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Roque Santa Cruz (born August 16 , 1981 in Asunción , Paraguay ) is a Paraguayan Football striker, who currently plays for Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga . PERSONAL LIFE Family life He married his former national team and Olimpia teammate Ricardo Tavarelli's sister Giselle in 2004. He has one son, Tobias and one daughter, Fiorella. Sportfreunde Stiller In 2004 he teamed up with German Rock band Sportfreunde Stiller to sing the words "''Ich, Roque''" in the song with the same title name. CAREER Club Olimpia Asunción He joined Olimpia Asunción youth division at the age of nine, where he became the top scorer during several seasons until the head coach of Olimpia's first team, Luis Cubilla , invited Roque to practice with the first team squad at the age of fifteen. His professional debut on the first team was in 1998, at the age of sixteen. Roque's club performance led Olimpia Asunción to a Paraguayan championship in 1998 and 1999, and the winning of the Paraguayan Footballer Of The Year award. FC Bayern Munich Because of his excellent performances with Olimpia and the Paraguay National Football Team , Roque signed for Bayern Munich in the second half of 1999. Santa Cruz has been unexceptional at Bayern Munich - although he scored five goals in his first season with the club, a series of injuries and heavy competition at forward for the German giants has limited his impact. Club career stats National team Paraguay U20 Santa Cruz made a name for himself at the 1999 U-20 FIFA World Youth Championship , where he scored three goals for a surprising Paraguay team.His performance there led to a call-up to the full Paraguay National Team for the Copa América at the age of 17. Paraguay Senior Santa Cruz made his senior debut at age 17 for Paraguay at Copa América leading his national team in scoring with three goals. He also scored a total of seven goals in the 2002 and 2006 World Cup qualification rounds, and appeared in the 2002 World Cup , where he scored one goal while helping his team advance to the elimination rounds. International career stats TRIVIA In 2004 he teamed up with German Rock band Sportfreunde Stiller to sing the words "''Ich, Roque''" in the song with the same title name. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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