Why are you still handsome? Park Ji-sung, the best striker in the past, is the same age (44 years old) but he still plays...He's even here at the Champions

Apr 02, 2025

Why are you still handsome? Park Ji-sung, the best striker in the past, is the same age (44 years old) but he still plays...He's even here at the Champions
Source=Roke Santa Cruz SNS Capture



Why are you still handsome? Park Ji-sung, the best striker in the past, is the same age (44 years old) but he still plays...He's even here at the Champions
Source=Roke Santa Cruz SNS Capture
Why are you still handsome? Park Ji-sung, the best striker in the past, is the same age (44 years old) but he still plays...He's even here at the Champions
Source=Roke Santa Cruz SNS Capture
Former Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz (44, Libertard) is still on the ground at the age of leader.

British public broadcaster 'BBC' highlighted some of the big name veterans who participated in this competition in an article that highlighted the 2025 Libertadores called 'South American Champs' on the 2nd (Korea Standard Time).

One of them is Santa Cruz. The 'BBC' is in a dilemma for the 'Paraguay club director Libertad (Sergio Aquino) for the centre-forward. Should I pick Santa Cruz, a former Premier League striker? Or take Oscar Cardozo, 42, who was once a Benfica Tacketman as a younger option? The coach who made that decision last year was only 27 years old (Ariel Galeano)!' I wrote.




Santa Cruz made his professional debut in Olympia (Paraguay) in 1997 and rose to fame in Bayern Munich (Germany) from 1999 to 2007. During the 2000-2001 season, he played the leading role in the German Bundesliga and European Champions League 'Double'. With a height of 1m 93, he attracted attention with his ability to bowl in the air, scoring ability and good looks.

Why are you still handsome? Park Ji-sung, the best striker in the past, is the same age (44 years old) but he still plays...He's even here at the Champions
Source=Roke Santa Cruz SNS Capture
After playing for Blackburn, he played for Manchester City from 2009 to 2013. After going through Malaga (Spain), Cruz Azul (Mexico), and Olympia, he has been burning his last flame in Libertad, his current team, since 2022. In February, it exceeded 1,000 professional games.

Santa Cruz, who scored two goals (eight games) in the División Professional (Paraguay's first division) as a backup striker this year, also played as a substitute in the second half in the first Group D match of Libertadores against Alianza Lima (Peru) on the 2nd, supporting his team's 1-0 victory.




Lima includes 41-year-old Peruvian active national team Paulo Guerrero and 41-year-old Argentina former national striker Hernan Barcos. Guerrero and Barcos played as replacements and starters against Libertad, respectively.

Santa Cruz scored 32 goals in 112 A matches for Paraguay. She was the runner-up in Copa America in 2011.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.