Roque Santa Cruz

He is a Paraguayan football player. He plays as a striker.

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 in 1998, 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.
Because of his excellent performances with Olimpia and the Paraguay national football team, Santa Cruz signed for Bayern Munich in the second half of 1999. Santa Cruz has been unexceptional at Bayern Munich - although he scored five goals in his first season with the club, a series of injuries and heavy competition at forward for the German giants has limited his impact.
Santa Cruz agreed a four-year deal with Blackburn Rovers on 28 July 2007. Bayern Munich received £3.5 million from Blackburn for the player. He scored his first goal for Rovers after just 3 touches of the ball when he came on as a substitute for the injured Benni McCarthy against Middlesbrough in the opening game of the 2007/2008 Premier League season.

Blackburn
16 August 1981
Source: Wikipedia