José Cardozo
José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (locally [xoˈse satuɾˈnino kaɾˈðoso otaˈsu]; born 19 March 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former footballer. He played as a striker and spent 10 years of his career playing for Toluca and is the club's all-time top goalscorer. He also managed Toluca in 2013 up to 2016.
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Cardozo in 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1971 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nueva Italia, Paraguay | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Unión Pacífico | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | River Plate Asunción | 26 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | St. Gallen | 31 | (12) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Universidad Católica | 35 | (12) | |||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Olimpia | 41 | (27) | |||||||||||
| 1995–2005 | Toluca | 332 | (249) | |||||||||||
| 2001 (loan) | → Cruz Azul | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2005 (loan) | → Pachuca | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | San Lorenzo | 23 | (5) | |||||||||||
| Total | 488 | (315) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | Paraguay U23 | 12 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 1991–2006 | Paraguay | 82 | (25) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Olimpia | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Indios (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Olimpia | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Querétaro | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Olimpia | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Sportivo Luqueño | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Toluca | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Chiapas | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Puebla | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Veracruz | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Guadalajara | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Municipal | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Municipal | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Cardozo earned 82 caps for Paraguay between 1991 and 2006, putting him ninth in their most-capped players of all time, with his haul of 25 international goals the second most for the nation. He represented them at three Copa América tournaments, two FIFA World Cups, and the 2004 Olympic tournament, winning silver in the latter.
Cardozo, while on loan for the tournament, was also a main catalyst and goalscorer for runner-up Cruz Azul in the 2001 Copa Libertadores defeat to Buenos Aires club Boca Jr. After losing at home in Mexico's Azteca Stadium, Cruz Azul went into the Bombonera and won the match 1–0. In the penalty shootout, Boca Jr. converted more to outlast what would've been the first champion from outside of South America.