Antonio de la Cruz

Antonio de la Cruz
De la Cruz (standing, third to left) with Barcelona in 1975
Personal information
Full name Jesús Antonio de la Cruz Gallego
Date of birth (1947-05-07) 7 May 1947
Place of birth León, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Júpiter Leonés
Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1970 Valladolid 87 (0)
1970–1972 Granada 64 (0)
1972–1979 Barcelona 183 (6)
Total 334 (6)
International career
1971 Spain U23 1 (0)
1972–1978 Spain 6 (0)
Managerial career
1987–1988 Sabadell
1989–1990 Barcelona C
1991–1996 Barcelona C
1998–1999 Yokohama F. Marinos
2003 Barcelona (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesús Antonio de la Cruz Gallego (born 7 May 1947) is a Spanish former football defender and manager.

He appeared in 247 La Liga games over the course of nine seasons, scoring a total of six goals for Granada and Barcelona. He won three titles with the latter club, including the 1979 Cup Winners' Cup.

A Spain international in the 70s, de la Cruz represented his country in the 1978 World Cup.