Luis Fernando Cruzado Sánchez (6 July 1941 – 14 February 2013) was a Peruvian

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who played as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

Cruzado started his career in 1959 with

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and played his final season with

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.Falleció el exmundialista peruano Luis Cruzado
- La Prensa

Managerial career

Cruzado managed the

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at the 2003 South American Championship.

Death

He died at the age of 71 on the 14 February 2013 in a Lima, Peru hospital.Falleció Lucho Cruzado, mediocampista de Universitario
/ref> He was survived by his 3 children. He was widower of Margarita Navarrete, mother of his son and two daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cruzado, Luis 1941 births 2013 deaths Footballers from Lima Peruvian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Juan Aurich footballers Peru men's international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players Peruvian football managers Women's association football managers Peru women's national football team managers 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen