Milton Cruz

Milton Cruz

Milton Cruz with São Paulo in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Milton da Cruz
Date of birth	(1957-08-01) 1 August 1957 (age 59)
Place of birth	Cubatão, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Náutico
Youth career
1975–1977	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1979	São Paulo
1980–1982	Estudiantes Tecos	31	(3)
1982–1983	Nacional
1983–1985	Internacional	6	(2)
1985–1986	Sport Recife	15	(2)
1987	Catuense
1987	Náutico
1988	Yomiuri	13	(4)
1989	Nissan Motors
1989–1990	Botafogo	12	(4)
1990–1992	Kashima Antlers	48	(35)
1993	Oklahoma City Slickers	16	(14)
National team
1984	Brazil Olympic	3	(0)
Teams managed
1996–2002	São Paulo (assistant)
2002	Ittihad (assistant)
2003–2016	São Paulo (assistant)
2017–	Náutico
Honours Men's Football 1984 Los Angeles Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Milton da Cruz (born 1 August 1957), known as Milton Cruz, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a forward and served as interim manager of Náutico on a number of occasions before leaving the club in 2016.

Known as Milton in his playing days, he joined São Paulo's youth setup in 1975, being promoted to the first team in 1977. He subsequently represented Estudiantes Tecos, Nacional Montevideo, Internacional, Sport Recife, Catuense, Náutico, Yomiuri FC, Nissan Motors FC, Botafogo and Kashima Antlers.

In May 1993, Cruz joined Oklahoma City Slickers of the USISL. He was the club's topscorer, as his side finished third, and subsequently retired at the age of 36.

Milton appeared with Brazil under-23s at the 1984 Summer Olympics in United States, appearing in three matches only as a substitute.

In 1997 Milton Cruz returned to his first club São Paulo, as an assistant manager. In 1999, after Paulo César Carpegiani's dismissal, he was named interim.