Raúl Cardozo
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Raúl Ernesto Cardozo is a former Argentine
football defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield
.
Cardozo, nicknamed Pacha started his playing career with Vélez Sársfield
during the 1986-87 season. He went on to play over 350 games for the club. He played during the golden era of the club in the mid 1990s when they won 9 major titles.
Cardozo helped Velez to win their first league title in 25 years when they claimed the Clausura 1993 championship. The following season they won the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Intercontinental.
Velez won both league titles during the 1995-96
season.
In 1997 Cardozo was called up to join the Argentina squad to play in Copa América 1997
.
His last major title with Velez was the Clausura 1998 championship.
In 1999 Cardozo left Velez, he played for a number of different teams: Newell's Old Boys
and Chacarita Juniors
in the Argentine Primera, Nacional
in Uruguay
, where he won a league title, Olimpia in Paraguay
and finally Villa Dálmine
in the lower leagues of Argentine football.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
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Cardozo, nicknamed Pacha started his playing career with Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
during the 1986-87 season. He went on to play over 350 games for the club. He played during the golden era of the club in the mid 1990s when they won 9 major titles.
Cardozo helped Velez to win their first league title in 25 years when they claimed the Clausura 1993 championship. The following season they won the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Intercontinental.
Velez won both league titles during the 1995-96
1995-96 in Argentine football
1995-1996 was the first season in which the Argentine Primera implemented the 3 points for a win system. Vélez Sársfield were double champions, winning both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments...
season.
In 1997 Cardozo was called up to join the Argentina squad to play in Copa América 1997
Copa América 1997
Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from June 11 to June 29, 1997. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.There is no qualifying for the final tournament...
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His last major title with Velez was the Clausura 1998 championship.
In 1999 Cardozo left Velez, he played for a number of different teams: Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...
and Chacarita Juniors
Chacarita Juniors
Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors is an Argentine sports club from Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido in Greater Buenos Aires, which football squad is currently playing in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league system.The club was founded on May 1, 1906, in...
in the Argentine Primera, Nacional
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
, where he won a league title, Olimpia in Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
and finally Villa Dálmine
Villa Dálmine
Club Villa Dálmine is a football club from Campana district in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in Primera C Metropolitana, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system.Due to some financial crisis, the club was named Club...
in the lower leagues of Argentine football.
Vélez Sársfield
- Torneo AperturaApertura and Clausura in Argentine footballThe Apertura and Clausura system is the format currently used by the Primera División Argentina. It was introduced for the 1990-1991 season.-Format:...
: 1995 - Torneo ClausuraApertura and Clausura in Argentine footballThe Apertura and Clausura system is the format currently used by the Primera División Argentina. It was introduced for the 1990-1991 season.-Format:...
: 1993, 1996, 1998 - Copa Libertadores: 1994Copa Libertadores 1994The Copa Libertadores 1994 was won by Vélez Sársfield against São Paulo Futebol Clube in the penalty shootout. Vélez's goalkeeper José Chilavert scored one of the penalty kicks and saved another one.- First Phase :...
- Intercontinental Cup: 19941994 Intercontinental CupThe 1994 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on December 1, 1994 between A.C. Milan, winners of the 1993-94 European Cup, and Vélez Sársfield, winners of the 1994 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo...
- Copa InteramericanaCopa InteramericanaCopa Interamericana was a football trophy contested between the champions of CONMEBOL's Copa Libertadores de América and the winners of CONCACAF's Champions' Cup...
: 1994 - Supercopa SudamericanaSupercopa SudamericanaThe Supercopa Sudamericana , also known as the Supercopa Libertadores João Havelange, Supercopa Libertadores, Supercopa João Havelange or simply Supercopa, was a football club competition contested annually by the past winners of the Copa Libertadores...
: 1996 - Recopa SudamericanaRecopa SudamericanaThe Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
: 1997
External links
- Career details at National Football Teams Argentine Primera statistics