.JPG) Milton Cruz withSão Paulo in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milton da Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-08-01)1 August 1957 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Cubatão, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | São Paulo (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1977 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | São Paulo | ||
| 1980–1982 | Estudiantes Tecos | 31 | (3) |
| 1982–1983 | Nacional | ||
| 1983–1985 | Internacional | 6 | (2) |
| 1985–1986 | Sport Recife | 15 | (2) |
| 1987 | Catuense | ||
| 1987 | Náutico | ||
| 1988 | Yomiuri | 13 | (4) |
| 1989 | Nissan Motors | ||
| 1989–1990 | Botafogo | 12 | (4) |
| 1990–1992 | Kashima Antlers | 48 | (35) |
| 1993 | Oklahoma City Slickers | 16 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 1984 | Brazil Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–2002 | São Paulo (assistant) | ||
| 1999 | São Paulo (interim) | ||
| 2002 | Ittihad (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2016 | São Paulo (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | São Paulo (interim) | ||
| 2009 | São Paulo (interim) | ||
| 2010 | São Paulo (interim) | ||
| 2011 | São Paulo (interim) | ||
| 2011 | São Paulo (interim) | ||
| 2012 | São Paulo (interim) | ||
| 2013 | São Paulo (interim) | ||
| 2015 | São Paulo (interim) | ||
| 2015 | São Paulo (interim) | ||
| 2017 | Náutico | ||
| 2017–2018 | Figueirense | ||
| 2019 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2021– | São Paulo (assistant) | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Milton da Cruz (born 1 August 1957) is a Brazilian professionalfootballcoach and former player who played as aforward. He is the current assistant manager ofSão Paulo.
His career is widely related toSão Paulo, club he represented as a player and served as an interim manager on a number of occasions before leaving in 2016.
Known asMilton in his playing days, he joinedSão Paulo's youth setup in 1975, being promoted to the first team in 1977.[1] He subsequently representedEstudiantes Tecos,Nacional Montevideo,Internacional,Sport Recife,Catuense,Náutico,Yomiuri FC,Nissan Motors FC,Botafogo andKashima Antlers.
In May 1993, Cruz joinedOklahoma City Slickers of theUSISL.[2] He was the club's topscorer, as his side finished third, and subsequently retired at the age of 36.
Cruz appeared withBrazil under-23s at the1984 Summer Olympics inUnited States, appearing in three matches only as asubstitute.[3]
In 1997 Cruz returned to his first club São Paulo, as an assistant manager. In 1999, afterPaulo César Carpegiani's dismissal, he was named interim.
In 2002, Cruz leftTricolor to joinOscar's staff atIttihad, but returned to the club in the following year. Until his dismissal from the club in March 2016, he worked as an assistant coach, being an interim on nine further occasions.[4]
On 19 February 2017, Cruz had his first experience as a head coach, being named in charge of Náutico.[5] He was sacked on 7 May, despite having only three defeats in 12 matches.[6]
On 8 August 2017, Cruz was appointed head coach ofFigueirense in theSérie B,[7] but left on 10 September of the following year.[8] On 18 December 2018, he was named at the helm ofSport Recife for the upcoming season.[9]
On 18 February 2019, after just seven matches, Cruz resigned from Sport.[10] He returned to São Paulo on 9 March 2021, as a technical consultant,[11] being later namedRogério Ceni's assistant on 19 October.[12]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1987/88 | Yomiuri | JSL Division 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1988/89 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1990/91 | Sumitomo Metal | JSL Division 2 | 24 | 22 | - | 2 | 1 | 26 | 23 | |
| 1991/92 | 24 | 13 | - | 1 | 0 | 25 | 13 | |||
| 1992 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
| Country | Japan | 61 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 73 | 42 | |
| Total | 61 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 73 | 42 | ||
