Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube

Not to be confused with Santa Cruz Futebol Clube.

Santa Cruz

Full name	Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube
Nickname(s)	Santa Cruz de Santa Rita Cobra do Canavial
Founded	April 15, 1939
Ground	Teixeirão, Santa Rita, Paraíba state, Brazil
Capacity	5,000
Head Coach	Elinaldo Gomes
Home colours Away colours

Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is a Brazilian football team based in Santa Rita, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C twice.

History

The club was founded on April 15, 1939.[1] They competed in the Série C in 1994 and in 1995, being eliminated in the Second Stage in both editions of the competition. Santa Cruz won the Campeonato Paraibano in 1995 and in 1996.[2]

Honours

• Campeonato Paraibano
  • Winners (2): 1995, 1996

Stadium

Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Virgínio Veloso Borges, nicknamed Teixeirão.[1] The stadium has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people.[1]

Notable former players

Players that had international caps for their respective countries.

• Mazinho

References

1. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 99.
2. Placar Guia 2011 (1350-C): 94. January 2011. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)