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Also known as Ulises Hernan de la Cruz Bernardo

Ecuadorian footballer and politician

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Ulises Cruz, born Ulises Hernán de la Cruz Bernardo on 8 February 1974 in Carchi Province, is an Ecuadorian association football player and politician who played as a defender. His career ran from 1991 to 2013, during which he represented Ecuador at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups and played in the Premier League.

Over his career he played for Birmingham City F.C., Hibernian F.C., Reading F.C. and Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito. He was a member of the PAIS Alliance political party and served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Cuba
Active from
1925-10-21
Active to
2003-07-16
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Listeners
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Total plays
26

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Key facts

1996
→ Aucas (loan)
1997
→ LDU Quito (loan)
1999
→ Cruzeiro (loan)
2001
→ Barcelona S.C. (loan)
2009
Birmingham City
Born
( 1974-02-08 ) 8 February 1974 (age 52) , Piquiucho, Carchi , Ecuador
Party
PAIS Alliance
Occupation
Footballer (retired) politician
Height
Association football career Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position
Defender
Years
Team
1991 1994
Deportivo Quito
1995 1997
Barcelona S.C.
1998 2001
LDU Quito
2001 2002
Hibernian
2002 2006
Aston Villa
2006 2008
Reading
2009 2012
LDU Quito

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Defender
Nationality
Ecuador

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Cruz
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ecuador
Place of birth
Carchi Province
Occupation
politician
Political party
PAIS Alliance
Languages spoken
Spanish
Participant in
2002 FIFA World Cup
Member of team
Cruzeiro E.C.
Position played
defender
Country for sport
Ecuador
Mass
74
Image
Ulises de la Cruz 2016.jpg
Height
175
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date of birth
1974-02-08
birth name
Ulises Hernán de la Cruz Bernardo
start of work period
1991-00-00
end of work period
2013-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts
3
total goals in career
0
Commons category
Ulises de la Cruz
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Encyclopedic overview

Ulises Hernán de la Cruz Bernardo (born 8 February 1974) is an Ecuadorian former footballer, who since 2013 has been a member of his country's National Assembly for the governing Mover.

A defender, he played 101 times for the Ecuador national team between 1995 and 2010, and was selected for two FIFA World Cup tournaments. He spent his club career at Deportivo Quito, Barcelona S.C., Aucas, Cruzeiro, Hibernian, Aston Villa, Reading and Birmingham City.

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