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.

Career

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. In early 2013, De la Cruz was on trial in Colombian giant América de Cali (now in second division), but failed to sign.

Rolan de la Cruz

He made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea in 2011.

Rolan de la Cruz

Personal life

De la Cruz descends from Benkos Bioho, but this rebel slave was a native of the former Portuguese colony of Guinea-Bissau.

Rolan de la Cruz

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.

References

1984 births

Living people

Footballers from Tumaco

Men's association football midfielders

Equatoguinean men's footballers

Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers

Colombian men's footballers

Equatoguinean people of Colombian descent

Equatoguinean people of Bissau-Guinean descent

Colombian people of Bissau-Guinean descent

Categoría Primera A players

Deportivo Cali footballers

Deportivo Pasto footballers

Independiente Santa Fe footballers

Cortuluá footballers

Liga Panameña de Fútbol players

C.D. Árabe Unido players

Colombian expatriate men's footballers

Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Panama

Expatriate men's footballers in Panama

Naturalized citizens of Equatorial Guinea

2012 Africa Cup of Nations players

The Panthers FC players

Colombian prisoners and detainees