José Saturnino Cardozo
| José Saturnino Cardozo | ||
 José Cardozo (2006)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú | |
| birthday | March 19, 1971 | |
| place of birth | Nueve Italia , Paraguay | |
| size | 183 cm | |
| position | striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1987 | Unión Pacifico | |
| 1988-1990 | River Plate Asunción | |
| 1990-1992 | FC St. Gallen | 30 (12) |
| 1992-1993 | CD Universidad Católica | 38 (20) |
| 1993-1994 | Club Olimpia | |
| 1995-2005 | Deportivo Toluca | 278 (205) |
| 2005-2006 | CA San Lorenzo | 23 (5) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1991-2006 | Paraguay | 83 (25) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2006-2007 | Club Olimpia (Assistant) | |
| 2009-2010 | Club Olimpia | |
| 2011–2012 | Querétaro FC | |
| 2012 | Club Olimpia | |
| 2013 | CS Luqueño | |
| 2013-2016 | Deportivo Toluca | |
| 2016 | Chiapas FC | |
| 2017 | Puebla FC | |
| 2017 | CD Veracruz | |
| 2018– | CD Guadalajara | |
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1 Only league games are given. Status: end of career |
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José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (born March 19, 1971 in Nueva Italia , Paraguay ) is a former striker who is one of the most famous football players in Paraguay. He was a regular on the national team . He was voted Player of the Year in Paraguay three times (2000, 2002, 2003) and in 2002 CONMEBOL named him South America's Footballer of the Year .
Career as a player
Club and national team
Cardozo started his career in 1986 at the age of 15 with Unión Pacifico , a club in his hometown Nueva Italia. He then moved to River Plate Asunción for two years (1988–1990). At the beginning of the 1990s he moved to Europe . He worked for FC St. Gallen in Switzerland , where he scored 12 goals in 30 games. In 1992 he returned to South America and played in Chile for Universidad Católica . There he scored 20 goals in 38 games. Between 1993 and 1994 he was a player at Olimpia Asunción in Paraguay for a year . From January 1995 to June 2005 Cardozo worked for the Mexican first division club Deportivo Toluca and scored 249 goals. He also won four leagues with the club and became a national IFFHS world goalscorer when he scored 58 goals (record) for his club in the 2002/2003 season. Most recently he played for San Lorenzo in Argentina until 2006 .
At the 2004 Olympic football tournament in Athens , the Albirrojos surprisingly won the silver medal and he finished second on the scorers list with five goals.
titles and achievements
National team
- Olympic Games (FIFA / IOC) : 2nd place 2004
society
- IFFHS World Goalscorer (National) (1): 2003 (record with 58 goals)
- League MX top scorer (4)
Personal awards
- Paraguayan Footballer of the Year (3): 2000, 2001, 2003 (record)
- South American Footballer of the Year (1): 2002
Career as a coach
Shortly after retiring in 2006, he was committed to the coaching staff of Olimpia Asunción. In August 2011 he switched to the Mexican club Querétaro FC as a coach . Then he trained again with the Club Olimpia and then the CS Luqueño . In 2013 he returned to Mexico and worked for Deportivo Toluca for three years . He has been under contract with the Mexican record champions Deportivo Guadalajara since 2018 .
Web links
- José Saturnino Cardozo in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- José Saturnino Cardozo in the database of transfermarkt.de (trainer profile)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Los máximos anotadores en la historia del fútbol mexicano. May 31, 2019, accessed August 13, 2019 (Spanish).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Roque Santa Cruz |
Paraguayan Footballer of the Year 2000 |
Roberto Acuña |
| Roberto Acuña | Paraguayan Footballer of the Year 2002, 2003 |
Justo Villar |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cardozo, José Saturnino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cardozo Otazu, José Saturnino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Paraguayan soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nueva Italia , Paraguay |