Rinaldo Cruzado

Alianza Lima

Born in 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 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. 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 third 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…

Rinaldo made his debut for the Peru national team on 27 August 2003 in a friendly match against Guatemala. His most recent appearance with Peru was in the 2011 Copa América. Cruzado scored his first goal for Peru on 2 September 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.

As of 12 January 2012

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International

Alianza Lima

Peruvian Primera División: 2003, 2004, 2006 Esteghlal

Iran Pro League: 2008–09 Newell's Old Boys

Argentine Primera División: 2013 Torneo Final Peru

Copa América bronze medal: 2011