Ramón Cardozo

Ramón Cardozo
Personal information
Full name	Ramón Idalecio Cardozo
Date of birth	23 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Villarrica, Paraguay
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Tacuary
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2016	Tacuary
2007	→ Penafiel (loan)
2010	→ Cerro Porteño (loan)
2012	→ León Huánuco (loan)
2013	→ Nacional (loan)
2013–2014	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)
2014–2016	→ Moreirense (loan)
2016–2017	Deportivo Capiatá
2017	Independiente
2017–2018	Crucero Norte
2018	Independiente
International career
2011	Paraguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2019

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

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ 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)
^ Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo contratado (Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo signed); Mais Futebol, 28 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
^ Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo emprestado mais uma época (Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo loaned another season); Mais Futebol, 2 June 2015 (in Portuguese)
^ "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)
^ Argentina goleó a Paraguay en partido amistoso (Argentina routed Paraguay in friendly match); El País, 25 May 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Ramón Cardozo: ¿El hermano perdido? (Ramón Cardozo: The lost brother?); Dechalaca, 2 February 2012 (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

Ramón Cardozo at BDFA (in Spanish)
Ramón Cardozo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Ramón Cardozo at National-Football-Teams.com
Ramón Cardozo at Soccerway

[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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