PLAYER PROFILE

Roque Santa Cruz

Position: Forward

Height: 6'3

Weight: 12st 12lbs

Date of Birth: 1981-08-16 Asuncion, Paraguay

Roque Santa Cruz

Blackburn Rovers completed the signing of Bayern Munich's Paraguay international striker Roque Santa Cruz in July 2007.

The 25-year-old moved to Ewood Park for an undisclosed fee, having also been a target for Manchester City after being told he could leave Bayern.

Santa Cruz had been with the German giants for nearly eight years, while he has scored 16 goals in 46 outings for Paraguay, including a hat-trick against Colombia in the recent Copa America.

Rovers boss Mark Hughes said of his new signing: "What we didn't have was a real threat in the air and that was something we were looking to address.

"Santa Cruz is a young player, an international with a good reputation who is playing at a top European club.

"The good thing from our point of view is that his fitness levels are fine as he has been playing in the Copa America."