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Roque Santa Cruz

Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan Primera División club Club Libertad. He is the record goal scorer and has earned over 100 caps for the Paraguay national team, thus he is regarded as one of the best players in the nation's history. Santa Cruz has scored goals at a professional level in each of the last four decades.

Santa Cruz started his career with Olimpia, progressing through their youth system to the first-team squad where he made his debut at the age of 15 in 1997. He finished his career with the club having scored 13 goals in 24 Primera División appearances where Olimpia claimed the 1997, 1998 and 1999 Primera División titles. Santa Cruz scored three goals in four appearances for Paraguay at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship before debuting for the Paraguay national team at the 1999 Copa América, where he scored three goals in four appearances. He immediately joined Bundesliga club Bayern Munich in August 1999 for a fee of €5 million, which was the highest transfer fee in Paraguayan football until 2019. where he scored five goals in 28 league appearances in his first season. He faced a series of injuries and heavy competition from teammates Giovane Élber, Roy Makaay and Claudio Pizarro which limited his impact and restricted his appearances for the club.

Santa Cruz was part of a successful team for Bayern, winning numerous Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and DFB-Ligapokal titles. He also won the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League and the 2001 Intercontinental Cup. He left Bayern Munich in July 2007 to join Blackburn Rovers for a transfer fee of €5 million, where he scored 19 goals in the 2007–08 Premier League season. In June 2009, he joined Manchester City for a fee of £17.5 million on a four-year deal. Since his transfer, he was loaned out to Blackburn and Real Betis.

He represented Paraguay at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup tournaments, and at the 1999, 2007, 2011 (where Paraguay finished runners-up) and 2015 Copa América tournaments. He retired from international football in 2016, but reversed his decision in May 2019.

1990–1999
Santa Cruz joined Primera División Paraguaya club Olimpia Asunción's youth academy at the age of nine, where he became the top scorer during several seasons. The club's first-team coach, Luis Cubilla, invited Santa Cruz to train with the team aged 15, and the player eventually made his first-team appearance in the 1997 Primera División Paraguaya at the age of 15, during the Torneo Clausura on 27 July when he entered the field in the 80th minute for Alfredo Mendoza in the Paraguayan derby against Cerro Porteño.

1998 season
During the group stages of the 1998 Copa Mercosur, Santa Cruz scored his first goal of the competition in the 11th minute of Olimpia Asunción's 4–2 away victory against Argentine side Racing Club on 14 October 1998. The club finished in second position of their group with ten points, and advanced to the quarter-finals to face José Luís Chilavert's Vélez Sársfield. During the first-leg of the quarter-final match on 27 October, Santa Cruz scored in the 65th minute of Olimpia's 4–3 away victory. One week later, Santa Cruz scored a brace for Olimpia as they claimed a 2–1 home victory in the second leg on 4 November 1998. His goals came in the 24th and 40th minutes of the first half. All of his three goals were scored against his international teammate Chilavert. Bayern Munich's eyes looked at Santa Cruz for the first time after he scored his double past José Luís Chilavert. The club was later eliminated from the competition at the semi-final stage by Palmeiras, who would go on to win the tournament. During the 1998 Primera División Paraguaya season, Santa Cruz scored three goals in nine appearances as Olimpia were crowned champions of the league. The club had also reached the knock-out stages of the 1998 Copa Libertadores, where they were eliminated by Argentina's Colón.

1999 season
During the 1999 Primera División Paraguaya season, Santa Cruz scored 10 goals in 14 appearances as Olimpia claimed the league title. Santa Cruz participated at the 1999 Copa Libertadores, where Olimpia were drawn in Group 3 with Cerro Porteño, eventual champions Palmeiras and Corinthians. In Olimpia first group stage match, against Cerro Porteño on 24 February, Santa Cruz scored a second-half double past Aldo Bobadilla in the 58th and 89th minutes as his side were defeated 4–3. On 5 March, Santa Cruz played a full 90 minutes in his side's second group stage match, a 4–2 home victory against Palmeiras. Santa Cruz again featured for Olimpia in their third group stage fixture, a 1–1 away draw against Palmeiras on 12 March. In Olimpia's fourth group stage fixture, Santa Cruz featured in the entire match as his side drew 2–2 at home against Cerro Porteño on 17 March. On 26 March, Santa Cruz played a full 90 minutes in Olimpia's 2–1 home defeat against Corinthians in their fifth Copa Libertadores group stage fixture. Olimpia had been 1–0 in front since the 31st minute of the match, before Corinthians would go on to score two goals in the second half.

On 16 May 1999, a Bayern Munich delegation composed of Franz Beckenbauer, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Uli Hoeneß, Søren Lerby and Giovanni Branchinni entered surprisingly into the Estadio General Pablo Rojas to see a game between 12 de Octubre and Olimpia Asunción, in which Santa Cruz scored and was Man of the Match, making Bayern Munich hurry with the transfer process. The following day during a reunion with Olimpia's president, Osvaldo Dominguez Dibb, who wanted the sale to reach US$10 million, said "Pay the sum, or Roque stays at Olimpia", stamping his hand on his desk table. To unblock the situation, Santa Cruz' father, Aproniano, renounced a 30% of the transfer that corresponded him and Santa Cruz joined Bayern Munich without obstacles.

Santa Cruz had scored two goals in five Copa Libertadores appearances and would not take part in his club's last group stage fixture, a 4–0 away defeat against Corinthians on 9 April, due to his participation for Paraguay U20 at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, which was disputed at the same time. Santa Cruz played in his last Superclásico against Cerro Porteño in a 1–0 home victory during the 1999 Apertura on 30 May. Santa Cruz also played in his last competitive match for Olimpia Asunción a 1–0 win against Colegiales, on 6 June. The first contacts with Bayern Munich were via telephone and the US$20 million that the Olimpia Asunción president wanted for the transfer was considered by Bayern Munich a very elevated cost. His involvement with Paraguay's national teams, the striker was awarded with the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year award in 1999, and Olimpia club president Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb had assessed Santa Cruz to value from around US$20 million, however Santa Cruz was eventually sold to Bayern Munich for US$7 million, the transfer fee becoming the record transfer in Paraguayan football. He later revealed that he had the chance to join Real Madrid before he eventually signed with Bayern in 1999.

Santa Cruz confessed that his teammates and himself had been mis-treated by Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb after bad performances from the first-team where the players' salaries were not deposited into their bank accounts in order for the players to personally collect it in person from the president and would be threatened by guns and knives. "I remember that we once lost an important regional derby. The president entered the sleeping room where we all spent the night ahead of games and unloaded his gun in the ceiling. That wasn't all though. When a player had put in a bad performance, Osvaldo just strolled up to his car and urinated inside it while the player was standing right next to him. The president always wanted us to come up to him to pick up our monthly wages. If you hadn't played well that month, he stood up and asked 'What is it you want?' while tapping a machine gun on his desk. That always prompted players to wait for their money until they had put in some better performances again."

1999–2000 season
Santa Cruz debuted for Bayern Munich in the 1999–00 Bundesliga season in a 2–0 loss against Bayer Leverkusen on 22 August 1999. Six days later, he scored his first league goal in the 40th minute of a 1–0 win against SpVgg Unterhaching on 28 August. He made his first appearance in the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League on 15 September in a 2–1 victory over PSV. His first goal in the Champions League came on his fifth appearance in the competition as Bayern lost 2–1 against PSV, as was substituted onto the field on 26 minutes for Paulo Sérgio and scored with a right-footed shot on 51 minutes. He ended the season with five goals in 28 league appearances as Bayern were crowned champions of the 1999–2000 Bundesliga season. Santa Cruz had also made consecutive Champions League appearances until the semi-final stages where Bayern Munich were knocked out by Real Madrid. On 6 May 2000, he was substituted onto the field on 73 minutes for Carsten Jancker during the 1999–2000 DFB-Pokal final as Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 3–0. Santa Cruz finished the season with nine goals in 48 matches.

2000–01 season
Prior to the start of the 2000–01 Bundesliga season, Santa Cruz scored in a semi-final 4–1 win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2000 DFB-Ligapokal on 30 July. During the final, he was substituted off the field for Carsten Jancker after just 46 minutes as Bayern Munich defeated Hertha BSC 5–1 on 1 August. Santa Cruz scored his first goal of the season, eight minutes after being substituted on for Alexander Zickler on the 11th minute, in a 3–0 away win to VfL Bochum on 19 August. On 19 September, in his first appearance of the 2000–01 Champions League, he was substituted onto the field after 46 minutes and then substituted off the field after 73 minutes. Four days later, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away victory to 1. FC Köln on 23 September. After suffering from an injury, he returned to action on 17 December to score the first goal of the game after 15 minutes in a 3–1 away win to Hertha BSC, he played 89 minutes of the match before being substituted off. He then missed the following nine games, where on his return he scored Bayern Munich's first goal after six minutes of the game in a 1–1 draw to Borussia Dortmund on 7 April. He missed a large amount of the Champions League, he made his return where he was brought onto the field for Giovane Élber on 65 minutes in the second-leg quarter-final 2–1 win against Manchester United on 18 April. Due to injuries he was reduced to only 19 league appearances for the season, having scored five goals, as Bayern Munich claimed both the Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League titles, where he was an un-used substitute during the final on 23 May. Santa Cruz finished the season with six goals in 28 matches.

2001–02 season
Having already been overlooked by Bayern for striker Giovane Élber, the signing of striker Claudio Pizarro for the 2001–02 Bundesliga season would also limit his appearances, as Santa Cruz would regularly be substituted on to replace Pizarro or Élber. On 8 September, he scored his first goal of the 2001–02 season in round five, the second goal in a 2–0 away win to Borussia Dortmund. He played 79 minutes of the game before being substituted. On 23 October, he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against Feyenoord during a 2001–02 Champions League group stage fixture as Bayern finished on top of Group H. He would be in the starting XI for the following two matches, where the second game saw him replaced after 42 minutes of the first half due to an injury. On 27 November, Bayern Munich defeated Boca Juniors 1–0 in the 2001 Intercontinental Cup, though he was not included in the squad. He returned to the first-team in a 5–1 away loss against Schalke 04 on 26 January, where he played the full 90 minutes. During the second group stage phase of the Champions League, he headed in a goal in the 81st minute from a Bixente Lizarazu cross in a 1–0 win against Boavista on 26 February. Bayern Munich were knocked out in the quarter-finals to Real Madrid as Santa Cruz made ten appearances in the competition. Santa Cruz finished the season with nine goals in 38 matches.

2002–03 season
Santa Cruz made his first appearance of the 2002–03 season on matchday 9 in a 1–0 away win against Hansa Rostock, where he was substituted on to the field for Claudio Pizarro in the 76th minute. The striker scored his first goal of the 2002–03 Champions League in a 2–1 loss against Deportivo La Coruna on 29 October; he was substituted onto the field for Hasan Salihamidžić in the 46th minute and scored in the 77th minute. Bayern, however, finished bottom of their group with just two points. His first goal of the 2002–03 season came in a 2–1 home win against Borussia Dortmund on 9 November. One week later, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against VfL Wolfsburg on 16 November. In the following match, he scored Bayern Munich's second goal in a 2–0 win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on 23 November. This was the first time that he had scored a goal in three consecutive games for Bayern Munich. Two weeks later, he scored a brace in a 3–0 away victory to VfB Stuttgart on 7 December. Due to injury, the Paraguayan was reduced to only 14 league appearances for the 2002–03 season as Bayern Munich finished on top of the 2002–03 Bundesliga table with 75 points. Bayern Munich defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 to claim the 2002–03 DFB-Pokal on 31 May, Santa Cruz was not included in the squad. Santa Cruz finished the season with eight goals in 19 matches.

2003–04 season
Giovane Élber transferred to Lyon, but Bayern Munich signed Dutch striker Roy Makaay which provided more competition between Santa Cruz and Claudio Pizarro for the 2003–04 Bundesliga season. He made his first appearance of the 2003–04 in round five in a 3–2 loss to VfL Wolfsburg on 13 September 2003. One week later, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3–3 draw against Bayer Leverkusen on 20 September 2003. Santa Cruz scored his first goal of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League in a 1–1 draw against Anderlecht on 30 September. Bayern Munich reached the knock-out stages where they were eliminated against Real Madrid. He had made 29 league appearances, having surpassed the number of appearances he made during his first-season before facing injury. Bayern Munich eventually finished second of the Bundesliga table with 68 points, six points shy of Werder Bremen. Santa Cruz finished the season with nine goals in 41 matches.

2004–05 season
Prior to the start of the 2004–05 season, Santa Cruz played a full 90-minute in Bayern Munich's 3–2 2004 DFB-Ligapokal final win against Werder Bremen on 2 August. His first appearance of the 2004–05 season came in round 1 in a 2–0 away win against Hamburger SV, he was replaced by Mehmet Scholl in the 60th minute. He featured in the following two matches, although due to an injury sustained, he made his fourth and final league appearance for the 2004–05 season on matchday 34 in a 3–1 away win against VfB Stuttgart on 21 May 2005; he was substituted onto the field for Bastian Schweinsteiger in the 77th minute. He did not participate in the 2004–05 Champions League, where Bayern Munich were eliminated by Chelsea during the quarter-final stages.

Bayern were crowned champions of the 2004–05 Bundesliga season with 77 points, and qualified for the 2005–06 Champions League. The club also claimed the 2004–05 DFB-Pokal in a 2–1 win against Schalke 04 on 28 May 2005, although Santa Cruz did not take part in the match, where in his absence was striker Paolo Guerrero. Upon Santa Cruz's return from injury, he played the full 90 minutes of Bayern's 2–1 2005 DFL-Ligapokal semi-final defeat against VfB Stuttgart on 26 July. Santa Cruz finished the season with five goals in seven matches for the first team and two goals in five matches for the reserve team.

2005–06 season
Santa Cruz started in Bayern Munich's 3–0 home win against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the open day of the 2005–06 season on 5 August. He first appeared in the 2005–06 Champions League in a 1–0 home win against Club Brugge on 27 September, where he was substituted onto the field for Paolo Guerrero in the 72nd minute. He would make just one more appearance in the competition, as Bayern Munich were eliminated by Milan at the round of 16. He scored his first goal of the season on matchday 8 in a 2–0 home win against VfL Wolfsburg on 1 October. In the following match, he scored after 19 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Schalke 04 on 15 October. In Bayern's 4–0 win against MSV Duisburg one week later, on 22 October, he scored his side's third goal in the 59th minute. He encountered an injury which reduced him to just 13 Bundesliga appearances for the season. During this period of injury recovery, he spent some time with Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga Süd. He returned to the first-team on matchday 29 in a 3–0 away loss to Werder Bremen on 8 April, where he was substituted onto the field for Claudio Pizarro in the 80th minute.

Bayern claimed the 2005–06 DFB-Pokal when they defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 at the Olympic Stadium on 29 April, however Santa Cruz did not take part in the match. He scored his fourth and final goal of the 2005–06 season in a 3–1 home win against VfB Stuttgart on 3 May. During the 2006 DFL-Ligapokal, he featured in Bayern's 0–0 semi-final draw against Schalke 04 on 2 August, where he was substituted onto the field in the 77th minute for Lukas Podolski. Bayern eventually won the match 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out as he converted his side's third spot kick. Three days later, he played a full 90 minutes of the final where Bayern lost 2–0 against Werder Bremen on 5 August 2006. Bayern claimed the 2005–06 Bundesliga and qualified for the 2006–07 Champions League. Santa Cruz finished the season with three goals in 19 matches for the first team. He also made an appearance for the reserve team.

2006–07 season
Santa Cruz made his first appearance in the 2006–07 Champions League in a 4–0 home win against Spartak Moscow on 12 September, where he scored Bayern's second goal with a right-footed shot in the 52nd minute. He scored his first goal of the 2006–07 season in a 3–0 away win against Energie Cottbus on 12 May. he finished the 2006–07 Bundesliga season with two goals in 26 league appearances, as Bayern finished in fourth position with 60 points. The club had also been eliminated in the third round of the 2006–07 DFB-Pokal. After eight years with Bayern, he stated to the club's director of football, Uli Hoeneß, that he needed a change of scenery and opted for a transfer to Real Betis, he also received offers to go to Italy and England. Bayern asked for an affordable price for him but at the time it was too high for Real Betis and he eventually signed for Blackburn Rovers in July 2007. Santa Cruz finished the season with four goals in 38 matches.

2007–08 season
Santa Cruz agreed to a four-year deal with Blackburn on 28 July 2007. The club agreed to pay Bayern Munich £3.5 million for the player, where he was presented with the number nine shirt. The striker made his debut in the 2007–08 Premier League on the opening day of the season in a 2–1 away win against Middlesbrough on 11 August, where he was substituted onto the field for the injured Benni McCarthy in the 60th minute and after just three touches of the ball scored an equaliser in the 63rd minute. Two weeks later, he scored for Blackburn after 16 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Everton on 25 August. He celebrated his 26th birthday and his first full Rovers start when he scored in a 1–0 away first-leg win against MYPA in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds on 16 August. He scored his first hat-trick for Blackburn in a 5–3 loss to Wigan Athletic on 15 December, Blackburn had been losing 3–0 before he had brought the sides level with his three goals. This hat-trick meant that he became the first player in over ten years in English football to score a hat-trick for the losing side, since Dwight Yorke's hat-trick on 30 September 1996 for Aston Villa in their 4–3 away loss to Newcastle United.

During the 2007–08 League Cup, he scored a brace in a 3–2 loss against Arsenal. Two weeks later, he scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Manchester City on 27 December. On 12 January 2008, he was named Premier League Player of the Month for December 2007. The Paraguayan scored a 90th minute consolation goal for Blackburn in their 3–1 away loss to Liverpool on 13 April. One week later, he scored in a 1–1 draw against Manchester United on 19 April.

In the following match, he went on to score in a 1–0 victory against Portsmouth and then two goals in a 3–1 win against Derby County which totalled to five goals in four consecutive matches. Santa Cruz finished the season with 19 goals in 37 league appearances, finishing as the league's fourth top goal-scorer behind Cristiano Ronaldo (31 goals), Fernando Torres (24 goals) and Emmanuel Adebayor (24 goals), as Blackburn claimed seventh spot on the 2007–08 Premier League table with 58 points. He was also voted as Blackburn's Player of the Season.

2008–09 season
Following a successful 2007–08 campaign, there was much transfer speculation surrounding Santa Cruz at the start of the 2008–09 Premier League. However, he signed a four-year contract with Blackburn in August to end the speculation. Prior to the start of the 2008–09 season, Blackburn signed Roque's younger brother, Julio, who had arrived from Paraguayan Primera División side Cerro Porteño. He scored his first goal of the 2008–09 season in round 1 in a 3–2 away victory against Everton on 16 August. His second goal of the season came on 27 September in a 2–1 away win against Newcastle United. During the fourth round of the 2008–09 Football League Cup, he scored in Blackburn's 2–1 win against Sunderland on 12 November, he was substituted onto the field for Andy Haworth in the 62nd minute and scored in the 65th minute.

During an away fixture against Portsmouth in December, Santa Cruz's front door was forced open and his house was raided by three thugs who held his wife, Giselle, at knifepoint to her throat. His children were forced into a downstairs room while the robbers searched the house upstairs with his wife as she was forced her to hand over thousands of pounds worth of jewellery. Santa Cruz's house was less than a mile from Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant's mansion, which was attacked by ram-raiders the day before.

On 6 December, he scored in Blackburn's 3–1 loss against Liverpool. He became a target for Manchester City following their takeover by the billionaire Abu Dhabi United Group. In January 2009, they had bids of £12 million and £16 million rejected by Blackburn, with the club stating it would take £25 million for them to even consider selling their star striker. On 2 February 2009, City failed to meet the reported £25 million asking price. During the fifth round of the 2008–09 FA Cup, he scored within 90 seconds to give Blackburn the lead in their 2–2 draw against Coventry City on 14 February. He scored his fourth and final goal of the 2008–09 season in a 2–1 away loss against Manchester United on 21 February. On 20 April, there were rumours that he was planning to leave Rovers after the 2008–09 season, less than 12 months after signing a new deal with the Premier League club, although he denied these rumours, saying that they were "lost in translation". Blackburn finished on the season in 15th position of the Premier League table with 41 points; Santa Cruz scored just 4 goals in 20 league appearances.

2009–10 season
On 21 June 2009, it was reported that Santa Cruz was undergoing a medical at Manchester City ahead of a proposed summer transfer worth £17.5 million on a four-year deal. Confirmation that the deal had been completed was released later that same day. The move to Manchester City reunited Santa Cruz with his former manager at Blackburn, Mark Hughes. He debuted for Manchester City in the 2009–10 Premier League season in a 3–1 home victory against West Ham United on 28 September, where he was substituted onto the field for Shaun Wright-Phillips in the 81st minute. During a League Cup fixture, he scored his first goal for Manchester City in a 5–1 win against Scunthorpe United on 28 October. He scored his first league goals for Manchester City, a brace in a 4–3 home victory against Sunderland on 19 December, a game which proved to be Mark Hughes' last game at the club. Santa Cruz's appearances, however, were limited when Roberto Mancini took over as manager, due to a succession of injuries coupled with a lack of form. He scored his third and final league goal for the 2009–10 season in a 2–1 away victory against Fulham on 21 March. Santa Cruz had made only 19 league appearances as Manchester City finished the season in fifth position, where they qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

2010–11 season
Roberto Mancini continued to leave out Santa Cruz during the 2010–11 season, and he made it clear that he wanted to leave. Mark Hughes, who by then was manager of Fulham, had insisted on signing him, but a transfer never materialized. From September 2010 to January 2011, he had made just one league appearance, a 0–0 draw against Birmingham City on 13 November where he had been substituted onto the field for James Milner in the 66th minute. He had also made one League Cup appearance in a 2–1 away loss to West Bromwich Albion on 22 September. In December, he received a loan offer from Serie A outfit Lazio for the remainder of the season, though it was rejected as he preferred a permanent move away from Eastlands.

Loan to Blackburn
On 14 January 2011, Santa Cruz returned to Blackburn on loan for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. After Santa Cruz passed his medical, he said, "When Blackburn showed an interest in me, it was very easy to decide," to BBC Radio Lancashire. His first game for Blackburn was in a 2–0 away loss against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 15 January, where he was substituted onto the field in the 46th minute for Nikola Kalinić. He made one appearance for Blackburn in a 3–1 FA Cup loss against Aston Villa on 29 January. He made nine appearances for Blackburn, as they finished in 15th position of the Premier League.

Loan to Real Betis
In August 2011, after being linked with moves to Leeds United and Celtic, Santa Cruz was loaned to Real Betis for the 2011–12 La Liga season after completing a medical on 27 August. He debuted for Betis in a 1–0 win against Mallorca on 10 September 2011, where he was substituted onto the field in the 75th minute for Jorge Molina. He scored his first goals for Betis, a brace, in a 4–3 win against Real Zaragoza on 22 September. He made his debut in the 2011–12 Copa del Rey in a 1–0 way loss against Córdoba on 13 December. His third league goal came in a 2–0 away win against Atlético Madrid, where he had been substituted onto the field for Beñat in the 72nd minute and scored his side's second goal in the 90th minute on 18 December.

In December, Brazilian Série A outfit Cruzeiro had made a bid for Santa Cruz and had also offered Manchester City their highly rated 17-year-old youngster, Léo Bonatini, as part of the deal. He admitted that he was aware of interest from Cruzeiro, but stated that the challenge of consolidating his club's position in La Liga was more important than moving on to pastures new. He scored his first goal of 2012 in a 2–0 home victory against Sporting de Gijón on 8 January. One week later, he was substituted onto the field for Ireney in the 46th minute at the Camp Nou in a 4–2 loss against Barcelona on 15 January, where he scored in the 52nd minute with a right-footed shot to level the scores at 2–2.

Having not scored for over two months, Santa Cruz scored his sixth league goal in a 1–1 home draw against Racing de Santander on 25 March. Several days later, it was reported that he had expressed his desire to remain at Betis for the next season, citing his love to the fans and the club. On 7 April, he scored his seventh league goal in a 3–1 home win against Villarreal. After notching seven league goals in 33 La Liga appearances, he announced his desire to stay with Betis after being deemed surplus to requirements at Manchester City.

Transfer speculation
On 17 June 2012, it was reported again that Mark Hughes, at that point managing Queens Park Rangers, was keen on signing Santa Cruz for the 2012–13 season. On 6 July 2012, it was reported that he was close to signing with Betis on a permanent deal but had hit problems due to his elevated wage demands. On 13 July 2012, it was reported that Argentine Primera División club Newell's Old Boys had expressed their interest in signing him after the club employed former Paraguay national team head coach Gerardo Martino as the first-team manager for the 2012–13 season. Martino stated that he would be the club's number 9 if they were to sign him. It was also reported that Colón and Santa Cruz's former club Olimpia Asunción were also chasing him. On 20 July, it had been reported that Santa Cruz was again linked with a move to QPR after he hinted that he could join up with ex-manager, Hughes. On 21 July, it was reported that he had admitted that he would prefer to join a team in the north-west of England as he sought an exit from Manchester City. On 31 July 2012, it was reported that Middlesbrough had failed in bid to sign Santa Cruz when it was understood that their offered deal had been swiftly rejected.

Santa Cruz had made surprise appearances for Manchester City during the club's pre-season tour and friendlies. On 31 July 2012, he scored in the 53rd minute of a 2–1 friendly loss against Oldham Athletic when he rounded goalkeeper Alex Cisak with ease and scored after a loose ball fell kindly. On 5 August 2012, he played 73 minutes in the city's 4–0 friendly victory over Limerick. On 10 August 2012, it was reported that Werder Bremen had been wheedled to within an inch of making a bid for him. It was also reported that he had had finally poised to agree deal with Bremen in order to leave Manchester City, and that according to Bremen's club general manager Klaus Allofs, they had been targeting a seasoned striker who can make a difference to their team.

2012–13 season: Loan to Málaga
On 31 August 2012, Santa Cruz returned to Spain and Andalusia, this time signing for Málaga on a season-long loan. Santa Cruz was reunited with Argentine centre back and good friend Martín Demichelis, with whom he had played with at Bayern Munich. His first league appearance for the 2012–13 season came in a 3–1 home victory against Levante on 16 September 2012. Wearing the number 24, Santa Cruz was substituted onto the field in the 69th minute for Javier Saviola. Two days later, Santa Cruz featured as a second-half substitute in Málaga's 3–0 Champions League home victory against Zenit Saint Petersburg on 18 September. The encounter was his first UEFA Champions League competition return following several seasons, since the 2006–07 edition with Bayern Munich.

On 7 October 2012, Santa Cruz scored his first league goal for Málaga in a 2–1 away defeat against Atlético Madrid. On 31 October, he scored a brace in a 4–3 away win against Cacereño in Malaga's first 2012–13 Copa del Rey fixture.

He scored his first league double in a 3–2 home victory against Real Madrid on 22 December 2012. Santa Cruz had entered the field in the 65th minute of the match for Javier Saviola and netted both goals in the 73rd and 76th minutes of the fixture. On 13 March 2013, Santa Cruz scored Málaga's second goal in their 2–0 Round of 16 UEFA Champions League home victory against Porto. His goal gave Málaga a 2–1 aggregate scores and sent the club directly into the quarter-finals of the competition, where they would face Borussia Dortmund and be eliminated. Santa Cruz had totaled eight league goals in 31 La Liga appearances as Málaga concluded in sixth position and qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round, however, the club was banned by UEFA from participating due to violations of UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.

2013–14 season
On 11 July 2013, it was confirmed that Santa Cruz would stay with Málaga on a permanent three-year contract. He was issued the number 9 shirt for the 2013–14 La Liga season following the departure of Javier Saviola. Santa Cruz affirmed that he was happy to be staying at the club and the factor of family stability came into his decision as he was able to leave his children enrolled in the same school. Santa Cruz first appearance of the season came in a 1–0 away defeat against Valencia on 17 August 2013.

Two weeks later, Santa Cruz scored his first league goal in a 2–2 away draw against Sevilla on 1 September 2013. His first appearance in the 2013–14 Copa del Rey was in a 3–3 home draw against Osasuna on 8 December 2013. Santa Cruz scored his last goal of the 2013–14 La Liga season in a 2–0 home victory against Villarreal on 21 April 2014. He scored Málaga's first goal in the sixth minute of the match. Santa Cruz concluded the season with six league goals as Málaga avoided relegation by six points.

2014–15 season
Santa Cruz made his 2014–15 La Liga season debut in a 1–0 home victory against Athletic Bilbao on 23 August, playing in the entire 90 minutes of the fixture.

On 17 September 2014, it was announced that Santa Cruz would be one of Málaga's two team captains.

On 4 October, Santa Cruz scored his first goal of the 2014–15 season in a 2–1 home victory against Granada. He scored a double in a 4–1 home victory against Deportivo de La Coruña on 18 December 2014 in the 2014–15 Copa del Rey.

Santa Cruz played in his last match for Málaga on 21 December 2014 in a 2–1 away victory against Elche. The player was in the starting line-up and was substituted off of the field in the 51st minute for Nordin Amrabat. Concluding the fixture, Málaga club president Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani used his Twitter account in order to say goodbye to the Paraguayan striker, saying, "Thank you very much Roque Santa Cruz. You will always be in our hearts. I wish you every success."

Cruz Azul
On 20 December 2014, it was revealed by Santa Cruz's agent, Aproniano Santa Cruz (his father), that the player would join Mexican club Cruz Azul for the 2015 Clausura. It was then confirmed that Santa Cruz would travel to Mexico on 22 December 2014 after playing his final league fixture for Malaga the day before, that the signing itself would cost around €2 million and Santa Cruz's agent assured that it would be a two-year contract. It was then reported by Paraguayan newspaper Última Hora that Santa Cruz would be highest paid player in the Liga MX, with a salary of more than US$200,000 per month and €2 million per year, earning higher than Ronaldinho earned at Querétaro. Cruz Azul doubled his previous annual salary of €900,000 per year. The transfer was officially completed on 29 December 2014.

On 10 January 2015, Santa Cruz debuted for Cruz Azul in the 2014–15 Liga MX season in a 1–0 away victory against Pachuca, being substituted off of the field after 82 minutes for Ismael Valadéz. One week after his debut, Santa Cruz was substituted off of the field after just 14 minutes of the first half in a 1–0 home victory against Santos Laguna on 17 January with reports that he had suffered muscle pain in the outer thigh. It was later reported that he would be sidelined for three weeks.

Upon his return, Santa Cruz scored his first league goal for Cruz Azul in a 2–1 home victory against Tijuana in March 2015. Three weeks later, he scored a double in a 2–0 home victory against Tigres UANL. He scored in the fourth minute of the match and then netted a penalty in the 14th minute to defeat the side who eventually finished in first place of the 2014–15 Clausura Championship. Before departing Cruz Azul, his last goal was in a 1–0 away victory against UNAM in early May 2015.

Loan to Málaga
On 26 August 2015, Santa Cruz returned to former club Málaga after agreeing to a one-year loan deal. On 3 December 2015, he scored in a 2–1 away loss against Mirandés in a Copa del Rey fixture. The game was his second since returning from injury and his first appearance in the squad's starting XI. On 12 December, Santa Cruz stated that his intention was to retire at Málaga.

Santa Cruz scored his first league goal of the season in a 1–1 away draw against Las Palmas on 10 January 2016. The fixture was his fourth league appearance and the first time he would be in the starting line-up for a league match. On 22 May 2016, Málaga-based newspaper Málaga Hoy reported that Santa Cruz was deciding whether to continue playing football or retire. The player's last appearance for the club had come on 24 April when he played just a few minutes at the Vicente Calderón Stadium against Atlético Madrid.

At the end of the club season, Santa Cruz had been removed from Paraguay's 2016 Copa América squad due to a knee problem; his loan with Málaga had concluded; and Mexican club Cruz Azul had communicated that Santa Cruz was not returning for the next season. Several days later, one of the directors of Santa Cruz's former club Olimpia, Ricardo Tavarelli (also the player's brother in-law), announced that he had spoken with Santa Cruz in relation to the player's possible return to the club.

Olimpia Asunción
On 6 June 2016, Santa Cruz arrived in Paraguay for vacation and was greeted by many fans of Olimpia at the airport. He stated to the press that his "wish is to be at Olimpia, it's my house, I left from here".

On 8 June, it was officially confirmed that Santa Cruz had returned to the club after 17 years and would join his teammates for pre-season.

His "second" club debut came after entering the field in the second half of an international match, wearing the shirt number 24, against Boca Juniors on 23 June 2016. His league debut came in a 4–0 victory at home against Deportivo Capiatá on 30 July 2016. Santa Cruz was substituted onto the field in the second half for Fredy Bareiro in the 66th minute, assisting Julián Benítez in scoring his side's third goal two minutes later, then ultimately scoring a goal himself in the 90th minute.

The player then missed his side's next two league fixtures, including the Superclásico against Cerro Porteño, and upon returning he scored again in a 4–3 come back victory against Nacional on 20 August.

Santa Cruz was labelled 'Roque-Mania' by newspaper Versus, who described the 2018 and 2019 seasons as when his return to Olimpia Asunción reached its top, following four consecutive domestic titles under the coaching of Daniel Garnero.

Upon his departure from the club in 2021, Santa Cruz left Olimpia Asunción as its second-highest scorer behind Mauro Caballero, with 91 goals.

Libertad
In September 2021, a transfer for Santa Cruz to Libertad to be able to play the semi-finals of the Copa Sudamericana was announced, but the transfer attempt failed. On 27 December 2021, the 40-year-old Santa Cruz was officially revealed as Club Libertad's signing, announced through Twitter by the club. His signing was at the wish of Horacio Cartes. He joined until 31 December 2022. Before he departed Olimpia Asunción, who was in debt with him, Santa Cruz changed part of the debt payment into an investment of bonds. Following his signing, Santa Cruz was the subject of criticism by Olimpia Asunción fans. Within the first 24 hours of announcing Santa Cruz as Libertad's signing, he lost thousands of Social Media followers who were Olimpia Asunción fans. The transfer was officially complete in January of Paraguay's 2022 summer transfer window.

On 5 July 2022, aged 40 years and 320 days, he scored after an outstanding solo effort in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 against Brazilian side Atletico Paranense, thus becoming the oldest-ever player to score in the Copa Libertadores knock-out stage and the third oldest overall behind Óscar Aguirregaray and Zé Roberto. However, they were knocked-out with an equalizer in stoppage time.

On 7 May 2024, aged 42 years, 8 months and 21 days, during an away game against Deportivo Táchira, he scored the equalizer to rescue his team a point and become the second-oldest Copa Libertadores goalscorer.

International career
Since Santa Cruz already debuted in Paraguay's domestic league, national team coach Paulo César Carpegiani contemplated taking the 17-year-old to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. In 1999, Santa Cruz represented Paraguay's under-20 team before receiving a call up to the senior team when he made his debut aged 17 in a friendly match against Mexico on 28 April 1999. Santa Cruz scored his first goal for Paraguay in a 3–2 loss against Uruguay on 17 June 1999. He had scored a total of ten goals at international level for Paraguay (including U-20) in 1999. Due to his performances and involvement in three major tournaments of that same year (1999 South American Youth Championship, 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 1999 Copa América), Santa Cruz was awarded as the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year by Diario ABC Color and the Paraguayan Football Association.

In 2000, Santa Cruz was selected to represent the under-23 at the 2000 CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament in Brazil, which saw Paraguay fail to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics. He appeared in four matches at the tournament, against Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Peru, scoring a double against the latter.

During the qualification campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Santa Cruz had scored a total of three goals. His first goal came in round nine, when Santa Cruz had scored Paraguay's first goal in the third minute of a 2–0 away victory against Colombia on 7 October 2000. His second goal came in a 5–1 home victory against Peru on 15 November 2000, and Santa Cruz scored his third goal of the 2002 World Cup qualification in a 5–1 home victory against Bolivia on 5 September 2001.

Prior to the World Cup, Santa Cruz scored his eighth international career goal in a 2–1 victory against Sweden in a friendly on 17 May 2002. Santa Cruz scored four goals during the qualification campaign for the 2006 World Cup. His first came in a 2–1 home victory against Ecuador on 15 November 2003, when Santa Cruz had given Paraguay a 1–0 lead in the 29th minute. Santa Cruz then scored Paraguay's only goal in their 4–1 away loss against Brazil on 5 June 2005. Three days later, Santa Cruz scored his third goal of the qualification campaign in a 4–1 home victory against Bolivia in Asunción on 8 June 2005. In round 16 of the qualification campaign, Santa Cruz scored in the 14th minute of the 1–0 home victory against Argentina in Asunción on 3 September 2005. His four goals during the qualification campaign brought him to a tally of 13 international goals for Paraguay.

Santa Cruz did not score his next international goal until two years later, Paraguay's only goal in their 2–1 away victory against Mexico at the Estadio Universitario in Monterrey on 25 March 2007. During the qualification campaign for the 2010 World Cup, Santa Cruz had scored three goals for Paraguay. His first goal came in the 50th minute of a 5–1 home victory against Ecuador on 17 November 2007, Santa Cruz had dribbled into the 18-yard box and scored with a right-footed shot. On 15 June 2008, Santa Cruz scored Paraguay's first goal in their 2–0 home victory against Brazil in Asunción, hitting a far-post tap-in, side footing the ball into the net after receiving it from a corner. Then, in the 49th minute, he received a through ball from Nelson Valdez and dribbled towards the goal to attempt a shot on goal. His shot was initially saved by Brazil goalkeeper Júlio César, but fell into the path of Salvador Cabañas who would score Paraguay's second goal. He scored his 24th international goal for Paraguay with a header in a 2–0 home victory in Asunción against Romania on 11 June 2011, a preparation match for the 2011 Copa América. On 7 June 2013, Santa Cruz scored in a 2–1 home defeat against Chile during a 2014 World Cup qualifier. The goal brought his tally to 26 which made him the all-time leading goal scorer of the Paraguay national team's history. Santa Cruz went on to score two more goals (against Bolivia and Argentina) during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, and also served as the national team captain for the last four fixtures of the campaign. On 18 November 2014, Santa Cruz scored in a 2–1 away friendly defeat against Peru in Lima, which took his tally to 30 goals for the national team.

1999 South American Youth Championship
Santa Cruz was named in the 20-man squad for Paraguay's 1999 South American Youth Championship in Argentina in January. Santa Cruz scored in Paraguay's first match against Bolivia, levelling the scores at 1–1 in the 69th minute as Paraguay went on to win 2–1 on 8 January. In Paraguay's second game against Brazil, Santa Cruz scored in the first minute of the match which ultimately ended in a 1–1 draw on 10 January. Paraguay finished in first place of their respective group with 10 points, qualifying for the second round of the tournament. In Paraguay's third match of the second ground, Santa Cruz scored in the 66th minute of Paraguay's 3–2 victory against Chile on 21 January. Paraguay finished in fourth place of the second round group stage with eight points and subsequently qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
Santa Cruz was selected by coach Mario Jacquet for the 18-man Paraguay U-20 squad for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in April. Santa Cruz was handed the number 9 shirt. He played a full 90 minutes in Paraguay's group stage opener, a 4–0 loss against Germany on 4 April. In Paraguay's second group stage match, Santa Cruz scored in the 26th minute of Paraguay's 3–1 victory against Costa Rica on 7 April. He was substituted off of the field in the 75th minute for Sergio Fernández. Santa Cruz then played 80 minutes of Paraguay's last group stage match, a 2–1 victory against Nigeria on 10 April. Paraguay had obtained six points out of three games, they finished in first place of their respective group and advanced to the round of 16 knockout stages. Paraguay were drawn against Uruguay, where they were losing 2–0 before Santa Cruz scored a 62nd-minute penalty goal. He then scored for Paraguay in the 86th minute to level the scores at 2–2. The match was then decided via penalty shoot-out, where Santa Cruz had scored Paraguay's first penalty. After ten penalty shots had been taken, Santa Cruz took his second penalty shot which was missed. Uruguay subsequently won the penalty shoot-out 10–9.

1999 Copa América
Santa Cruz performances in Paraguay's national youth teams led to a call-up to by national team coach Ever Almeida for the 1999 Copa América held in Paraguay. In Paraguay's second group stage match, Santa Cruz scored a double against tournament invitees Japan on 2 July. Santa Cruz had scored a goal in each half, one goal in the 40th minute of the first half and the other goal in the 86th minute of the second half. Three days later, Santa Cruz scored the only goal for Paraguay in their 1–0 win against Peru on 5 July. Santa Cruz had scored in the 88th minute of the match. Paraguay had finished in first place of their respective group, with seven points, and advanced to the quarter-final stages of the tournament. Paraguay would face Uruguay on 10 July at the Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, where Uruguay won 5–3 via penalty shoot-out having drawn 1–1 in regulation time.

2002 FIFA World Cup
Santa Cruz was included in Cesare Maldini's 23-man squad for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, where he was handed the number 9 shirt. Santa Cruz started in Paraguay's first group stage match against South Africa on 2 June. He scored in the 39th minute, giving Paraguay a 1–0 first half lead, when he latched onto the end of a free-kick by Francisco Arce and headed the ball into the left side of the net. Santa Cruz played a full 90 minutes of the 2–2 draw. He again started in Paraguay's second group stage match against Spain on 7 June. He again played a full 90 minutes of the 3–1 loss and was yellow carded in the 80th minute. On 12 June, Santa Cruz played a full 90 minutes of Paraguay's 3–1 victory against Slovenia. Paraguay finished in second position of their respective with four points, advancing to the round of 16 where they faced Germany on 15 June. Santa Cruz had again started the match as part of the squad's starting XI, however, he was substituted off of the field for Jorge Campos in the 29th minute due to injury in the eventual 1–0 defeat.

Incident with José Luís Chilavert
On 10 June 2013, it was reported that José Luís Chilavert had stated that Santa Cruz had pretended to be injured in order to miss the match against Germany at the round of 16 stage of the 2002 World Cup. Chilavert claimed that this was because Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who at the time was vice president of Bayern Munich (which was the club were Santa Cruz had played at from 1999 to 2007), had visited the hotel that Paraguay were staying at and had apparently told Santa Cruz not to play against Germany.

Francisco Arce defended Santa Cruz, informing that "Chilavert comes out to say stupid things every now and then. Don't believe him. Roque is the most professional person that I have ever met in my time in the national team, he is a man that doesn't have a stain in any place".

Prior to the match in 2002, the media stated that the match would have special significance for Santa Cruz due to playing for a German club. Prior to the match, Santa Cruz said, "I'm very excited – I have been dreaming of this. If I have a chance I will kill them – I know all their tricks. It will be a special game for me against my friends and colleagues from Bayern Munich, but I don't take it as a personal challenge. I have been living there for three years and I like the country very much, but I think they will understand that I must do my best and I won't need motivating. Germany are a powerful team, with players of the highest calibre, and their name is written into World Cup history," and in 2013 Santa Cruz himself then stated to Paraguay's Telefuturo that Chilavert's comments were false because they were stated more than ten years after the incident. Santa Cruz also stated that what had been said was painful because alongside Chilavert he had shared many experiences but the people had seen Santa Cruz play and were aware of his professionalism.

2006 FIFA World Cup
Santa Cruz was in doubt for the 2006 World Cup as he had been recovering from a knee injury, however, he recovered in time for the start of the tournament and was eventually selected in the 23-man squad by coach Aníbal Ruiz. Despite wearing the number 24 shirt during the World Cup qualification campaign, he was handed the number 9 for the tournament. Santa Cruz was part of the starting XI players in Paraguay's first match against England on 10 June. He was partnered upfront alongside Nelson Valdez in the eventual 1–0 loss. Santa Cruz again started in Paraguay's 1–0 loss to Sweden on 15 June, where he was substituted off of the field for Dante López in the 63rd minute. Santa Cruz played a full 90 minutes of Paraguay's third group stage match against Trinidad and Tobago on 20 June, he had assisted Nelson Cuevas with a pass in scoring Paraguay's second goal in the 86th minute of the 2–0 victory. Paraguay finished in third position of their respective group, obtaining three points for their win against Trinidad and Tobago.

2007 Copa América
Santa Cruz was selected for the 2007 Copa América under new coach Gerardo Martino. In Paraguay's first group stage match against Colombia on 28 June, Santa Cruz scored a hat-trick in his side's 5–0 victory. His first goal was a left-footed chip in the 30th minute, his second goal was a right-footed shot in the 46th minute assisted from an Édgar Barreto pass, and his third goal was a header in the 80th minute assisted from a cross by Carlos Bonet. Santa Cruz played a full 90 minutes of Paraguay's 3–1 victory against the United States on 2 July. Santa Cruz was substituted onto the field for Jonathan Santana in the 81st minute of Paraguay's last group stage fixture, a 1–0 loss against Argentina on 5 July. Paraguay had finished in second place of their respective group, having obtained six points from their two wins. They advanced to the quarter final stages where they faced Mexico on 8 July, where Santa Cruz played a full 90 minutes of Paraguay's 6–0 loss.

2010 FIFA World Cup
Santa Cruz scored three times during qualification for the 2010 World Cup, including the opening goal of a 2–0 defeat of Brazil in Asunción, as La Albirroja finished third in the CONMEBOL standings.

Despite injury restricting him to a substitute appearance in the team's opening match of the tournament finals against champions Italy, Santa Cruz went on to start in Paraguay's second and third Group F matches, as well as the round of 16 defeat of Japan in Pretoria. This result took Paraguay to its first ever World Cup quarter-final, where the team lost 0–1 to eventual champions Spain, with Santa Cruz appearing as a 72nd-minute substitute.

2011 Copa América
Santa Cruz was part of Paraguay's starting eleven players for the 2011 Copa América. On 3 July, he played in Paraguay's opening group stage fixture, a 0–0 draw against Ecuador. He played 83 minutes of the match before being substituted off of the field for Pablo Zeballos. In Paraguay's second group stage fixture on 9 July, Santa Cruz Paraguay's first goal in the 54th minute of their 2–2 draw against Brazil in Córdoba. Santa Cruz was awarded as the Man of the Match of the 2–2 draw. His goal brought him to a total of 25 goals for Paraguay, making him the joint all-time leading goal scorer of the Paraguay national team's history, with José Saturnino Cardozo.

On 13 July, Santa Cruz played just 39 minutes of Paraguay's last group stage match against Venezuela before being replaced by Nelson Valdez. The match finished as a 3–3 draw and Paraguay finished in third place of their respective group, with three points, qualifying for the quarter finals stages. On 17 July, Santa Cruz would not take part in Paraguay's quarter final match against Brazil. Paraguay eventually beat Brazil 2–0 via penalty shoot-out and qualified for the semi-final. In Paraguay's semi-final victory against Venezuela on 20 July, Santa Cruz was substituted onto the field in the 73rd minute for Nelson Valdez, however due to an injury, he was substituted off of the field in the 80th minute for Osvaldo Martínez. Paraguay had beat Venezuela 5–3 via penalty shoot-out and qualified for the final where they faced Uruguay at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires on 24 July. Santa Cruz did not take part in the final, where which Paraguay were beaten 3–0 and finished runners-up.

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
On 7 June 2013, in a 2014 World Cup qualification match against Chile, Santa Cruz scored his 26th international goal and became the leading goalscorer for Paraguay. Nevertheless, Paraguay did not qualify for the World Cup.

2015 Copa América and late career
Santa Cruz captained Paraguay in their 2015 Copa América fourth-place campaign, making five appearances, four of which as a starter, scoring no goals. He was also called up for the Copa América Centenario on the following year, but missed out on the tournament through injury. In May 2019, he was named in the preliminary 40-man squad for the 2019 Copa América, but did not make the final cut. As of 2023, his latest appearance for the national team has been in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Peru on 11 November 2016.

Style of play
Santa Cruz was described in his 2010 World Cup profile as having "long caused problems for opposing defences with his natural flair for goalscoring and surging runs into the penalty box".

Personal life
Santa Cruz, who is a naturalised Spanish citizen, married Giselle Tavarelli, the sister of his former national team and Olimpia teammate Ricardo Tavarelli, in 2003. They have a son named Tobias (born 17 December 2003), a daughter named Fiorella (born 11 November 2005), a son named Benjamin (born 2010) and a daughter named Alaia (born in Spain in July 2014). Roque Santa Cruz is a practising Roman Catholic.

His father, Aproniano Santa Cruz, is also his agent, and his mother is Celina. Santa Cruz has a younger brother named Julio who plays for Asunción-based club Nacional, a second brother named Diego who was also a professional football player, and another brother named Oscar who died in 2005.

Santa Cruz is good friends with long-time Bayern Munich teammate Owen Hargreaves, who taught him the English language. Hargreaves and Santa Cruz lived nearby to each other in the city of Manchester while Santa Cruz was playing for Blackburn in 2007.

In 2004, Santa Cruz was the subject of the song "Ich, Roque" by the German band Sportfreunde Stiller.

In a 2006 World Cup edition of German magazine kicker, Santa Cruz was voted the sexiest man to be taking part in the tournament. He was also chosen by the German newspaper Die Welt as the sexiest footballer of the 2006 World Cup. He has appeared on the cover of the German version of Pro Evolution Soccer 6.

On 28 June 2007, during Paraguay's 5–0 group stage victory over Colombia at the 2007 Copa América, Santa Cruz became the 60th player to score a hat-trick in the history of Copa América hat-tricks.

In July 2021, Santa Cruz confessed that former France defender Lilian Thuram was the hardest defender he played against.

Paraguay U20

 * Scores and results list Paraguay U20's goal tally first

Paraguay U23

 * Scores and results list Paraguay U20's goal tally first

Paraguay

 * Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.

Club
Olimpia Asunción
 * Paraguayan Primera División: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2018 Apertura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 Apertura, 2019 Clausura, 2020 Clausura
 * Copa Paraguay: 2021
 * Supercopa Paraguay: 2021

Bayern Munich
 * Bundesliga: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
 * DFB-Pokal: 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
 * DFB-Ligapokal: 2000, 2004
 * UEFA Champions League: 2000–01
 * Intercontinental Cup: 2001

Libertad
 * Paraguayan Primera División: 2022 Apertura, 2023 Apertura, 2023 Clausura
 * Copa Paraguay: 2023
 * Supercopa Paraguay: 2023

International
Paraguay
 * Copa América runner-up: 2011

Individual

 * Blackburn Rovers Player of the Season: 2007–08
 * Paraguayan Footballer of the Year: 1999, 2018
 * Premier League Player of the Month: December 2007

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Talk:Electron spin resonance

Needs for the article

 * Relaxation times
 * Saturation effects
 * Effect of multiple unpaired electrons on an atom/in a molecule - tukan 17:19, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC) and Dirk Beetstra T C 15:15, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Spin traps - Jasoninkid
 * Instrumentation? - Astrochemist 15:37, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The applications section is weak for such a long article. - Astrochemist 15:37, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Content and organization
I moved some of the introductory material to sections further down in the article. This allows the reader to see the contents box more easily. - Astrochemist 03:37, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

I removed the following:
 * "Beyond these considerations, as $$\nu$$ increases the nM J+1 grows exponentially, so high-field EPR spectra are saturated at lower P as compared with X-band measurements."

I deleted the above sentence as I could not readily see how raising a spectrometer's frequency would cause the upper energy state to be more populated. It seems that just the opposite would be true. Am I missing something? - Astrochemist 04:43, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Do we need an animated gif in the final section? How about a simple picture showing several spectra, each at a different microwave frequency? - Astrochemist 02:24, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

 * I don't think so. In fact, a good deal of this article has been written by somebody with a particular interest in high field ESR, hence all the links to Russian stuff. I would suggest that the final section could be spun out to a new article on high field ESR, since the article is already getting on the long side. Good work on this article though - I've been meaning to do it for ages and never got round to it! Chris 08:08, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * PS: Do we really need to give g to all those decimal places? It's given on the g-factor page, though it has a different value there!.

I agree with what you wrote above. I changed the picture with the nitroxide spectra (now a bit fuzzy) and I see that you've altered ge. -- Yesterday I traced the high-field EPR material to a Russian lab's web pages, and added the appropriate link. Since those pages have a copyright notice, I'm not sure how much of their material can be used in this particular Wikipedia article. -- Astrochemist 15:37, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

The g-value section
NMR spectroscopists usually interpret changes in line positions in terms of shielding constants ($$\sigma$$), but EPR spectroscopists usually interpret changes in line positions in terms of g-value variations caused by spin-orbit coupling. This Wikipedia article has both, so I'd like to remove the shielding constant material. (It can always be put back in if I'm wrong.) --  Astrochemist 19:21, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Errors in the article
The magnetic moment of an electron is approximately the Bohr magneton, it is NOT the gyromagnetic ratio of the electron times the Bohr magneton (which would approximately be the Larmor frequency). Changes in the resonance frequency of an electron in a chemical environment do not arise from changes in either the spin angular momentum or the gyromagnetic ratio. The former is a fundamental property of any spin 1/2 particle, while the latter is a fundamental property of the electron. Rather, the coupling of the electron magnetic moment to nuclear magnetic dipoles, or the spin-orbit coupling alters the energy difference between the spin up and spin down states, leading to a frequency change the provides information about the chemical environment. In simpler terms, the local magnetic field an electron experiences depends on it environment, so different chemicals cause slighty different field strengths at the electron, and thus shifted resonance curves (and different linewidths!).

 * The initial version of the above was added anonymously on 21:41, 6 April 2006 192.55.208.10. I believe that the points raised have been corrected. - Astrochemist 19:21, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

EPR questions
How is elecron spin resonance used to date material?

 * I read the following on the BBC news website, concerning the dating of the human footprints in the Americas (article Footprints of 'first Americans' by Paul Rincon - link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4650307.stm).

 * The researchers used radiocarbon dating on shells and animal bones in the sequences and dated mammoth teeth by a technique called electron spin resonance. The sediments themselves were dated by optically stimulated luminescence.

 * Answer: Radiocarbon dating uses, that the composition of Isotopes depends from the age. Usually one uses a mass-spectrometer to measure the composition. I guess, that ESR is used, because its not invasive, so the Object will not be harmed/destroyed by the measurement. The annormal Zeeman-effect leads to different line-structures in ESR-measurement, if you have different Isotopes. From the Absorption-Intensities one can conclude the composition and indirectly the age? I know that this is theoretically possible, but I doubt whether it is an accurate method.

Can ESR be used as a technique for analysis of antioxidants???

 * Answer: Yes kinda, ESR can see free radicals, especially with the use of a spin trap, therefor ESR can see free radicals going away and thus the affect of the antioxidants. - Jasoninkid

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Ashanti's Christmas

Ashanti's Christmas is the third studio album by American singer Ashanti, released on November 18, 2003, by The Inc. Records. Chiefly produced by label head Irv Gotti, it is a follow-up to her second studio album, Chapter II (2003) and her first Christmas album. Ashanti's Christmas consists of ten tracks, featuring four original songs co-penned by Ashanti and six cover versions of Christmas standards and carols, including "The Christmas Song", "Silent Night", "Winter Wonderland" and others.

The album earned largely negative reviews from music critics, who panned its production. Ashanti's Christmas peaked at number 160 on the Billboard 200 and number 43 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. As for singles, Ashanti released a medley which featured the songs "Christmas Time Again", "The Christmas Song", and "Hey Santa". A video was shot for the medley and it received moderate rotation on BET and MTV. A reworked version of the original song "Time of Year" would later appear on Ashanti's second Christmas project, the 2013 EP A Wonderful Christmas with Ashanti.

Critical reception
Ashanti's Christmas earned largely negative reviews from music critics. Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian found that Ashanti exhibits "zip" on Ashanti's Christmas, further writing: "Her pure tones complement a very contemporary minxy streak that's dying to unwrap all those exciting presents. "Hey Santa" is the stand-out: a list of demands ("How about a diamond bracelet, a baby-blue convertible...") delivered with the charm that typifies the rest of the album." Slant Magazine editor Alexa Camp felt that the "production values on Ashanti’s Christmas are so bargain-basement that they actually match the poor girl’s singing abilities. Occasionally (and I stress occasionally), Ashanti’s voice actually outshines the low-budget, Casio keyboard production and Karaoke machine synth strings."

AllMusic editor David Jeffries found that Ashanti's Christmas features Irv Gotti's "least slick and least satisfying production work. Ashanti's voice fits sweet holiday music well, and she could deliver an excellent Christmas album given the chance, but it seems Gotti can't be bothered to surround her with anything worthwhile [...] A drum machine that chugs on and on before someone has the good sense to turn it off takes up the last 30 seconds of the 20-minute album. It's a perfectly lifeless moment that caps off a perfectly humdrum album." In another negative review, Tracy E. Hopkins from Rolling Stone wrote that "if you're looking for spirit, you won't find it on Ashanti's joyless Christmas album." She noted that "the thin-piped songbird nearly redeems herself, however, on the sentimental "Time of Year" and karaoke-worthy covers of Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" and the old standby "Silent Night." But even those songs don't generate enough warmth to shake off the album's bah humbugs."

Chart performance
Ashanti's Christmas debuted at number 167 on the US Billboard 200 in the week of December 6, 2003. It eventually peaked at number 160 two weeks later. It also reached number 13 on the Top Holiday Albums chart. On December 16, 2003, MTV News reported that the album had sold 37,000 copies in the United States.

Credits

 * Milwaukee Buck – engineer
 * Daniel Cooper – marketing
 * Tom Coyne – mastering
 * Ashanti Douglas – vocals
 * Duro – mixing
 * Daniela Federici – cover photo
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User:Rauh/PEP-NG To Do

= PEP-NG To Do =

Client To Do

 * 1) Add Healthcare Relationships Instrument section (see email on PEPNG/ToDo folder).
 * 2) Remove screen that shows the experimental condition and other program/patient info.

Other To Do

 * 1) Joel: Disable right-click flash menu on the tablet (2006-04-20). Assigned to Joel (2006-04-20)

ChangeLog
1.0.3 β Release

 * 1) APRN: Removes medications from the list properly (no more error when removing meds from list).
 * 2) Database: changed field   in table   to Integer to allow for negative values because remove action is coded as -1.
 * 3) Database: Added a log table.
 * 4) section_nurse.asp: Logs errors to the database.
 * 5) section_murse.asp: Deletes all visit information for visits equal or larger than the current before inserting the current visit information.
 * 6) APRN: Navigation buttons are disabled when contacting server and enabled again when server replies either with success or failure. Users can now move on to the next section or return and try again.

1.0.2 β Release

1.0.1 β Release

 * 1) Fixed movie controls for flashed animations.

1.0 β Release

 * 1) APRN: Store all data.
 * 2) APRN: use unit on list only when dose is present.
 * 3) StoreMeds: check if the med is already in the list before adding again.
 * 4) MedInput: implemented unknown and not on the list medications.
 * 5) Report: updated layout
 * 6) MedInput: Change the calcium question to be simply “Did you take a calcium pill during the past month” (ie remove the Tums, Oscal). Most know if they take a calcium pill. Having the Tums, Oscal here is confusing to them.
 * 7) MedInput: Change wording on blood thinner question to “Did you take a blood thinner or a daily aspirin for blood thinning during the past month” (ie remove the “low dose”
 * 8) MedInput: Rearrange the buttons on the “how often” screens so that “Daily” is at the top. (ie reverse the order) (“Seeing “One a week or less” is a case of “Banner Blindness” where the user expects something (daily because that is what they do) on the first line and the brain confabulates? This is an interesting new area of cognitive science/communication science!)
 * 9) Alcohol: changed standard drinks screen.
 * 10) Meds: Change all screens from “do” to “did” and on drink question change to “did you have”
 * 11) Education: For the default and low risk feedback screens, instead of “medicine conflict” have “Medicine Fact”
 * 12) Education: improved the movie loading and navigation.
 * 13) Satisfaction: fixed button.
 * 14) Education: fixed algorithm to select meds so that it loads the default content when there isn't enough content from the interactions.
 * 15) Printout.
 * 16) Printout: symptoms.
 * 17) Load dynamic educational content tailored to patient medication and interactions.
 * 18) Embedded old animations into flash movies.
 * 19) Filled out the education information on risk behaviors.
 * 20) Created and changed pages to display and edit educational info of risk behaviors.
 * 21) Meds: Implemented frequency.
 * 22) Meds: Implemented a complete new alcohol section to follow the format of the other meds sections.
 * 23) Meds: Coded for patient to go back from one medication section back to a previous one. (2006-04-20 Pat Doc)
 * 24) Make meds lists larger (to show the long medicine names). (2006-05-20)
 * 25) Added transition screens before the movie.
 * 26) Changed color of movie progress bar.
 * 27) Nurse: medication unit label is be dynamic, changes when user selects medication.
 * 28) Nurse: parent-child medication system, shows children of all display levels.
 * 29) Coded the movie loader movieclip.
 * 30) SE and Knowledge: added statement about not knowing the answers.
 * 31) loadmeds.asp: added analgesic 52, antihistamine 224 to sleep list.
 * 32) loadmeds.asp: added analgesic 51 to tutorial list.
 * 33) MedInput: changed frequency option text.
 * 34) Tutorial: updated question.
 * 35) Clock: updated the hours list.
 * 36) Clock: finished revised clock. (2006-04-20 Pat Doc)
 * 37) Tutorial: added the pill_bp movie.
 * 38) Coded the movie control buttons.
 * 39) Satisfaction: reverted items back to how they were.
 * 40) Clock: added the list of hours selected.
 * 41) Clock: implemented the new clock.
 * 42) Know and Ed: changed question #2 (Mr. H. takes coated aspirin).
 * 43) MedInput: screen to get the medication frequency.
 * 44) MedInput: changed calcium questions wording.
 * 45) MedInput: adde option for medicine "not on the list".
 * 46) MedInput: moved clear button to the top.
 * 47) MedInput: changed "Do" to "Did" on "you have selected the following" screen.
 * 48) Know: vcenter aligned the questions.
 * 49) Know: Added Question i of n on red color.
 * 50) Know: changed question 8 wording.
 * 51) Demo: added other to the two "where you buy meds" question and made sure that the navigation is jumping the second screen when the "store without pharmacist" is not selected on first screen.
 * SE: Added Statement i of n on red color.
 * SE: Changed question wordings.
 * 1) Demo: change years of school question and "12 or GED".
 * 2) Database: educational tables. (2006-05-10)
 * 3) Login: get nurse and site id along with patient id because this info will be used to select the patient's condition.
 * 4) MedInput: Thyroid section.
 * 5) Satisfaction: added question on whether the animations were relevant.
 * 6) MedInput: scrollbar by page on child medication screen. (2006-05-02)
 * 7) Global: replace "press" or "touch" with "choose". (2006-05-02)
 * 8) Global: change the color of the progress bar to the same color as the scrollbar. (2006-04-30)
 * 9) Global: replace "medication(s)" with "medicine(s)" globally in the client. (2006-04-30)
 * 10) Global: send use back when skipping question - dropped at meeting because user has the right not to answer a question.
 * 11) Global: remove page advance if use double clicks - already done.

"Remaining Fixes Needed for PEP-NG April 20,2006" document released by Pat Neafsey. Above fixes follow this document.

 * 1) List Component: changed colors for rollover and selection. (06-04-03)
 * 2) Server: Page to see which medications a patient took on a certain visit
 * 3) Meds: send info to server and store it in the database.
 * 4) APRN: Put the dropdown words in bold - the way the drug names appear. (06-01-24)
 * 5) APRN: added an “other” option and option to type in name.
 * 6) Changed medication group start questions to:
 * 7) Did you take something for a cold or sinusitis in the past month?
 * 8) Did you take something for allergies or asthma in the past month?
 * 9) Did you take something to help you sleep in the past month?
 * 10) Did you take something for your stomach or for indigestion or gas in the past month?
 * 11) Did you take any vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other supplements in the past month?
 * 12) Education: changed the information and animations.
 * 13) Tutorial: changed the medication list to use the pain relievers.
 * 14) Tutorial: changed question to "Did you take an aspirin this week?"
 * 15) Meds: navigation bug
 * 16) Meds: sinusitis -> sinus
 * 17) load_meds.asp: update query to remove multiple entries when a medication has several categories
 * 18) Meds: The first item on the nested children should be regular strength (or parent)
 * SE: Change to "Touch the box that shows how sure you are about this". (06-02-14)
 * SE: Remove the text "each statement". (06-02-14)
 * 1) Education: changed wording of medicine conflich screens to be more patient oriented and easier to read, less technical, according to Zoe's suggestions of text.
 * 2) Calcium list-clock
 * 3) Education: When program is “analyzing” change wording to “Please wait while we record your answers.”
 * 4) IMPORTANT: Per the original survey, now need the questions/clock on:
 * 5) Did you take something for a cold or sinusitis in the past month?
 * 6) Did you take something for allergies or asthma in the past month?
 * 7) Did you take something to help you sleep in the past month?
 * 8) Did you take something for your stomach or for indigestion or gas in the past month?
 * 9) IMPORTANT: Because focus group participants and first think aloud (key informants) got confused re Vitamin E  and zinc whether they should list all their supplements, we need to remove all of the specific questions about Vitamin E, Zinc, Gingko, Niacin and simply ask 1 question that says (older: Combine non-alcohol choices for substances (gingko, etc.) onto one screen). (Put after the calcium question.) We can get the dosages by having the different strengths listed in the nested children.
 * 10) Meds Section: Remove button to remove meds added by mistake. (05-12-05)
 * 11) Self-Helath: [z—add “Internet” in a box in bottom row next to 800#]
 * 12) Network: improved client and medication loading.
 * 13) Self-Health: [z--APRNs thought “Hypertension” was too big a word in list of conditions. Change to “high blood pressure. PJ, have we looked at this whole list to reduce language? There are a lot of items now.z]
 * 14) Self-health: Change to "How do you find out if a medication you buy over the counter is safe for you to take?". (06-02-14)
 * 15) Self-health: Add "if none, click next". (06-02-14)
 * 16) PEP-NG FlatButton component
 * 17) Tutorial Section
 * 18) Load "practice" med category
 * 19) Screens:
 * 20) medicine alphabet screen
 * 21) scroll bar and “next” button
 * 22) clock
 * 23) Progress Bar bug fix and improvement.
 * 24) Screen with “Years of High School”
 * 25) * This screen needs to be thought out better.
 * 26) * Remove the second high school years screen.
 * 27) * Make boxes square (like letters) and increase font size
 * 28) * Have 3 columns of numbers. 1st column should be 5, 6, 7, 8; 2nd column should be 9, 10, 11, 12, 3rd column should be 13, 14, 15, 16, more than 16
 * 29) * List number boxes horizontally
 * 30) Change “medicine for your heart” question to “low dose aspirin or blood thinner”
 * 31) Have parent on children list as well.
 * 32) Put in the standard drink screen. On alcohol clock screen fix font. Add “Touch the hour…”
 * 33) Re Calcium question: change wording to “Did you take a pill or supplement to get more calcium (such as Tums, Oscal) in the past month?”
 * 34) Clock Scale: Add a "delete" or "clear" button. (05-12-01)
 * 35) Clock Scale: Add button on clock with “I take as needed”
 * 36) Progress indicator that shows where patient is in the program. (05-11-15)
 * 37) Medication database update
 * 38) Structure (05-11-03)
 * 39) Import Data (05-11-03)
 * 40) Data viewing pages (05-11-03)
 * 41) Merge excel files for OTC and Rx. (05-11-28)
 * 42) Make the parent/child assignments of Rx. (05-11-28)# Database Management WebApp, uf! (06-03-03)
 * 43) Verified navigation of demographics section and made sure that it flows well back and forth. (06-1-25)
 * 44) Nurse: There is a blue shadow around the boxes. Change to a more distinct shadow.
 * 45) Nurse: updated the up/down buttons on the visit field.
 * 46) Knowledge: changed title section to "What You Know about Medicines".
 * 47) Scrollbar: change color to  reddish-maroon-orange. (05-12-05)
 * SE: removed "each statement".
 * 1) Global: remove page advance if user double clicks.
 * 2) Medication DB Mgmt: ingredient_categories management
 * 3) Medication DB: consolidated the meds excel files
 * 4) Patient visit is incremented at the start login and can be altered (06-1-9)
 * 5) Meds Section: added a third line to the "do you take any other..." field.
 * 6) Meds Section: remove the specific alcoholism proxy questions because we already get how many drinks they drink a day.
 * 7) Clock Screens: updated instructions to "Touch all the hours that apply. Touch an hour again to add more pills and touch the pills to remove."
 * 8) Fixed the color of the wrong feedback on knowledge.
 * 9) Alcohol Group: Wine glass in the clock scale for alcohol. (05-12-05)
 * 10) Blood Thinner Group
 * 11) * Change the blood thinner question to: “Did you take any other medicine for your heart during the past month?” (05-11-28)
 * 12) Make sure the correct category is stated when the questions “What [name of category] did you use for [name of problem]. (05-12-01)
 * 13) Parent/child medication system. (05-11-13)
 * 14) Create screens and interface
 * 15) Copy interface to all medication  categories
 * 16) Movie parameter to jump straight to a section. (06-02-02)
 * 17) Meds Section: Go to medication list right after touching letter. (05-12-05)
 * 18) Screen with “Which conditions have you had in the past 10 months” has too many boxes. Divide into 4 screens (8 boxes on a screen – spread out more) (05-12-5)
 * 19) * 1st should be (“Which conditions do you have or have you had in the past month”
 * 20) ** Add COPD / emphysema
 * 21) ** Add Asthma
 * 22) ** Hypertension
 * 23) ** Low thyroid
 * 24) ** Diabetes
 * 25) ** Osteoporosis
 * 26) ** Depression
 * 27) ** Ulcer
 * 28) * 2nd should be (“Which other conditions do you have or have you had in the past month”
 * 29) ** Heart attack
 * 30) ** Stroke
 * 31) ** High cholesterol
 * 32) ** Arthritis
 * 33) ** Add Anxiety
 * 34) ** Irregular heartbeat
 * 35) ** Blood clots in the leg
 * 36) ** Cancer
 * 37) * 3rd should be (“What symptoms have you had in the past month?”
 * 38) ** Pain
 * 39) ** Constipation
 * 40) ** Diarrhea
 * 41) ** Allergies
 * 42) ** Cold
 * 43) ** Cough
 * 44) ** Difficulty sleeping
 * 45) ** Fatigue
 * 46) * 4th should be (“What other symptoms have you had in the past month?”
 * 47) ** Easy bruising
 * 48) ** Weak heart / CHF
 * 49) ** Anxiety
 * 50) ** Irregular heartbeat
 * 51) ** Heartburn
 * 52) ** Weight gain
 * 53) ** Weight loss
 * 54) ** Nicotine craving
 * 55) * 5th screen of symptons that may result from side effects and interactions with antihypertensives:
 * 56) ** Leg cramps
 * 57) ** Swollen ankles
 * 58) ** Cold hands
 * 59) ** Dizziness
 * 60) ** Taste change
 * 61) ** Memory change
 * 62) ** Vision change
 * 63) ** Skin change
 * 64) “Which of the following do you do most often…” add something like “if none, go to next” to question. They may not do any of these things.
 * 65) For the screen: "How do you find if an over-the-counter (non-prescription) medication is safe to take with your prescriptions or alcohol?" (Check all that apply). (05-10-1)
 * 66) * Here we probably need a box that says "None." Some patients may never have thought to ask, or seek out, information about possible interactions, and we would want to know that rather than having them select something they haven't actually ever done. Tuck it in next to the long box at bottom.
 * 67) Finding information on non-prescription: change text to “How do you find out what is safe to take with your prescription medications or alcohol?” (05-12-5)
 * 68) NEW SCREEN: “What tools do you use to help you take your medications?” (SAVE for V2.0)
 * 69) * Med box
 * 70) * I just remember
 * 71) * Chart
 * 72) * Calendar
 * 73) * Cup
 * 74) Screen with “Where do you usually buy meds that do not need a prescription”
 * 75) * Change to “Store with pharmacist” and “Store without pharmacist” as 1st two choices.#* This screen has too many boxes, divide into 2 screens. 1st should have (“Where do you usually buy meds that do not need a prescription. Click all that apply.” (05-12-5)
 * 76) ** Internet
 * 77) ** Out of Country
 * 78) ** Store with pharmacist
 * 79) ** Store without pharmacist (note deletion of word “pharmacy”)
 * 80) * If they click on “store without pharmacist” nest another screen with: Where else do you usually buy medications that do not need a prescription (check all that apply). Put the remaining boxes here “Grocery store, Discount store, Health food store, Convenience store” (05-12-5)
 * 81) Change to “Where do you usually buy medicines that do not need a prescription (including vitamins and herbs)?”.
 * 82) Intro screens for each section. (05-10-1)
 * 83) Verify that the wording in the section ending is the short version. (05-12-05)
 * 84) Screen with “Years of High School”
 * 85) * Change to “How many years of school have you completed?”
 * 86) * Change “4” to “4 or GED”
 * 87) Gender screen. Change to “Patient’s Gender” APRN should fill this in and system should save this as well as REALM, Yr Birth for subsequent visits
 * 88) APRN Section: Screen that says “How old are you” should be filled in by APRN. Change screen to say “Patient’s year of birth” (easiest to find on med record)
 * 89) APRN Section: special instructions on medication input should have "none" as default value.
 * 90) Years of high school screen appears on visit 1 only.
 * 91) Screen with “Who helps you with your medications, etc.”
 * 92) * Change to “Just me” “A friend,” “Another relative”, add “It varies”
 * 93) * Change “no one” to “I do it myself”
 * 94) * Add new box “Visiting Nurse”
 * 95) * Add new box “A relative”
 * 96) Screen with “With whom do you live”
 * 97) * Change to “Who do you live with?”
 * 98) * Add “other adult”
 * 99) Screen with “Where do you live”
 * 100) * Add box “Assisted living”
 * 101) Were you born in US: MOVE to just after race question.
 * 102) Race: add “other”
 * 103) APRN Section New Layout (06-1-9)
 * 104) * Alphabet should be horizontal at the top of the screen. (05-12-05) (06-1-9)
 * 105) * Ask APRNs for meds, doses, frequency, special instructions (no problem list for now). (05-12-04). (06-1-9)
 * 106) * The drug list/scroll bar window could be the same size as the list of meds entered and placed on the lower left. (Similar to SPSS format.) (05-12-04) (06-1-9)
 * 107) * “Route” pull down menu for eg.
 * 108) ** Oral (p.o.), Transdermal, Sublingual, Topical, Inhaled, Rectal, Vaginal, Injection, Subcutaneously, Other (room to enter other) (06-1-9)
 * 109) * “Frequency” pull down menu (eg. http://www.drugintel.com/physicians/abbreviations.htm)
 * 110) ** once a day, a.m., p.m., every hour (qh), twice a day (b.i.d), 3 times a day (tid), 4 times a day (qid), every other day, once a week, 3 times weekly, as needed (p,r,n.), right eye, left eye, both eyes, other (room to enter other) (06-1-9)
 * 111) * “Special Instructions” pull down meny (need to be able to check off more than one, eg. take in the a.m.; remain sitting upright for …)
 * 112) ** take in a.m., take in p.m., take with food, take after meals (p.c.), take on an empty stomach, take at bedtime (h.s.), remain sitting upright for 30 minutes after taking, other (room to enter other) (06-1-9)
 * 113) * Under “Remove” need a popup with “Reason for Removing” eg.
 * 114) ** Allergy, Cost, Dose-related adverse side effect, Drug interaction, Improvement in problem, Sexual side effects, Other (room to enter other) (06-1-9)
 * 115) * The problem/dose/frequency/special instructions pull downs should be in the center. (05-12-04) (06-1-9)
 * 116) Top of screen should say “Provider only” not “Nurse only”. (05-12-01) (06-1-9)
 * 117) Arial Black font for Mac (05-11-29) (05-12-01)
 * 118) Randomize slide content (answers) and order of questions – (for future retests, to minimize “learning the test” effect) and possibly randomize sections if it makes sense to do it (?) - not necessary
 * 119) If whole alphabet is used, letters with no medicine attached to it should have a response indicating that “no blood pressure medicines start with the letter __.”
 * 120) Create two versions of section where participants are asked to name their meds
 * 121) Add in a question “how many different kinds of pain relievers do you take?” before asking “what kinds of pain relievers do you take?”
 * 122) Show a list of the medications already inputed into the system. (05-10-26) (05-11-15)
 * 123) Add I don't know button to letter scale. (05-10-9) (05-11-15)
 * 124) Remove questions about “I drank more than I intended to”, from this section and add a short measurement scale for alcohol use. Move this alcohol scale to immediately after the earlier query, “Did you drink wine, beer, or liquor during the past month?” add Yes_ No_  “I never drink” and only give scale if  participant answers Yes or No. (No during past month is not the same as never drinking). # Large scrollbar in list component (05-11-15)
 * 125) Add submit confirmation screen to meds section. (05-09-22) (05-09-22 v.14 ß)
 * 126) Remove questions about "I drank more than I intended to", from this section and add a short measurement scale for alcohol use. Move this alcohol scale to immediately after the earlier query, "Did you drink wine, beer, or liquor during the past month?" add Yes_ No_  "I never drink" and only give scale if  participant answers Yes or No. (No during past month is not the same as never drinking). I AGREE. LET'S TREAT ALCOHOL AS WE DO OTHER SUBSTANCES. THIS WAS THE SHORT 2-ITEM CONJOINT SCREEN FOR HEAVY ALCOHOL USE. WITH THE CLOCK IDEA, WE WILL GET A BETTER VIEW OF HOW MUCH AND HOW OFTEN THEY DRINK. FOR THIS CLOCK CAN WE HAVE A WINE GLASS APPEAR? (AND 2-4 AT A TIME SHOWN IF THEY CLICK REPEATEDLY?) (05-11-15)
 * 127) “Did you take medicine to protect your stomach when taking a pain reliever?
 * 128) Use "Pain Reliever" throughout. (05-9-13) # Change self-efficacy back to knowing. (05-09-21)
 * 129) Touch the box that shows how sure you are about taking these kinds of medicines. (05-09-21) (05-10-11 v.0.15 ß)
 * 130) Check that the  section confirmation page is according to Zoe's proposal. (05-09-21) (05-09-22 v.0.14 ß)
 * 131) Self efficacy instruction should be "Touch the box that shows how sure you are about each statement." (05-09-21) (05-10-10 v.0.15 ß)
 * 132) Transition page: "You have completed this section." (05-10-1) (05-10-10 v.0.15 ß)
 * 133) * Here the centered type is awkward. I think we should make these statements flush left, ragged right and with shorter line lengths (see not below). (05-10-10 v.0.15 ß)
 * 134) * Also, the second sentence seems like it can be eliminated to simplify. The other sentences make sense without it. (05-10-10 v.0.15 ß)
 * 135) Change the sample intervention question on thyroid pills and calcium:
 * 136) Change the answer that says “2 hours after her other medicines” to “4 hours…”. The animation stresses that for thyroid meds, one needs to space calcium and other minerals by 4 hours. (With other meds it is 2 hours). (05-09-22) (05-09-22 v.0.14 ß)
 * 137) Change the “YES…” to “YES, waiting at least 4 hours will not affect the absorption of her thyroid medicine.” (05-09-22) (05-09-22 v.0.14 ß)

Global

 * 1) Page scrollbar is offset.
 * 2) Standardize capitalization of buttons and labels. (06-1-25)
 * 3) Check colors and contrast on the deployment tablet. (05-12-05)
 * 4) Rewrite/redesign the section intro screens. (06-02-01)
 * 5) Fix login section to check if the returned "sucess" variable in the XML file is true or false. (06-02-15)
 * 6) Add scrollbar to the left of lists for left-handed useres. (2006-04-20 Pat Doc)
 * 7) ListClock: Code for the patient to be able to go back to the clock from the list of medications screen. (2006-05-11 Pat Email)
 * 8) SE Section: Good-Bad health icons (smiling, sad?) on self-health scale. (05-12-5)
 * 9) SE Section: Remove question #12 (standard drink) to shorten survey?
 * SE: store the ICD-9 codes for the patient reported problems and symptoms (see file on email "Patient Problem Symptom Codes PEP-NG"). (05-12-01)
 * 1) Know: remove questions #12 and #13 to shorten it? (2006-04-20 Pat Doc)
 * 2) Education: screenshots of animations to connect to education points. (2006-04-20 Pat Doc)
 * 3) APRN: Medication Input Screen
 * 4) Fix dropdown boxes button  - see  Skinning (06-01-24)
 * 5) * The button's size is wrong and has to do with the tailoring of the medication list scrollbar. Need to go over each component and figure how to tailor each independently. It might require coding subclasses of each component.
 * 6) Have the dropdown boxes transform into textfields when use chooses other. (06-01-24)
 * 7) Printout: screenshots of animations to connect to education points. (2006-04-20 Pat Doc)
 * 8) Printout: Printout for controls should list meds, symptoms that patients report. (2006-04-20 Pat Doc)
 * 9) Printout: Maybe list what APRNs entered.
 * 10) APRN: Add a default dose field to the meds. This dose will be automatically loaded and filled out for the aprn when they select a medication from the list. (2006-05-20)
 * 11) Change "contacting server" with a more meaningfull message to the patient like "storing your medications, please wait", "getting educational material", etc. (2006-05-21)
 * 12) MedInput: error storing data when no frequency is selected. (2006-05-29)
 * 13) MedInput: make "Not On List" button below lists "rust" color.
 * 14) Sort the children medication list based on the sort order from the database.
 * 15) Make AM, PM, midnight and noon change color when the hour is selected.

Interface Components

 * 1) Enhanced List Component
 * a list that scrolls one page at a time.
 * might be better if one can set the amount that is scrolled
 * should also allow one to set the width of the scrollbat
 * The list page is something of an unknown right now. Users have demonstrated they would prefer that in previous focus group but I would like to see them try it. If indeed that's the way to go then it will take some time to implement that because it requires meddling/tweaking a component that is deeper into the system. Possible, yes. I have put a lot of hours trying to get it done and could not do it, I know the direction of the solution but it will take some time to get there. What you see today in the first list of the first medication input screen (antihypertensives?) is just a rig that I did. One option is to use the rig in all lists, the end user might not even notice the difference, but it is a shortcut now for work that will have to be done later at some point.

Skinning

 * 1) List component: make actual scrollbar wider
 * 2) ComboBox: scrolbar in the dropdown list should be thin The problem is that it is getting the size from the list scrollbar. Might require coding a new list component with adjustable scrollbar width (06-1-9)

Internal

 * 1) Redo DEBUG_noserver variables. (05-11-10)
 * 2) Sections Framework
 * 3) Section class. (05-12-01)
 * 4) Recode section flow. (6-1-24)

Interaction Server

 * 1) Recode for to check the amount of medication in units of the medication instead of units taken.
 * 2) What to do with "as needed"? (2006-05-20)

load_meds.asp

 * 1) Also load the medications whose children are of the specified categories
 * 2) Use parent-child relational table
 * 3) Load the children sort order too.
 * 4) Sort children by sort number and then name

Medication Database

 * 1) Restructure to have a relationship table for parent-child medication
 * 2) * This is needed because the load_meds.asp script needs to choose the parents that have certain medications as children. The way it is now, we can only get the children that have a certain parent.
 * 3) Fill out all doses and unit fields
 * 4) Add a sort order field to the children so that we can define the order that they appear on the list.

Medication Database Management WebApp

 * 1) Store date_created when inserting ingredient categories. (06-03-07)
 * 2) Store date_modified when updating ingredient categories. (06-03-07)
 * 3) Page to dump the medication database out to a csv file. (06-03-04)

= PEP-NG Documentation =

Client Documentation

 * Users will have a notepad to write down meds that they don't find in the list and the APRN will email those meds to us. (2006-04-20 Pat Doc)

 * Patients are allowed to skip questions because they have the right not to provide information - this was decided with Pat on a meeting around April 20, 2006 (2006-05-02).

Parameters from Browser
These parameter variables should be used only on the top level movie timeline and should not be accessed by child movies or loaded movies to facilitate code management because the variables might change in the future.

The following parameters can be passed to the client through the HTML page using FlashVars:

 * argBrowser
 * Boolean that indicates whether the client is being run inside a browser or not.
 * argURLPrefix
 * String used as a prefix to the connection urls.
 * argSection
 * String that indicates whether the client should jump rith to that section.
 * argVisit
 * Number that overides the patient's visit number, necessary to test some of the section that require a specific visit number.
 * argMedsCache
 * Specifies whether the medications will be loaded using the load_meds.asp script or the static load_meds.xml file (cache). Values can be undefined, false or true. Only true will load from the cache.

Main Timeline / First Level Variables

 * pepPatient
 * Class: Patient
 * The current patient

 * pep_visit
 * deprecated in favor of pepPatient.visit
 * The current visit for this patient

Demographics Section

 * On question "Where do you usually buy medicines that do not need a prescription (including vitamins and herbs)? (Check all that apply)", if user chooses "Store without pharmacist", the next screen asks about what type of store they use. Otherwise, they skip this next screen.

Patient Medication Input Section

 * Medication's children list
 * Shows the parent, then the children, then I don't know.
 * Has a "Not on the list" button below the list.
 * Parent medications should have the union of the children's ingredients

Medication Groups

 * Antihypertensives
 * Anticoagulants
 * Pain Relievers
 * Alcohol
 * Cold and Sinus
 * Allergies and Asthma
 * Sleep
 * Stomach, Indigestion or Gas
 * Calcium
 * Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs and Other Supplements
 * Thyroid

load_meds.asp
Request parameters: none

 * This script returns an XML file with the medications for each medication category used in the client.
 * The categories and their corresponding queries are returned by the script in the field.
 * A medication is returned to be used on the "Unknown Medication" and "Medication Not On List" options.

Codes for patient_medications.time_taken
0-24 - Hours

25 - As needed

title: User:Rauh/PEP-NG To Do