Juan Cruz Gill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Cruz Gill | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa María, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alianza Lima (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Talleres | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Talleres | 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 | – | (–) |
| Total | 334 | (11) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Valletta (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Valletta (caretaker) | ||
| 2024– | Alianza Lima (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Cruz Gill (born 18 July 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played 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.[2] 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,[3] 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, Gill returned to Chile and joined to Primera B side Unión Temuco.[4]
In the second half of 2015, Gill moved to Malta and signed with Valletta FC.[5]
On 28 July 2020, Gill signed with Lija Athletic.[6] Gill signed for Maltese Challenge League side Marsaxlokk on 23 June 2021.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Gill also obtained the Italian citizenship, due to his ancestry.
Coaching career
[edit]Following his retirement, Gill started his coaching career in Malta. In August 2024, he returned to South America and joined the technical staff of Mariano Soso in Alianza Lima as an assistant coach.[8]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Ermis Aradippou
- Valletta
- Maltese Premier League (3): 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Maltese FA Trophy (1): 2017–18
References
[edit]- ^ "Juan Gill". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Talleres de Córdoba vs River Plate" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ Escobar, Andrés (21 June 2008). "Con el debut de Garcés en la capital se inicia el torneo de Clausura". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Unión Temuco tendrá tres variantes para enfrentar a Everton por la Primera B". SoyChile (in Spanish). 7 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Tagliaferri, Guillermo (1 October 2015). "Juan Cruz Gill, un cordobés en Malta". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Busuttil, Antoine (28 July 2020). "Lija Athletic sign Juan Cruz Gill". www.maltafootball.com. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Gill Signs for Marsaxlokk". Marsaxlokk FC. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "¿Cuál será el comando técnico de Mariano Soso en Alianza Lima?". ESPN (in Spanish). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Juan Cruz Gill at Soccerway
- Juan Cruz Gill at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Cruz Gill at Football Lineups
- Official Web Site
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Villa María
- Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Talleres de Córdoba footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Deportes Melipilla footballers
- Cypriot First Division players
- Ermis Aradippou FC players
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Unión Temuco footballers
- Deportes Temuco footballers
- Deportes Iberia footballers
- Maltese Premier League players
- Valletta F.C. players
- Tarxien Rainbows F.C. players
- Sliema Wanderers F.C. players
- Lija Athletic F.C. players
- Maltese Challenge League players
- Marsaxlokk F.C. players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Venezuela
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Argentine football coaches
- Argentine football managers
- Argentine expatriate football managers
- Valletta F.C. managers
- Maltese Premier League managers
- Expatriate football managers in Malta
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Peru
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen