Álex Cruz (footballer, born 1986)

Alejandro 'Álex' Cruz Hernández is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Province of Cádiz, Cruz finished his youth career with local Cádiz CF, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2005–06 season. He first arrived in the Segunda División B in summer 2007, joining Racing Club Portuense.
In August 2008, Cruz signed with Segunda División club Gimnàstic de Tarragona. He played his first professional match on 6 December, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Deportivo Alavés. In January of the following year, he was loaned to CD Atlético Baleares in division three.
Cruz remained in the third tier the following years, with CF Atlético Ciudad, Lucena CF, Real Jaén and Real Avilés CF. On 9 July 2013 he returned to Jaén, recently promoted to the second league.