var playerInfo={"BE541FF326E82F6A":"Lazio","7FB3F46040506B81":"Julio Ricardo Cruz","B6B40535701B4CD0DB864915DEF06E2A":"","EBC62A89E472008E22ACFCF9251EA2ED":"","C3DE130B7D4AB7DB":"Julio Ricardo Cruz","5BAE2FF41BC6AD03489546EF11EAFCB7":"1974-10-10","12F030D6FCEE9D12":"1582","1A49EE26E6AAD5C64FC6A19EFDD00C1A":"Bologna,River Plate,CA Banfield,Inter Milan","D39E7C23A464F86D":"1","185D9308B7C9E0BBE486C613A62D93FE":"0","5BB437CAF240E475":"78kg","4FB95329DB27F065AB688F47FF3E7436":"2009-7-31","572BB26E7A76C211":"304","41F6CDCCD6C1C3AD77386ED2FC4083F7":"An excellent 2005\/06 campaign for Inter Milan, during which the experienced frontman scored 21 times and even out-gunned his illustrious team-mate Adriano, earned Cruz a late call-up to Argentina&#8217;s 23-man squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup&#8482;. <P>Cruz&#8217;s height, positioning and goalscoring instinct make him the perfect alternative to Chelsea star Hernan Crespo in attack. <P>Originally from Santiago del Estero in northern Argentina, the man they call <I>El Jardinero<\/I> (The Gardener) was given his national team debut by Daniel Passarella, although <I>El Gran Capitan<\/I> chose not to take the striker to France 98. <P>It was a similar story under Marcelo Bielsa, with Cruz struck off the list for Korea\/Japan 2002 despite featuring prominently in his side&#8217;s friendly games leading up to that year&#8217;s finals. <P>The gifted goal-poacher would have to wait 44 months for another chance to pull on the famous blue and white shirt, marking his return with a goal as he came off the bench in Argentina&#8217;s win over Qatar in November. <P>Cruz finished the domestic season on a high, scoring goals in both legs of Inter&#8217;s Italian Cup Final win over AS Roma. <BR><\/P>","EDBF020A791C65EC6DC356F5C22437AB":"74","FD159EB5937AD12F4B2E9E75B80D3D16":"Argentina","2278C81F60D7F1ECF170F6DDE4B76865":"Inter Milan","7379EA3CEBE73A3F":"190cm","e_index":5};