Rolan de la Cruz Biojó (born 3 October 1984) is a former footballer who played a midfielder. Born in Colombia, he capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolan de la Cruz Biojó | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Tumaco, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Deportivo Cali | 26 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Deportivo Pasto (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Independiente Santa Fe (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Cortuluá (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2010 | Árabe Unido | 6 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Fortaleza | 21 | (2) |
| 2013 | The Panthers | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2015 | |||
Career edit
Born in Tumaco, Colombia, De la Cruz had played club football in Colombia and Panama for Deportivo Cali, Deportivo Pasto, Santa Fe, Cortuluá, Árabe Unido and Fortaleza.[2] In early 2013, De la Cruz was on trial in Colombian giant América de Cali (now in second division), but failed to sign.[3]
He made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea in 2011.[2]
Personal life edit
De la Cruz descends from Benkos Bioho,[4] but this rebel slave was a native of the former Portuguese colony of Guinea-Bissau.[5]
On 6 October 2023, De la Cruz was captured by the Joint Stabilization and Consolidation Task Force Hercules, together with the Specialized Anti-Drug Trafficking Directorate of the Prosecutor's Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration Agency (DEA), accused of being an important drug trafficker in his native Tumaco.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Rolan de la Cruz: de los Montes de María a Guinea Ecuatorial". semana.com.
- ^ a b Rolan de la Cruz at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Rolan De la Cruz no actuará con América" [Rolan De la Cruz will not act with América] (in Spanish). 15 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ [1] (in Spanish)
- ^ [2] (in Spanish)
- ^ "De los goles a la coca: capturan al exfutbolista Rolan de la Cruz por narcotráfico".
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