About Fernando Da Cruz
Born 1972. Fernando Da Cruz is a French association football coach and futsal player.
Fernando Da Cruz (born 25 October 1972) is a French professional football manager, and former futsal player who represented the France national futsal team.
Playing career Da Cruz was an amateur footballer, but was called up to represent the France national futsal team in 1998 at the age of 26, and later became their captain.
Coaching career Da Cruz began his managerial career as assistant coach with Wasquehal in Belgium, and has stints coaching the youth with Lille OSC and Royal Excel Mouscron. On 29 December 2014, he was named temporary manager of Mouscron after the sacking of Rachid Chihab. On 31 January 2016, Da Cruz left Mouscron to work as a scout with Lille OSC.
Da Cruz became manager of the Lille team from 2018 to 2020. On 27 July 2020, he was again named manager of Mouscron.
On 17 June 2026, Da Cruz was appointed as the head coach of Kaizer Chiefs.
Personal life Born in France, Da Cruz is of Portuguese descent.
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Who is Fernando Da Cruz?
French sports coach
When was Fernando Da Cruz born?
Fernando Da Cruz was born on 25 March 1972 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.
What is Fernando Da Cruz's occupation?
Fernando Da Cruz is an association football coach and futsal player.
What nationality is Fernando Da Cruz?
Fernando Da Cruz is French.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Fernando Da Cruz
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fernando Da Cruz. https://biography.guide/fernando-da-cruz/
MLA: "Fernando Da Cruz." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/fernando-da-cruz/.
Chicago: "Fernando Da Cruz." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/fernando-da-cruz/.
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