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 Roque Santa Cruz
Roque Luis Santa Cruz (born 16 August 1981 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan football striker, who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers.
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 Santa Cruz to practice with the first team squad at the age of fifteen.
His professional debut on the first team was on July 27, 1998 in the Paraguayan Super Clásico against Cerro Porteño, at the age of sixteen.
Santa Cruz'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.
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