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 | |
1 Only league games are given. Status: end of career |
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 |