Juan Cruz Real (born 8 October 1976) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Soon after he featured in the lower Argentinian leagues with Independiente Rivadavia, and Almirante Brown de Arrecifes, winning the Torneo Argentino A in 1999.

Cruz Real had a stint overseas in the island of Haiti with Roulado in 2002, and returning to the South American continent in 2003 with Unión San Felipe of Chile.

[2][3][4] In 2004, he went once more overseas to Canada to sign with the Brampton Hitmen of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

[5] He helped Brampton secure a post-season berth by finishing fourth in the Western Conference.