Juan Cruz Gill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Cruz Gill | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa María, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valletta (Assistant Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Talleres de Córdoba | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Talleres de Córdoba | 79 | (2) |
| 2008 | Deportes Melipilla | 18 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Ermis Aradippou | 56 | (0) |
| 2011 | Estudiantes de Mérida | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Unión Temuco | 37 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Deportes Temuco | 25 | (2) |
| 2015 | Iberia | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Valletta | 57 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Tarxien Rainbows (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Sliema Wanderers | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Lija Athletic | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Marsaxlokk | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Valletta (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2024– | Valletta (Caretaker Manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:37, 2 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Juan Cruz Gill (born 18 July 1983) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Maltese Challenge League side Marsaxlokk, where he plays as a defender.
Playing career[edit]
He began as a professional footballer for Talleres de Córdoba of the Argentine Primera División during the 2004 season.[1] His first match was on 20 June 2004, a 3–2 win over River Plate. After four seasons in the team of Córdoba, Cruz Gill moved to Chilean Primera División club Deportes Melipilla, where he had a successful spell personally, although his club was relegated to the second tier. In January 2009, he joined to Cypriot club Ermis Aradippou, champions of the Cypriot Second Division in the 2008-09 season.
In 2011, he moved to Venezuelan club Estudiantes de Mérida. The following year, Cruz Gill returned to Chile and joined to Primera B side Unión Temuco.
Gill signed for Maltese Challenge League side Marsaxlokk on 23 June 2021.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Gill also obtained the Italian citizenship, due to his ancestry.
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Ermis Aradippou
- Valletta
- Maltese Premier League (3): 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Maltese FA Trophy (1): 2017–18
References[edit]
- ^ "Talleres de Córdoba vs River Plate" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. June 20, 2004. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ^ "Gill Signs for Marsaxlokk". Marsaxlokk FC. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links[edit]
- Juan Cruz Gill at Soccerway
- Cruz Gill at Football Lineups
- Official Web Site
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Villa María
- Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Talleres de Córdoba footballers
- Ermis Aradippou FC players
- Unión Temuco footballers
- Deportes Melipilla footballers
- Deportes Temuco footballers
- Valletta F.C. players
- Tarxien Rainbows F.C. players
- Sliema Wanderers F.C. players
- Lija Athletic F.C. players
- Marsaxlokk F.C. players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Cypriot Second Division players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta