Interview : Manoel Tobias
- Name : Manoel Tobias da Cruz Jr.
- Date of birth : April 19th, 1971.
- Place of birth : Salgueiro
(Pernambuco - Brazil).
- Marital status :
Married.
- Wife's name : Cássia Almeida
Cruz.
- Son's name : Lucas Almeida
Cruz.
- Clubs : Votorantim (Pernambuco),
Banfort (Ceará), Impacel (Paraná), Enxuta (Rio Grande do Sul), Grêmio (Rio Grande do
Sul), Inter/Ulbra (Rio Grande do Sul), Atlético/Pax de Minas (Minas
Gerais).
- Titles :
- Best Player on the World 1996
- 2x Champion of Fortaleza City Trophy (92/93).
- Champion of Pernambuco State (90).
- 2x Champion of Paraná State (92/93).
- 2x Champion of Rio Grande do Sul State (94/95).
- 2x Brazilian Champion of State Squads (92/96).
- 2x Champion of National Circuit (92/95).
- 4x Brazilian Champion (91/93/94/95).
- Champion of the I National League (96).
- Champion of America Cup of Clubs (93).
- World Champion of Clubs (96).
- Metropolitan Champion of Belo Horizonte
With the Brazilian Squad:
- Pan American Champion (91).
- South American Champion (92).
- I "Mundialito" Champion (95).
- I Rio de Janeiro Cup Champion (97).
- III America Cup Champion (97).
- IV America Cup Champion (98).
- 2x World Champion (92/96).
- Idol : Zico.
- Best brazilian players :
Índio, Almir, Fininho.
- Best new players :
Índio, Almir, Maicky.
- Best coach : Paulo César (PC).
- Best squads in the world : Brazil,
Spain, Russia, Argentina.
- What do you plan to do after quit your
professional career : Work on my own futsal school.
- Unforgetable match : Brazil x Spain
(96' World Cup final).
- Most important goal : Banfort x
Perdigão (91' Brazilian Championship).
- Favorite singers : Aline Barros
(gospel) and Fagner (popular brazilian singer).
- Book : The Bible.
- Actor : Antonio
Fagundes.
- Actress : Regina Duarte.
- Movie : Ghost.
- Food : "Parmeggiana"
Filet.
- Beverage : "Acerola"
(brazilian fruit) juice and coconut water.
- Best place to spend vacations :
Fortaleza (Ceará - Brazil).
- What do you admire : the Northeast
Brazilian people (brave people).
- What would you like to change in the world
: Misery and hunger.
- Keyword : Love.
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