Name: André Alves da Cruz




Country: Brazil
Club: Royal Standard de Liège (1990-1994), S.S.C. Napoli (1994-1997)
Position: *SWP, CB, DMF
Side: LF/BS
Age: 25-27 years (20/09/1968)

Height: 182 cm
Weight: 82 kg


Attack: 67
Defence: 83
Balance: 85
Stamina: 81
Top Speed: 77
Acceleration: 78
Response: 83
Agility: 76
Dribble Accuracy: 76
Dribble Speed: 72
Short Pass Accuracy: 78
Short Pass Speed: 81
Long Pass Accuracy: 79
Long Pass Speed: 81
Shot Accuracy: 71
Shot Power: 89
Shot Technique: 73
Free Kick Accuracy: 85
Curling: 83
Header: 79
Jump: 78
Technique: 80
Aggression: 72
Mentality: 77
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 81

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 3
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard/Lasting

CARDS:
P10 - Long Ranger
S08 - Slide Tackle

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Middle Shooting - Sliding

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced


INFO:
André Cruz is a former sweeper, centre back and defensive midfielder. His career began in Brazil in 1987, playing for Ponte Preta and Flamengo. He transferred to Standard Liège in 1990, playing 107 matches and scoring 18 goals in four seasons. He joined Napoli in 1994, staying there for three years and scoring 14 times in 98 games. His experience with the Partenopei was limited by injuries starting from the second season. He then played with no big success for Milan, again Standard Liège and Torino, before having a good two-year spell at Sporting CP between 2000 and 2002. He retired in 2004 after spells at Goiás and Internacional. He gained 31 caps for Brazil, scoring once and taking part to the 1989 and 1995 Copa América as well as the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
André Cruz was a strong defender and good tackler, not too fast, gifted with personality and remarkable technique. A free kick specialist, the trajectories he drew with his accurate and powerful long range shots were a threat for any goalkeeper. He was almost only left-footed but he occasionally scored some good goals with the right as well. A good passer, he could trigger the action from the back with fast long balls or through passes. He possessed also a fine heading ability.

Really nice set. Similar to one I have done some long ago, 1 point more or less here and there, which is very ok.

By the way, have you ever heard anything about his right shoot? I always heard that in trainings he could take free kicks with both feet with similar success. The goalkeepers didn´t like this a lot, he could score with his right foot too, something few players can.

Never saw him doing this in games, but maybe he deserves better WFA.

Thanks! However I don't know about better WFA because I made the stats by watching the video. Therefore I'm not really sure about that.

Only rate stats according to what you see guys in matches. I heard that Simunic often did tricks like Ronaldinho and that Messi plays equally as good as he always does at the defense in training too.

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