José Cardozo
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| José Cardozo | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú | |
| Date of birth | March 19, 1971 (age 36) | |
| Place of birth | Nueva Italia, Paraguay | |
| Height | 183 cm | |
| Playing position | Head Coach | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Club Olimpia | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1990 1990-1992 1992-1993 1994-1995 1995-2005 2001 2005-2006 |
River Plate FC St. Gallen Universidad Católica Olimpia Toluca Cruz Azul (on loan for 7 games) San Lorenzo |
26 (10) 37 (15) 35 (11) 41 (27) 332 (249) 7 (4) 23 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1991-2006 | Paraguay | 83 (25) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Paraguay |
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| Silver | 2004 Athens | Team Competition | |
José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (born March 19, 1971 in Nueva Italia, Paraguay) is a a former Paraguayan football striker, who currently is coaching Club Olimpia in Paraguay.
Cardozo is the all-time leading scorer for the Paraguayan national team with 24 goals. He played for his country at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. Cardozo was named in the original 2006 World Cup squad, but was injured during training sessions and replaced by Dante López.Cardozo was also an over-age player at the 2004 Summer Olympics, when Paraguay finished second.
Cardozo began his professional career in 1988, making his debut for River Plate of Paraguay. After four years in River, he moved to Swiss club FC St. Gallen, where he played from 1990 to 1992. He returned to South America in 1993, joining Universidad Católica de Chile helping the team reach the 1993 Copa Libertadores de América final. The following year he played for Club Olimpia of Paraguay, from which he moved to Club Toluca of Mexico.
Cardozo made his debut for Toluca in the 1995 season, but only appeared in three games, scoring no goals. However, in the subsequent winter season, he scored 7 goals in 13 games. In his eight years with the team, he has scored a record 249 goals for the club, including 14 in the 2004 Apertura.
Due to his work at Toluca, Cardozo was elected as the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year in the years 2000, 2002 and 2003; and the South American Footballer of the Year in 2002. Despite the fact that he was fiercely opposed to the move, Cardozo was transferred to Argentine team San Lorenzo de Almagro in June, 2005 and finished the season with only 4 goals due to injuries that kept him away from playing several games. However, many critics lambasted Cardozo for refusing to play through the pain. It should be noted that while playing for Toluca, Cardozo fought through the 1997 campaign despite hamstring problems and then played through much of the 2001 season despite suffering a broken wrist in the season opener.
In July of 2006, Cardozo attempted to return to the club he is a fan from, Club Olimpia to finish his career but was unable to play for the club because the signing deadline for players in the Paraguayan league had expired. Due to that he decided to retire from football. In November of 2006, Olimpia's coach Oscar Paulin was fired due to poor performances by the team and Cardozo was named as the interim coach of the Paraguayan club, this being his first experience as a coach. [1]
[edit] Career
- 1988 - 1990 : River Plate - Paraguay
- 1990 - 1992 : FC St. Gallen -
Switzerland - 1992 - 1993 : Universidad Católica -
Chile - 1994 - 1995 : Olimpia Asunción - Paraguay
- 1995 - 2005 : Club Toluca -
Mexico - 2005 - 2006 : San Lorenzo -
Argentina - 2006 - current : Club Olimpia - Paraguay (as head coach)
[edit] Titles
- U-23 South American Champion: 1992 (with Paraguay)
- Copa Libertadores de América finalist: 1993 (with Universidad Catolica)
- Paraguayan League: 1993 (with Olimpia)
- Mexican Champion: Spring 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2000, Open 2002
- Copa Libertadores de América finalist: 2001 (with Cruz Azul)
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2003 (with Toluca)
- Silver medal at the Olympics: 2004 (with Paraguay)
[edit] Awards
- Mexican League Topscorer: 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003
- FIFA World Topscorer of the Year: 2003 (with 58 goals)
- Paraguayan Footballer of the Year: 2000, 2002, 2003
- South American Footballer of the Year: 2002
- All-time scorer for the Paraguayan national team and for Club Toluca
| Preceded by Juan Román Riquelme |
South American Footballer of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Carlos Tévez |
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Paraguay squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Chilavert | 2 Arce | 3 Rivarola | 4 Gamarra | 5 Ayala | 6 Aguilera | 7 Yegros | 8 A. Rojas | 9 Cardozo | 10 Acuña | 11 Sarabia | 12 Aceval | 13 Paredes | 14 R. Rojas | 15 Benítez | 16 Enciso | 17 Brizuela | 18 Ramírez | 19 Morales | 20 Caniza | 21 Campos | 22 Ruiz Díaz | Coach: Carpegiani |
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Paraguay squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Chilavert | 2 Arce | 3 Sarabia | 4 Gamarra | 5 Ayala | 6 Struway | 7 Báez | 8 Alvarenga | 9 Santa Cruz | 10 Acuña | 11 Campos | 12 Villar | 13 Paredes | 14 Gavilán | 15 Bonet | 16 Morínigo | 17 Franco | 18 Cáceres | 19 Sanabria | 20 Cardozo | 21 Caniza | 22 Tavarelli | 23 Cuevas | Coach: Maldini |
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Categories: 1971 births | Living people | Paraguayan footballers | Football (soccer) strikers | FC St. Gallen players | Club Olimpia footballers | San Lorenzo footballers | Olympic competitors for Paraguay | Olympic silver medalists for Paraguay | Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics | FIFA World Cup 1998 players | FIFA World Cup 2002 players
