Humberto Cruz

Chilean footballer (born 1939)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Cruz and the second or maternal family name is  Silva.

Humberto "Chita" Cruz

Cruz in 1962

Personal information
Full name|  Humberto Carlos Nelson Cruz Silva
Date of birth|  (1939-12-08) 8 December 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth|  Santiago, Chile
Height|  1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)|  Centre back
Youth career
|  Máximo Garay
1956|  Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1957–1962|  Santiago Morning|  120|  (5)
1963–1971|  Colo-Colo|  259|  (4)
1972|  O'Higgins|  |
1973–1974|  Ñublense|  67|  (2)
1976|  Ferroviarios|  |
Total|  |  446|  (11)
International career
1961–1970|  Chile|  37|  (0)
Managerial career
1978|  Magallanes
1981–1982|  Santiago Morning
1983|  Deportes Laja
1984|  Unión Española
1984|  Fernández Vial
1985|  Deportes Ovalle
1986|  Ñublense
1986|  Deportes Antofagasta
1988|  Cobreandino
1990–1991|  Deportes Ovalle
1996|  Deportes Melipilla

Medal record

Men's football
Representing  Chile
FIFA World Cup
| 1962 Chile |

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Humberto Carlos Nelson Cruz Silva (Spanish pronunciation: [umˈbeɾto ˈkɾuθ], born 8 December 1939) is a Chilean retired footballer that played in two FIFA World Cups (1962, Chile third place, and 1966) as centre back, despite his short height. He also has been a close friend of Pelé since they played against each other in the 1960s. According to Pelé, Cruz was one of his best markers and in several interviews he has mentioned the classic moment when Cruz pulled down his pants so he wouldn't elude him. His nickname is after Cheeta (pronounced Chita in Spanish), Tarzan's ape companion.

## Personal life

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Cruz is well known by his nickname Chita (Cheetah) which it was given when he was a youth player of club Máximo Garay from Estación Central due to his speed to mark as a defender.[1]

His son, Humberto Cruz Floh, was with the Universidad Católica youth ranks and represented Chile at under-20 level in the 1985 South American Championship.[2] Another son, Claudio Cruz, played for Deportes Antofagasta and Audax Italiano.[3]

## Honours

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Colo-Colo

* Primera División: 1963, 1970

Chile[4]

* FIFA World Cup: Third place 1962
* Copa América: Third place 1967
* Copa O'Higgins: 1966
* Copa del Pacífico [es]: 1968 [es]

## References

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1. ^ ""Chita", "Pájaro", "Chamuca", "Caldillo" y "Bototo"... Cinco futbolistas revelan el origen de sus inconfundibles y notables apodos | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
2. ^ "Grandes dinastías de la Selección: Padres e hijos que jugaron por "La Roja"". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
3. ^ "Claudio Cruz :: Claudio Cruz Floh ::". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
4. ^ "Humberto Cruz". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2022.

## External links

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* FIFA Profile
* Humberto Cruz at PartidosdeLaRoja (in Spanish)

Chile squads

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Chile squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup third place

* 1 Escuti
* 2 Eyzaguirre
* 3 R. Sánchez
* 4 Navarro
* 5 Contreras
* 6 Rojas
* 7 Ramírez
* 8 Toro (c)
* 9 Landa
* 10 Fouillioux
* 11 L. Sánchez
* 12 Godoy
* 13 Valdés
* 14 Lepe
* 15 Rodríguez
* 16 Cruz
* 17 Ortíz
* 18 Moreno
* 19 Musso
* 20 Campos
* 21 Tobar
* 22 Astorga
* Coach: Riera

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Chile squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Araya
* 2 Berly
* 3 Campos
* 4 Cruz
* 5 Donoso
* 6 Eyzaguirre
* 7 Figueroa
* 8 Fouillioux
* 9 Godoy
* 10 Hodge
* 11 Landa
* 12 Marcos
* 13 Olivares
* 14 Prieto
* 15 J. Ramírez
* 16 O. Ramírez
* 17 Sánchez
* 18 Tobar
* 19 Valdés
* 20 Valentini
* 21 Villanueva (c)
* 22 Yávar
* Coach: Álamos

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Chile squad – 1967 South American Championship third place

* GK Olivares
* DF Herrera
* DF Figueroa
* DF Adriazola
* DF Castañeda
* DF Cruz
* DF Villanueva
* MF Prieto
* MF Moris
* MF Marcos
* MF Hodge
* FW Gallardo
* FW Campos
* FW Araya
* FW Castro
* FW Saavedra
* FW Tobar
* Coach: Scopelli

Humberto Cruz – Managerial positions

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Deportes Magallanes – managers

* Tirado (1931)
* Bahamondes (1933)
* Torres (1933–35)
* Veloso (1938)
* Garay (1941)
* Orth (1942–43)
* Platko (1945)
* Boffi (1948)
* Orlandelli (1959)
* Cruzat (1961)
* Cheix (1962)
* García (1963)
* Cruzat (1964–66)
* Caldera (1966)
* Hernández (1967–68)
* Biondi (1969)
* Estay (1969–72)
* Navarro (1973)
* Miranda (1974–75)
* Hernández (1975)
* Cruzat (1978)
* Cruz (1978)
* Duarte (1979)
* Jara (1980–82)
* Venegas (1983)
* M. Rodríguez Vega (1984)
* Jara (1985)
* Castro (1986)
* Venegas (1986)
* Spicto (1986)
* Ricardo Horta (1986)
* Graells (1986)
* Jara (1988)
* Lara (1988)
* G. Páez (1989–90)
* Valenzuela (1992)
* Jáuregui (1992)
* Dabrowski (1993)
* Jáuregui (1993)
* Espinoza (1995–96)
* G. Yávar (1996)
* Valdés (1996)
* Rojas (1997)
* G. Yávar (1997)
* Funes (1998)
* J. Páez (1998–99)
* R. Yávar (1999–2000)
* M. Rodríguez (2000–01)
* Maureira (2001)
* Aravena (2002–03)
* Hurtado (2003–05)
* Rivas (2005)
* Ubilla (2006)
* Rivas (2006)
* G. Páez (2006)
* Burgos (2006)
* Méndez c (2006)
* Vergara (2007)
* Riffo (2008)
* Hurtado (2008–14)
* Úbeda (2014–15)
* Rivera c (2015)
* Abraham (2015–16)
* Pereyra (2016)
* Balladares (2017–18)
* Gutiérrez c (2018)
* Correa (2018–19)
* Ormazábal (2019)
* Pereyra (2019–20)
* Vergara (2020–21)
* Núñez (2021–23)
* Leal c (2023)
* Salas (2023)
* Fuentes (2024)
* Leal (2025)
* Vásquez c (2025)
* Basay (2025–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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Santiago Morning – managers

* Vera (1941)
* Boffi (1942–43)
* Nocetti (1946)
* Plattkó (1947–48)
* Buccicardi (1959)
* Varela (1959)
* Fernández (1961–62)
* Wurth (1963)
* F. Hormazábal (1963)
* Hernández (1964)
* F. Hormazábal (1965)
* Boffi (1966)
* Nocetti (1967–68)
* Carrasco (1968–69)
* Miranda (1970)
* E. Hormazábal (1974–75)
* Cubilla (1976)
* Valenzuela c (1976)
* González c (1976)
* Álamos (1976–77)
* Santos Arias (1978–79)
* E. Hormazábal (1979)
* Nocetti (1979)
* Carrasco (1980)
* Cruz (1981–82)
* Contreras (1984)
* Páez (1984)
* Esquivel (1985)
* D. Díaz (1990)
* Jara (1994)
* Ramos (1995–97)
* Lilloc (1997)
* Castro (1997)
* Mitjaew (1997)
* J. Aravena (1998–99)
* Nichiporuk (2000)
* Ortiz (2001)
* J. Aravena (2001–02)
* Godoy (2002–03)
* Farrán (2004)
* Basay (2005–06)
* O. Aravena (2006)
* Páez (2006)
* Mondaca (2007)
* Basualdo (2008–09)
* Pozoc (2009)
* Pizzi (2009–10)
* Farrán (2010)
* F. Díaz (2010–11)
* Godoy (2011)
* Lunari (2012)
* Monardesc (2012)
* Ibarra (2012)
* Monardesc (2012)
* Giganti (2012)
* Ibarra (2013)
* Godoy (2013–14)
* Almendra (2014–15)
* Pozo (2015)
* Farránc (2015)
* Arrué (2015–16)
* Farránc (2016)
* Godoy (2016–17)
* García (2018)
* Curaz (2018–19)
* Almarzac (2019)
* Landeros (2019–20)
* Almarzac (2020)
* Marzuca (2020–22)
* Muñoz (2022–23)
* Rojas (2023)
* Marcoleta (2023–25)
* Febre c (2025–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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Unión Española – managers

* Plá (1918–19)
* Legarreta (1920–29)
* Mediavilla (1930)
* Caballero (1931–32)
* Mediavilla/Lapiedra (1933)
* Teuche (1934–35)
* Tirado (1936–38)
* Pardo (1938–39)
* Casals (1940–43)
* Pardo (1943–44)
* Schneeberger (1945)
* Lángara (1950–51)
* Hormazábal (1959–60)
* Pesce (1965)
* Molina (1966–67)
* Prieto (1968)
* Navarro (1969)
* Mocciola/Areso (1969)
* Vairo (1970)
* Areso (1970)
* Isella (1971–72)
* Santibañez (1973–74)
* Ramírez (1974)
* M. Rodríguez (1974)
* Santibañez (1974–77)
* García (1978)
* Álamos (1979)
* Cornejo (1978–79)
* Silvero (1979)
* Aravena (1980)
* Novello (1981)
* Peña (1982)
* Novello (1982)
* Landa (1982–83)
* Cruz (1983)
* Aravena (1984–85)
* Pinto (1986–88)
* Machucac (1988)
* Santibañez (1988)
* M. Rodríguez (1989–91)
* J. Rodríguez Vegac (1991)
* García (1991)
* Acosta (1992)
* Yávar (1992)
* Neirac (1992)
* Acosta (1993–96)
* Comesaña (1996)
* Spedalettic (1996)
* Páez (1996–1997)
* Delgado (1997)
* Yávar (1998)
* Olmos (1999–2001)
* Véliz (2001–02)
* Hernández (2002–03)
* F. Carvallo (2003–04)
* Díaz (2005)
* F. Carvallo (2006)
* Pinto (2007)
* Espina (2007–2008)
* Garcés (2008)
* L. H. Carvallo (2008–09)
* Israel (2009–10)
* Sierra (2010–15)
* Vergara (2015–16)
* Bigorrac (2016)
* Palermo (2016–18)
* Díaz (2018–19)
* Fuentes (2019–21)
* Bravoc (2021)
* Pellicer (2021)
* Bravo (2021–22)
* Canalesc (2022)
* Fuentes (2023)
* Ponce (2024)
* Sierra (2024–25)
* Villagrac (2025)
* Ramírez (2025–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial – managers

* Veloso (1981)
* Ruiz (1982)
* Vargas (1982)
* Godoy (1983)
* Vargas (1984)
* Cruz (1983)
* Acosta (1984–88)
* Rodríguez Vega (1988–89)
* Vargas (1989)
* Ruiz (1990)
* Farránc (1990)
* G. Cornejo (1990)
* Cortázar (1991–92)
* Gutiérrez (1993)
* G. Cornejo (1994)
* Olivera (1995)
* Farrán (1996)
* Cortázar (1996–97)
* Avilés (1998–99)
* Ortiz (2000)
* Olivera (2001–02)
* J. Rodríguez (2003)
* Cortázar (2003)
* Avilés (2004)
* Cisternas (2004)
* Santibáñez (2005)
* Ceballos (2005)
* G. Cornejo (2006)
* Páez (2006)
* Vinés (2006–07)
* Ortiz (2007–08)
* Toledo (2008)
* González (2008)
* Apablaza (2009)
* Hidalgo (2009)
* Toledo (2009)
* de la Barra (2010)
* Fernández (2010)
* J. Rodríguez (2011)
* Abraham (2012)
* Rubio (2012)
* Durán (2013)
* Toledo (2016)
* Climent (2016)
* Abdala (2016)
* F. Cornejo (2017–2018)
* Fuertes (2018)
* Molins (2018)
* Muñoz (2018)
* Durán (2019)
* Garcés (2019–20)
* Rojas (2020–22)
* Lira (2022)
* Rojas (2022)
* Orellana (2023)
* Cataldo (2024–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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Ñublense – managers

* Báez (1958)
* M. García (1959)
* Rodríguez (1961)
* Neira (1965)
* Peña (1966)
* Andrade (1968)
* Montenegro (1968)
* Pedutto (1970)
* Morales (1971)
* Bedoya (1972–73)
* Ibarra (1975)
* Climent (1976)
* Carrasco (1976)
* Coloma (1977)
* Scarone (1977)
* Sarniguet (1977)
* Hormazábal (1977)
* E. Jara (1978)
* Oyarzún (1978)
* M. Rodríguez (1978)
* Gangas c (1978)
* Veloso (1978)
* Godoy (1979)
* M. Rodríguez (1980)
* J. Rodríguez (1981)
* H. Jara (1981)
* Gaete (1981–82)
* Yávar (1983)
* Veloso (1984–85)
* Palacios (1985)
* Bravo (1985–86)
* Cruz (1986)
* Carrasco (1987–88)
* Campos (1988)
* Bravo (1988)
* Inostroza (1989)
* González (1990)
* Gutiérrez (1990)
* R. García (1991)
* Bravo (1992–93)
* Godoy (1993)
* de la Barra (1993–94)
* Bravo (1994–95)
* Solís (1996)
* R. García (1996)
* González (1996)
* Venegas (1997)
* Bravo (1997–98)
* Cortázar (1998)
* Montilla (1999)
* Vera (2000)
* Suazo (2000)
* Bravo (2000)
* Lara (2001)
* Pineda (2001)
* González (2001)
* Cortázar (2002)
* P. Díaz (2003)
* Bravo (2004)
* Marcoleta (2004–07)
* F. Díaz (2008–09)
* Toro c (2009)
* del Solar (2010)
* Toro c (2010)
* Marcoleta (2010–11)
* Garcés (2011)
* Rojas (2011–13)
* Abraham (2013–14)
* Basay (2014–15)
* F. Díaz (2015–16)
* Abraham (2016–17)
* Espinoza c (2017)
* Astorga (2017–18)
* Núñez c (2018)
* Cavalieri (2018–19)
* J. García (2019–23)
* Caputto (2023)
* Salas (2024)
* Arrué (2025)
* Gaete c (2025)
* Fuentes (2025–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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Deportes Antofagasta – managers

* Santibáñez (1966)
* García (1967)
* Hormazábal (1968–69)
* Molina (1970–72)
* Ibarra (1973)
* Pino (1974)
* Araya (1975)
* H. Carrasco (1975–76)
* Ramírez (1977)
* Gajardo (1977)
* Pino (1977)
* Hernández (1977)
* Venegas (1978)
* Rojo (1978–79)
* Cárdenas (1980)
* J. Páez (1981)
* Letelier (1981)
* Manuel Rodríguez (1982)
* Letelier (1983)
* M. Páez (1983)
* I. Carrasco (1983)
* Campos (1983)
* M. Páez (1984)
* Navarro (1985)
* Campos (1985)
* Arrué (1985)
* Sepúlveda (1986)
* Cruz (1986)
* Arrué (1986)
* Godoy (1986–87)
* Molina (1988)
* Sulantay (1988)
* García (1989)
* M. Páez (1989)
* Siviero (1990)
* Solís (1990)
* M. Páez (1991)
* Perčić (1991–95)
* M. Páez (1995–97)
* Sulantay (1997)
* Olivares (1997–98)
* M. Páez (1999)
* Delgado (2000)
* Marcoleta (2001–02)
* M. Páez (2003–04)
* Rojas (2004)
* Ibarra (2005)
* Malbernat (2006)
* Díaz (2007)
* Véner (2008)
* Ibarra (2008–10)
* Huerta (2010–14)
* Muñoz c (2014)
* Vera (2014)
* Marchant c (2014)
* Cantillana (2015)
* Marchant c (2015)
* San José (2015–16)
* Vergara (2016–17)
* Larcamón (2017)
* Ameli (2018–19)
* Fiori c (2019)
* Azconzábal (2019–20)
* Almandoz (2020)
* Reveco c (2020)
* Tapia (2020–21)
* Ribera (2021)
* Reveco c (2021)
* Tolisano (2022)
* Reveco c (2022)
* Torrente (2022)
* Armijo (2023–24)
* Gómez Carmona (2024)
* Reveco c (2024)
* Peña (2025)
* Escudero c (2025–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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Trasandino – managers

* Pino (1964)
* Santibáñez (1968)
* Mitjaew (1976)
* Godoy (1978)
* Carrasco (1982–83)
* Campos (1983)
* Porta (1983–84)
* Contreras (1984)
* Godoy (1984)
* Carrasco (1985–86)
* Venegas (1987–88)
* Cruz (1988)
* A. Vargas (1989–90)
* Álvarez (1990)
* A. Vargas (1990)
* Venegas (1991)
* Gálvez (1998)
* Silva (2001)
* Alegre (2005)
* Rodríguez (2006–08)
* Nova (2009)
* Muñoz (2010)
* Alegre (2011)
* Abarca (2012)
* Sáez (2012–14)
* J. Miranda (2015)
* S. Vargas (2015–16)
* Reinoso (2016)
* González (2016–18)
* Sánchez (2018)
* Muñoz (2019)
* Sánchez (2019–21)
* Pérez Franco (2021)
* Arrué (2022)
* Bravo (2023–24)
* Almazánc (2024)
* Climent (2024)
* Almazán (2025–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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Deportes Melipilla – managers

* G. Páez (1992)
* Rodríguez (1992)
* Mendoza (1992)
* J. Páez (1993)
* Herrera (1994)
* Ahumada (1995)
* Godoy (1995)
* G. Páez (1996)
* Cruz (1996)
* Cortés (1997)
* G. Páez (1998)
* Rivas (1999–2000)
* Dubó (2001)
* G. Páez (2001)
* Huerta (2002)
* Ubilla (2002–05)
* G. Páez (2005)
* Musrri (2006–07)
* Fuentes (2007–08)
* Díazc (2008)
* Dabrowski (2008)
* Díazc (2008)
* Smink (2009)
* Astorga (2009)
* Abarca (2010)
* Godoy (2011)
* G. Páez (2011)
* Mondaca (2012)
* Fredes (2013)
* Cossio (2013–14)
* Meléndez (2014)
* Cossio (2014–16)
* Carloto (2016–18)
* Miranda (2018)
* Córdovac (2018)
* Valentinic (2018)
* Adomaitis (2018)
* Carloto/Contreras (2019)
* Adomaitis (2019–20)
* Armijo (2020–21)
* Pérezc (2021)
* Armijo (2021)
* Escalantec (2021)
* Arán (2021)
* Pereyra (2022)
* Vera (2022)
* Pérez (2022)
* Peña (2023)
* Quintanilla (2023–25)
* Palmac (2025–)

(c) = caretaker manager

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