Ulises de la Cruz

Ulises de la Cruz
Member of the National Assembly for Carchi Province
In office 14 May 2013 – 14 May 2017
Personal details
Born	(1974-02-08) 8 February 1974 (age 50) Piquiucho, Carchi, Ecuador
Political party	PAIS Alliance
Occupation	Footballer (retired) politician
Association football career Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Position(s) Defender[1] Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1991–1994 Deportivo Quito 86 (6) 1995–1997 Barcelona S.C. 14 (0) 1996 → Aucas (loan) 32 (3) 1997 → LDU Quito (loan) 38 (4) 1998–2001 LDU Quito 91 (16) 1999 → Cruzeiro (loan) 4 (0) 2001 → Barcelona S.C. (loan) 8 (0) 2001–2002 Hibernian 32 (2) 2002–2006 Aston Villa 89 (1) 2006–2008 Reading 15 (1) 2009 Birmingham City 1 (0) 2009–2012 LDU Quito 117 (14) Total 527 (47) International career 1995–2010 Ecuador 101 (6) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ulises Hernán de la Cruz Bernardo (born 8 February 1974) is an Ecuadorian retired footballer, who since 2013 has been a member of his country's National Assembly for the governing PAIS Alliance.

A defender, he played 101 times for the Ecuador national team between 1995 and 2010, and was selected for two FIFA World Cup tournaments. He spent his club career at Deportivo Quito, Barcelona S.C., Aucas, Cruzeiro, Hibernian, Aston Villa, Reading and Birmingham City.

De la Cruz has set up a charity, Friends of FundeCruz, in his home village to fund a number of projects serving the local community.