 1998

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against

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and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the

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.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details
- RSSSF His final international game was a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against

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* * 1964 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Salvadoran people of Uruguayan descent Naturalized citizens of El Salvador Men's association football defenders Uruguayan men's footballers Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Alianza F.C. footballers Atlético Balboa footballers C.D. Atlético Marte footballers {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub