@SLBenfica Fernando Cruz called the enforcer won 2 #UCL 8 national titles 4 #PortugueseCup won the 2nd division title with #PSG later years played and coach for #SportNewarkBenfica in #NewarkNJ

 

Club career[edit]

Born in Lisbon, Cruz was already first choice with Benfica at the age of 20, going on to win eight Primeira Liga championships with the club as well as four Portuguese Cups. He played in all five European Cup finals the side reached in the 60s, winning the 1961 and 1962 editions and appearing in 346 official games during his 11-year stint (one goal).

Cruz ended his professional career in June 1971, after one year with newly-formed Paris Saint-Germain. After leaving France he headed to South America, and later to the United States, working as a manager in the latter nation.

Honours[edit]

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69^[8]
• Taça de Portugal: 1961–62, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70^[9]
• European Cup:^[9] 1960–61, 1961–62; runner-up: 1962–63, 1964–65, 1967–68
• Intercontinental Cup runner-up: 1961,^[10] 1962

Paris Saint-Germain

• Division 2: 1970–71^[11]

Portugal

• FIFA World Cup third-place: 1966^[6]