Fernando Cruz

Summary

Fernando Cruz is a human^[1]. He was born in Lisbon^[2]. He was born on +1940-08-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Lisbon^[4]. He died on +2025-08-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an association football player^[6] and association football coach^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Fernando Cruz's place of birth was Lisbon^[2].
• Fernando Cruz died in Lisbon^[4].
• Fernando Cruz was born on +1940-08-12T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Fernando Cruz died on +2025-08-16T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Fernando Cruz held citizenship in Portugal^[9].
• Portuguese was Fernando Cruz's native language^[10].
• Fernando Cruz worked as an association football player^[6].
• Fernando Cruz worked as an association football coach^[7].
• Fernando Cruz's image is recorded as Fernando Cruz 1965 (cropped).png^[11].
• Fernando Cruz is recorded as male^[12].
• Fernando Cruz's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Fernando Cruz's member of sports team is recorded as S.L. Benfica^[14].
• Fernando Cruz's member of sports team is recorded as Paris Saint-Germain FC^[15].
• Fernando Cruz's member of sports team is recorded as Portugal men's national football team^[16].
• Fernando Cruz's Commons category is recorded as Fernando Cruz (footballer)^[17].
• Fernando Cruz's position played on team / speciality is recorded as defender^[18].
• Fernando Cruz's sport is recorded as association football^[19].
• Fernando Cruz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pz855^[20].
• Fernando Cruz's family name is recorded as Cruz^[21].
• Fernando Cruz's given name is recorded as Fernando^[22].
• Fernando Cruz's participant in is recorded as 1966 FIFA World Cup^[23].
• Fernando Cruz's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}^[24].
• Fernando Cruz's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese^[25].
• Fernando Cruz's FIFA player ID is recorded as 48077^[26].
• Fernando Cruz's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Fernando da Conceição Cruz'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Lisbon^[2], Fernando Cruz… he was born on +1940-08-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. Portuguese was his native language^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player^[6] and association football coach^[7].

Death and Burial

Fernando Cruz died on +2025-08-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Lisbon^[4].

Why It Matters

Fernando Cruz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

Where was Fernando Cruz born?

Born in Lisbon^[2], Fernando Cruz…

Where did Fernando Cruz die?

Fernando Cruz died in Lisbon^[4].

What did Fernando Cruz do for work?

Fernando Cruz worked as association football player^[6] and association football coach^[7].