Ramón Cardozo

Ramón Idalecio Cardozo (born 23 April 1986) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Ramón Cardozo
Personal information
Full name Ramón Idalecio Cardozo
Date of birth (1986-04-23) 23 April 1986
Place of birth Villarrica, Paraguay
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
Tacuary
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2016 Tacuary 92 (18)
2007 → Penafiel (loan) 7 (1)
2010 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 18 (4)
2012 → León Huánuco (loan) 19 (6)
2013 → Nacional (loan) 16 (2)
2013–2014 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 20 (6)
2014–2016 → Moreirense (loan) 25 (3)
2016–2017 Deportivo Capiatá 4 (1)
2017 Independiente 18 (3)
2017–2018 Crucero Norte 25 (7)
2018 Independiente 8 (0)
National team
2011 Paraguay 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2019

Club career

Born in Villarrica, Guairá Department, Cardozo played most of his professional career with Tacuary. In January 2007 he was loaned to F.C. Penafiel in Portugal, being sparingly used by the second division club during his five-month spell, in an eventual eighth-place finish.

Cardozo returned to Portugal in 2013, going on to represent, always in the Primeira Liga, Vitória F.C.[1] and Moreirense FC.[2][3] Three years later he moved back to his country, signing with Deportivo Capiatá.[4]

International career

Cardozo earned his only cap for Paraguay on 25 May 2011, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Pablo Zeballos in a 2–4 friendly loss against Argentina in Resistencia, Chaco.[5]

Personal life

In spite of the same surname, a similar nickname ("Tacuarita") and physical resemblance, Cardozo was not related to Óscar Cardozo, who was also a footballer and a forward who played with team and individual success with S.L. Benfica, and was also a longtime Paraguay international.[6]

References
  1. Tenham cuidado, ele é perigoso. Ele é o Ramón Cardozo (Be careful, he's dangerous. He's Ramón Cardozo); Rádio Renascença, 17 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
  2. Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo contratado (Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo signed); Mais Futebol, 28 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
  3. Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo emprestado mais uma época (Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo loaned another season); Mais Futebol, 2 June 2015 (in Portuguese)
  4. "Tacuarita" se suma al equipo de la ciudad de los mitos ("Tacuarita" added to team from the city of the myths); D10, 14 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  5. Argentina goleó a Paraguay en partido amistoso (Argentina routed Paraguay in friendly match); El País, 25 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. Ramón Cardozo: ¿El hermano perdido? (Ramón Cardozo: The lost brother?); Dechalaca, 2 February 2012 (in Spanish)
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