Roque Santa Cruz made Paraguayan fans happy.
Roque Santa Cruz (center) finally agreed to take a photo with the fans. The giant security guard didn’t like that. Janne Palomäki
44 years old Roque Santa Cruz is still in perfect condition. It’s no wonder, because the striker is still continuing his active career in the main league of his home country, Paraguay.
More than 20 years ago, the player was at the peak of his career. He won the Champions League as a Bayern Munich player in the spring of 2001 and continued his goalscoring career in the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City.
For Paraguayans, Santa Cruz is like Jari Litmanen, Teemu Selänne and SpongeBob Nurmi together for us Finns. Maybe you can add a little more Sibelius to the mix.
The man’s position is clearly revealed when he walks behind the 220-centimeter security guard towards the Levi’s stadium and the Paraguay-Turkey game.
He is the most famous Paraguayan on earth. Or has anyone ever heard of the country’s president From Santiago Peña something?
– Roque, Roque! Una foto juntos…(one photo together), can be heard from all sides of the ticket control line.
In the end, the superstar agrees, although the security guard clearly does not like the decision. Of course, Santa Cruz doesn’t have time to give an interview.
Never mind. The Paraguayans’ experience of the situation is much more important.
– It was wonderful. I wasn’t born in the Bayern Munich years yet, but I’ve heard all the stories about them. Roque is the biggest of all, David, in his twenties, enthuses.
However, he prefers to speak English.
– I’m from New York. Both my parents were born in Paraguay, and of course I also feel Paraguayan. Today, Turkey will fall, he continues.
David has come to California to support Paraguay. Janne Palomäki
Santa Cruz, on the other hand, is from Asunción, the capital of Paraguay. Club Nacional, which he represents, also plays its home matches there.
He had time to play in three World Cups and a total of 112 A national matches. 32 goals were scored in them.
Exactly as much as in Litmas, by the way.
– After all, he is the greatest of all. The current team really needs a scorer of Roque’s caliber. And of course the defense should be strengthened, Gustavo Sosa quoth.
– But yes, Turkey will fall.
Roque Santa Cruz was one of the most effective top players in European leagues at the turn of the millennium. PDO
Everyone agrees that Albiroj (Red and White) will improve their performance from their opening match, which ended in a crushing loss to the USA.
– There is no doubt about it. Now even the opponent does not have the support of the home crowd, and we believe that we will call the Turks into the swamp today, David concluded.