José Cardozo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cardozo and the second or maternal family name is Otazú.

José Cardozo
Cardozo in 2006
Personal information
Full name José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú
Date of birth (1971-03-19) 19 March 1971
Place of birth Nueva Italia, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Municipal Liberia (Manager)
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 → Cruz Azul (loan) 0 (0)
2005 → Pachuca (loan) 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
2025– Municipal Liberia
Medal record
Representing  Paraguay
Men's Football
2004 Athens Team Competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (locally [xoˈse satuɾˈnino kaɾˈðoso otaˈsu]; born 19 March 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. Known for his prolific scoring ability, Cardozo spent most of his playing career with the Mexican club Deportivo Toluca, where he became the club's all-time leading scorer, with 249 goals in 332 appearances. Cardozo stands as the fourth-highest scorer in the history of Liga MX and is widely regarded as one of the greatest foreign players ever to compete in the league. He was a key figure in Toluca's "golden era," spanning from 1998 to 2002, during which the club won four league titles and cemented one of the most dominant periods in Liga MX history.

Cardozo was awarded Paraguayan Footballer of the Year in 2000, 2002, and 2003. He also was awarded the World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer by the IFFHS for scoring 58 goals in Liga MX's 2002–2003 season. On the international stage, Cardozo made 82 appearances for Paraguay over a fifteen-year period, scoring 25 goals to become the country's second-highest scorer. He represented the national team in three Copa América tournaments, two FIFA World Cups and the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal. At a club level he was a runner-up in two Copa Libertadores.

Early life

José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú was born on 19 March 1971 in Nueva Italia, Central Department, Paraguay, as the eighth of ten siblings. His father, Juan, worked at a refinery and was often absent for long periods to financially support the large family, while his mother, Constanza, managed the household. From an early age, Cardozo expressed a desire to become a professional football player. His mother recalled that he spent most of his time after school playing football, often brought a ball to class, and occasionally skipped school to play.[1]

At twelve years old, Cardozo tried out for Unión Pacífico, a youth club. When asked about his position, he said he played as a "10," the traditional playmaker role associated with creativity and passing. However, he was assigned the position of "9," the classic striker or center forward, responsible for scoring goals—a role he would maintain throughout his professional career.[1] On 27 March 1985, at the age of fourteen, he began playing regularly for Unión Pacífico.[2][3]

Club career

Early career: 1988–1995

Cardozo began his professional career in 1988, making his debut for Paraguay's River Plate Asunción, where he scored 10 goals in 26 appearances.[4] In 1990, he joined the Swiss club FC St. Gallen, his first international experience, where he played until 1992 and scored 12 goals in 30 appearances. He returned to South America in 1993, joining Chile's Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, where he scored 11 goals in 35 appearances.[5] During his time with the club, he competed in the 1992 edition of the Copa Libertadores, where he scored one goal against Chile's Coquimbo Unido in group stage where his team won 5–1. Universidad Católica advanced to Round of 16 but were eliminated by Colombia's América de Cali 0–1.[6] Cardozo also played for the team in the 1993 edition, scoring one goal against Bolivia's Deportivo San José in group stage where his team won 2–5.[7] Universidad Católica finished as runners-up in the 1993 edition, losing the final 5–1 to Brazil's São Paulo.[8] Mexico's Atlante, the reigning champions in their domestic league, expressed interest in signing Cardozo after the cup. He was flown to Mexico to train with the team, but after about 15 days without receiving a formal offer, he returned to Chile.[a][10]

Soon after his return, Cardozo was called up by Club Olimpia, where he played for two years, scoring 27 goals in 41 appearances.[5] In his first year, he won the 1993 Paraguayan Primera División championship, with Olimpia finishing undefeated that season and beating their rivals Cerro Porteño in a tiebreaker match decided by a penalty shootout after a 0–0 draw in regular time. Cardozo successfully converted one of the penalties.[11][12] He scored seven goals in ten appearances during the season.[5][8] Internationally, he represented Olimpia twice in the 1993 Supercopa Libertadores, scoring one goal against Brazil's Flamengo in the group stage, although the team did not advance to the knockout phase.[8][13]

In 1994, Cardozo continued to played for Olimpia, finishing as runners-up in the Paraguayan Primera División after a 1–1 aggregate draw with Cerro Porteño, losing the final match in a penalty shootout.[14][15] During the league he played 22 games and scored 16 goals.[8] Internationally, he participated in the 1994 Supercopa Libertadores, playing two matches but scoring no goals, and in the 1994 Copa Libertadores, where he appeared in nine games and scored three goals: two in a 3–1 aggregate victory over Ecuador's Barcelona de Guayaquil in the round of 16, and another in the semifinals against São Paulo, where Olimpia drew 2–2.[8][16] Cardozo's team was ultimately eliminated in a penalty shootout.[16]

Toluca: 1995–2005

In December 1994, at 23 years old, Cardozo signed with the Mexican club Deportivo Toluca.[17] He made his debut in the 1994–95 Mexican Primera División season on 8 January 1995 in an away match against Tampico Madero, which Toluca lost 2–0.[17][18] At the time of his arrival, the team was in crisis, having not won a league title since the 1974–75 season and facing the threat of relegation.[17][19] In his first season, Cardozo appeared in eight matches and made three goals,[20][21] but was sidelined for about a year and a half due to a knee injury sustained while playing for the Paraguay national team, which worsened during the Mexican league season.[22][23] Although doctors assured him he would recover, the injury was severe enough for Cardozo to fear he might never play professionally again or at least not at the same level.[23] During that period, Toluca was managed by Miguel Ángel López, who did not include Cardozo in the main squad. However, following López's departure in 1996, the club's management gave Cardozo a vote of confidence and assigned him for the upcoming season under the new manager Enrique Meza. Cardozo made his return in Invierno 1997, the first short tournament of the 1997–98 season,[17][23] scoring seven goals in 13 appearances,[24] including a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory over Veracruz.[25] Toluca did not advance to the playoffs that season.[24]

In the following season, Verano 1998, Cardozo helped Toluca secure their first championship in over 23 years.[26] Toluca dominated the regular season, finishing first in the table standings, and advanced through the liguilla (playoffs), ultimately defeating Club Necaxa 6–4 on aggregate in the final. Cardozo scored two goals in the final and finished the season as the league's top goalscorer, with 18 goals in total—13 in the regular season and five in the playoffs.[24] In Invierno 1998, Toluca finished second in the standings but were eliminated by Atlas 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals. Cardozo scored 13 goals, ranking second in the league. In Verano 1999, Toluca topped the table and won the championship, defeating Atlas in a penalty shootout after a 5–5 aggregate in the final.[27] Cardozo scored during the match and successfully converted a penalty in the shootout. The match is widely regarded as one of the greatest finals in Mexican football history.[28] Cardozo concluded the season as the league's top goalscorer with 15 goals.

Following his dominant performance in the tournament and with his contract nearing its end, Cardozo attracted interest from several clubs, including Mexico's Club América, England's Arsenal under Arsène Wenger, Spain's Real Zaragoza and Atlético Madrid, and one unnamed team from Japan.[29][30][31] The connection with Arsenal originated through a Paraguayan national with ties to the club. Zaragoza's offer, meanwhile, fell through after they were unable to match his salary at Toluca.[29] Cardozo said he had originally planned to play in Europe but was nervous about making the move. He ultimately chose to remain at Toluca, both to continue building the team's legacy and out of gratitude for the fans and the club's management, who had supported him during his early years while he was injured.[32]

In his ten years with the team, he has scored a record 249 goals for the club, including 36 goals in 25 matches in the 2002 Apertura. Cardozo was top scorer of the league four times (Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Apertura 2002, and Clausura 2003). He moved to the 4th spot in the list of all-time top scorers in the Mexico Primera Division after Jared Borgetti scored his 250th goal with Monarcas Morelia.

Cardozo was a key figure in Toluca's "golden era," spanning from 1998 to 2002, during which the club won four league titles and cemented one of the most dominant periods in Liga MX history.[33][34] Under the coaches Meza (1997–2000) and Ricardo La Volpe (2001–2002), the team was known for its precise, attack-minded style of play and frequently won by large goal margins, with Cardozo serving as the central figure.[19]

Due to his work at Toluca, Cardozo was elected as the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year in the years 2000, 2002 and 2003; and the South American Footballer of the Year in 2002. While playing for Toluca, Cardozo struggled through the 1997 campaign with hamstring problems and then played through much of the 2001 season despite suffering a broken wrist in the season opener. Cardozo is the all-time leading scorer for Toluca, with 249 goals in 332 appearances.[35][36] He is widely regarded as one of the best foreign players to ever compete in Mexico's Liga MX.[37][38] During his time with Toluca, he earned the nicknames El Diablo Mayor (The Master Devil), a reference to the club’s devil mascot, and El Príncipe Guaraní (The Guaraní Prince), in homage to his Guaraní heritage.[39]

On 26 June 2001, shortly after the Copa Libertadores Final, Cardozo’s representative, Alejandro Mancuso, confirmed that the player was being pursued by Argentina's River Plate, amid rumors of an US$8 million offer. Cardozo remained in Buenos Aires after the final to consider the proposal and stated that he was interested in joining either River Plate or Boca Juniors, the latter having shown interest in him several years earlier. He commented, "If I make a change, it’s not because they might pay me more or anything like that. I'm coming because I want to play for a big club here, and that's all."[40]

Later career, retirement: 2005–2006

Cardozo left Toluca in July 2005 to join San Lorenzo de Almagro on a contract worth US$400,000. He stated that he had received offers from clubs in Mexico, Qatar and Japan but chose San Lorenzo for its reputation as one of Argentina's Big Five football clubs, for the challenge of competing at that level, and to be closer to his family in Paraguay. During negotiations, club manager Gustavo Alfaro and president Rafael Savino (es) traveled from Argentina to Mexico to meet with Cardozo and persuade him to join the team. At 34 years old, Cardozo expressed happiness and optimism about continuing his career with the team.[41][42] Cardozo was San Lorenzo's fifth player signing of the 2005–06 Argentine Primera División season and made his debut against Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield.[b][44][45]

However, his career with San Lorenzo was plagued with injuries.[46] In August, he suffered a muscle injury on his left calf in the first half of a match against Club Estudiantes de La Plata and was out for three weeks.[47] Despite not being fully recovered, he scored his first two goals in September for the club in an away game against Rosario Central, which San Lorenzo won 0–4; Cardozo entered the match in the second half and scored both goals.[48] In November, he scored two more goals in a 4–2 victory against Newell's Old Boys, though he noted that he was not in peak form and still had lingering injuries.[49] He scored his last goal with San Lorenzo in February 2006 against Club Olimpo in a 2–0 victory.[50] Cardozo spent less than twelve months in San Lorenzo, where he played 22 matches and scored 5 goals.[51]

In July 2006,[52] at age 35, Cardozo reached a verbal agreement to play for Uruguay's Peñarol for the remainder of the calendar year.[53] The deal reportedly included a monthly salary of about US$20,000, along with a house in Carrasco, Montevideo, and a vehicle. However, the agreement was delayed and never finalized. Cardozo later revealed that he had also received a US$1 million offer from a Major League Soccer (MLS) team in the United States but declined it.[54] He then attempted to return to Paraguay to play for Olimpia before retiring, but the league's transfer deadline had already passed, preventing the move.[55][56] As a result, Cardozo decided to retire from professional football and became the Olimpia's club manager in November.[56]

In January 2008, Cardozo resumed training and announced a potential return to professional football through negotiations with the MLS team Chivas USA, confirming that talks were well underway. In an interview, he stated that he had not lost hope of playing professionally again. However, the deal ultimately did not materialize.[57] Later that year in June, a farewell match was held for Cardozo at Toluca’s home ground, Estadio Nemesio Diez.[58] In front of a sellout crowd, Cardozo’s team—composed of Toluca's 1998 squad—faced a side that included several players from Mexico's 1994 FIFA World Cup team.[59] When Cardozo was substituted a few minutes before the final whistle, the match was briefly paused as players and fans paid tribute to him.[60] As he left the pitch, the crowd chanted in Spanish, "Te queremos, Cardozo, te queremos" ("We love you, Cardozo, we love you").[61] Cardozo scored both goals in his team’s 2–1 victory.[62] After the match, he took a celebratory lap around the pitch, carried on his teammates' shoulders as fans cheered from the stands.[63]

Paraguay national team

Cardozo was called up to the Paraguay national football team in 1991 while playing for FC St. Gallen.[14] He made his international debut on 14 June 1991 in a Copa Paz del Chaco friendly match against Bolivia, which Paraguay won 1–0. On 12 July 1991,[64] Cardozo scored his first international goal with the national football team in a 1991 Copa América match against Argentina, in which Paraguay lost 4–1.[14][65] In his tenth cap with the team, Cardozo scored his second international goal on 22 June 1995 against New Zealand in the Copa Centenario del Fútbol Chileno (es), a match Paraguay won 3–2 to claim the tournament title.[64][66] Cardozo again represented Paraguay in the 1995 Copa América, where he scored a goal against Mexico, securing a 2–1 victory, and another against Venezuela in a 3–2 win, both in group stage. Paraguay were ultimately eliminated by Colombia in the quarterfinals after a penalty shootout.[67] In the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Cardozo represented Paraguay in five matches, scoring one goal from a penalty against Uruguay to secure a 3–1 home victory.[68] Paraguay qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, finishing second in the CONMEBOL standings behind Argentina.[69]

Cardozo was the all-time leading scorer for the Paraguay national team, with 25 goals, until 2013, with the record being broken by Roque Santa Cruz.[70] He played for his country at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups and was named in the original 2006 World Cup squad but he was injured during training sessions and replaced by Dante López. Cardozo was also an over-age player at the 2004 Summer Olympics, when Paraguay finished second. On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, he played in a preparation game against the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo in the city of Algarve, resulting in a 5–0 defeat.[71] He scored a hat-trick against Uruguay in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, with the final result being 4–1.

International goals

Paraguay U23

Score and Result list Paraguay's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 August 2004 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  Japan 2–1 4–3[72] 2004 Summer Olympics
2. 3–1
3. 21 August 2004 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  South Korea 2–0 3–2[73] 2004 Summer Olympics
4. 24 August 2004 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  Iraq 1–0 3–1[74] 2004 Summer Olympics
5. 2–0

Paraguay

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 July 1991 Concepción, Chile  Argentina 1–4 Loss 1991 Copa América
2. 22 June 1995 Santiago, Chile  New Zealand 3–2 Win 1995 Copa Centenario
3. 6 July 1995 Maldonado, Uruguay  Mexico 2–1 Win 1995 Copa América
4. 12 July 1995 Maldonado, Uruguay  Venezuela 3–2 Win 1995 Copa América
5. 26 July 1996 Asunción, Paraguay  Bolivia 2–0 Win Friendly
6. 30 April 1997 Asunción, Paraguay  Uruguay 3–1 Win 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 3 June 1998 București, Romania  Romania 2–3 Loss Friendly
8. 24 June 1998 Toulouse, France  Nigeria 3–1[75] Win 1998 FIFA World Cup
9. 29 June 2000 Santiago, Chile  Chile 1–3 Loss 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 2 September 2000 Asunción, Paraguay Venezuela 3–0 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 15 November 2000 Asunción, Paraguay  Peru 5–1 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 24 April 2001 Quito, Ecuador  Ecuador 1–2 Loss 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 5 September 2001 Asunción, Paraguay Bolivia 5–1 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 5 September 2001 Asunción, Paraguay Bolivia 5–1 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
15. 13 February 2002 Ciudad del Este, Paraguay Bolivia 2–2 Draw Friendly
16. 26 March 2003 San Diego, United States Mexico 1–1 Draw Friendly
17. 10 September 2003 Asunción, Paraguay Uruguay 4–1 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
18. 10 September 2003 Asunción, Paraguay Uruguay 4–1 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
19. 10 September 2003 Asunción, Paraguay Uruguay 4–1 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
20. 15 November 2003 Asunción, Paraguay Ecuador 2–1 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
21. 1 June 2004 La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia 1–2 Loss 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
22. 19 January 2005 Los Angeles, United States  South Korea 1–1 Draw Friendly
23. 27 March 2005 Quito, Ecuador Ecuador 2–5 Loss 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
24. 30 March 2005 Asunción, Paraguay Chile 2–1 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
25. 27 May 2006 Aarhus, Denmark  Denmark 1–1[76] Draw Friendly
[77]

Goals in Deportivo Toluca F.C.

Result Location Date Competition Fixture Goals
Morelia 1 2 Toluca Morelia 12 March 1995 Liga MX 29
Toluca 4 2 Atlante Toluca 19 March 1995 Liga MX 30
Toluca 1 2 Veracruz Toluca 23 April 1995 Liga MX 36
Toluca 5 0 Tecos Toluca 17 Aug 1996 Liga MX 2
Toluca 1 0 Monterrey Toluca 14 de Sept 1996 Liga MX 6
Veracruz 1 1 Toluca Veracruz 21 Sept 1996 Liga MX 7
Toluca 1 0 Toros Neza Toluca 19 Oct 1996 Liga MX 11
Pumas 0 3 Toluca Ciudad de México 25 Oct 1996 Liga MX 12
Toluca 4 0 Cruz Azul Toluca 24 Nov 1996 Liga MX 17
Atlante 3 2 Toluca Ciudad de México 2 Feb 1997 Liga MX 4
Toluca 4 0 Atlas Toluca 8 March 1997 Liga MX 9
Toluca 4 0 Veracruz Toluca 30 Aug 1997 Liga MX 8
Atlas 1 1 Toluca Guadalajara 6 Sept 1997 Liga MX 9
América 4 2 Toluca Ciudad de México 29 Sept 1997 Liga MX 13
Toluca 4 0 Santos Toluca 15 Oct 1997 Liga MX 15
Toluca 1 1 Atlante Toluca 26 Oct 1997 Liga MX 17
Toluca 2 1 Monterrey Toluca 3 Jan 1998 Liga MX 1
Tigres 2 2 Toluca San Nicolás de los Garza 10 Jan 1998 Liga MX 2
Toluca 2 0 Necaxa Toluca 17 Jan 1998 Liga MX 3
Cruz Azul 3 1 Toluca Ciudad de México 24 Jan 1998 Liga MX 4
León 1 5 Toluca León 1 Feb 1998 Liga MX 6
Toluca 4 1 Atlas Toluca 21 Feb 1998 Liga MX 9
Puebla 3 1 Toluca Puebla 1 Mar 1998 Liga MX 10
Toluca 2 1 Tecos Toluca 7 Mar 1998 Liga MX 11
Toluca 1 3 América Toluca 15 Mar 1998 Liga MX 13
Toluca 4 1 Toros Neza Toluca 21 Mar 1998 Liga MX 14
Santos 1 3 Toluca Torreón 25 Mar 1998 Liga MX 15
Toluca 2 1 Pumas Toluca 29 Mar 1998 Liga MX 16
Atlante 0 1 Toluca Ciudad de México 15 Apr 1998 Liga MX 4tos. de final, ida
Toluca 5 1 Atlante Toluca 18 Apr 1998 Liga MX 4tos. de final, vuelta
Toluca 5 2 Necaxa Toluca 10 May 1998 Liga MX Final, vuelta
Necaxa 1 4 Toluca Querétaro 23 Aug 1998 Liga MX 4
Guadalajara 0 4 Toluca Guadalajara 6 Sept 1998 Liga MX 6
Pumas 1 1 Toluca Ciudad de México 13 Sept 1998 Liga MX 7
Toluca 2 1 Toros Neza Toluca 3 Oct 1998 Liga MX 10
Monterrey 0 3 Toluca Monterrey 10 Oct 1998 Liga MX 11
Toluca 3 0 Cruz Azul Toluca 17 Oct 1998 Liga MX 12
Toluca 3 1 Atlas Toluca 31 Oct 1998 Liga MX 14
Toluca 5 0 León Toluca 14 Nov 1998 Liga MX 16
Tecos 1 1 Toluca Zapopan 22 Nov 1998 Liga MX 17
Toluca 3 2 Santos Toluca 23 Jan 1999 Liga MX 2
Tigres 4 4 Toluca San Nicolás de los Garza 27 Jan 1999 Liga MX 3
Toluca 3 1 Necaxa Toluca 30 Jan 1999 Liga MX 4
Toluca 3 0 América Toluca 17 Mar 1999 Liga MX 9
Toros Neza 1 6 Toluca Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl 21 Mar 1999 Liga MX 10
Toluca 4 0 Monterrey Toluca 28 Mar 1999 Liga MX 11
Atlas 3 3 Toluca Guadalajara 17 Abr 1999 Liga MX 14
Toluca 5 2 Celaya Toluca 24 Abr 1999 Liga MX 15
Toluca 3 2 Tecos Toluca 9 May 1999 Liga MX 17
Necaxa 1 3 Toluca Ciudad de México 19 May 1999 Liga MX 4tos. de final, ida
Toluca 1 2 Necaxa Toluca 22 May 1999 Liga MX 4tos. de final, vuelta
Santos 1 1 Toluca Torreón 26 May 1999 Liga MX Semifinales, ida
Atlas 3 3 Toluca Guadalajara 3 Jun 1999 Liga MX Final, ida
Toluca 2 2 Atlas Toluca 6 Jun 1999 Liga MX Final, vuelta
Toluca 5 4 Atlas Toluca 6 Jun 1999 Liga MX Definición por penales
Cruz Azul 1 1 Toluca Los Ángeles 8 Aug 1999 Pre-Pre Libertadores 1
Tecos 1 2 Toluca Guadalajara 14 Aug 1999 Liga MX 1
Guadalajara 1 2 Toluca Dallas 18 Aug 1999 Pre-Pre Libertadores 3
Toluca 2 0 Pumas Toluca 4 Sept 1999 Liga MX 4
Toluca 2 1 Tigres Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl 18 Sept 1999 Liga MX 6
Toluca 6 1 Toros Neza Toluca 25 Sept 1999 Liga MX 8
Toluca 5 2 Celaya Toluca 9 Oct 1999 Liga MX 10
León 2 5 Toluca León 17 Oct 1999 Liga MX 11
Toluca 1 0 Guadalajara Toluca 23 Oct 1999 Liga MX 12
Cruz Azul 2 2 Toluca Ciudad de México 13 Nov 1999 Liga MX 16
Pumas 3 6 Toluca Querétaro 6 Feb 2000 Liga MX 4
Toluca 5 0 Puebla Toluca 12 Feb 2000 Liga MX 5
Tigres 1 2 Toluca San Nicolás de los Garza 22 Mar 2000 (rescheduled) Liga MX 6
Toluca 2 4 América Toluca 26 Feb 2000 Liga MX 7
Toluca 2 1 Atlas Toluca 11 Mar 2000 Liga MX 9
Celaya 2 3 Toluca Celaya 18 Mar 2000 Liga MX 10
Toluca 2 0 Atlante Toluca 8 Apr 2000 Liga MX 13
Toluca 3 1 Necaxa Toluca 15 Apr2000 Liga MX 14
Pachuca 2 4 Toluca Pachuca 7 May 2000 Liga MX 17
Toluca 7 0 Puebla Toluca 20 May 2000 Liga MX 4tos. de final, vuelta
Guadalajara 1 4 Toluca Guadalajara 24 May 2000 Liga MX Semifinales, ida
Toluca 2 2 Guadalajara Toluca 27 May 2000 Liga MX Semifinales, vuelta
Toluca 5 1 Santos Toluca 3 Jun 2000 Liga MX Final, vuelta
Toluca 1 2 Tigres Toluca 19 Aug 2000 Liga MX 4
Pumas 1 2 Toluca Ciudad de México 26 Aug 2000 Liga MX 5
Millonarios 5 5 Toluca Bogotá 10 Oct 2000 Copa Merconorte 6
Toluca 4 3 Atlas Toluca 14 Oct 2000 Liga MX 11
América 0 2 Toluca Ciudad de México 29 Nov 2000 Liga MX 4tos. de final, ida
Toluca 2 4 América Toluca 2 Dec 2000 Liga MX 4tos. de final, vuelta
Atlas 3 3 Toluca Guadalajara 6 Dec 2000 Liga MX Semifinales, ida
Toluca 3 1 Atlas Toluca 9 Dec 2000 Liga MX Semifinales, vuelta
Morelia 3 1 Toluca Morelia 13 Dec 2000 Liga MX Final, ida
Toluca 2 0 Morelia Toluca 16 Dec 2000 Liga MX Final, vuelta
Toluca 3 5 Pachuca Toluca 6 Jan 2001 Liga MX 1
Toluca 2 2 Pumas Toluca 3 Feb 2001 Liga MX 5
Toluca 1 3 Tecos Toluca 14 Feb 2001 Liga MX 7
Santos 2 2 Toluca Torreón 4 Mar 2001 Liga MX 10
Atlas 4 4 Toluca Guadalajara 10 Mar 2001 Liga MX 11
Toluca 1 2 Necaxa Toluca 17 Mar 2001 Liga MX 12
Toluca 4 2 Irapuato Toluca 31 Mar 2001 Liga MX 14
Toluca 3 1 León Toluca 21 July 2001 Liga MX 1
Necaxa 2 2 Toluca Ciudad de México 28 July 2001 Liga MX 2
Toluca 3 1 Atlas Dallas 1 Aug 2001 Pre-Pre Libertadores 2
Toluca 2 2 Cruz Azul California 29 Aug 2001 Pre-Pre Libertadores 4
Atlante 2 3 Toluca Ciudad de México 15 Sept 2001 Liga MX 9
Tigres 1 1 Toluca San Nicolás de los Garza 13 Oct 2001 Liga MX 13
Atlas 0 3 Toluca Guadalajara 27 Oct 2001 Liga MX 15
Pachuca 1 1 Toluca Pachuca 5 Dec 2001 Liga MX Semifinales, ida
Toluca 2 4 Pachuca Toluca 8 Dec 2001 Liga MX Semifinales, vuelta
Toluca 5 1 Puebla Toluca 19 Jan 2002 Liga MX 3
Guadalajara 0 3 Toluca Guadalajara 10 Feb 2002 Liga MX 6
Toluca 2 1 América Toluca 9 Mar 2002 Liga MX 11
Pachuca 1 2 Toluca Pachuca 17 Mar 2002 Liga MX 12
Toluca 3 1 Tigres Toluca 23 Mar 2002 Liga MX 13
Toluca 5 1 Atlas Toluca 6 Apr 2002 Liga MX 15
Toluca 3 1 La Piedad Toluca 13 Apr2002 Liga MX 17
Toluca 3 0 Necaxa Toluca 3 Aug 2002 Liga MX 1
Atlante 2 3 Toluca Ciudad de México 11 Aug 2002 Liga MX 2
Toluca 4 1 Morelia Toluca 17 Aug 2002 Liga MX 3
Pumas 1 4 Toluca Ciudad de México 25 Aug 2002 Liga MX 4
Celaya 2 2 Toluca Celaya 11 Sept 2002 Liga MX 7
Querétaro 0 2 Toluca Querétaro 22 Sept 2002 Liga MX 9
Toluca 4 1 Puebla Toluca 28 Sept 2002 Liga MX 10
América 1 2 Toluca Ciudad de México 6 Oct 2002 Liga MX 11
Toluca 5 1 Chiapas Toluca 12 Oct 2002 Liga MX 12
Cruz Azul 1 1 Toluca Ciudad de México 16 Oct 2002 Liga MX 13
Toluca 6 0 Tecos Toluca 19 Oct 2002 Liga MX 14
Tigres 2 2 Toluca San Nicolás de los Garza 27 Oct 2002 Liga MX 15
Toluca 5 1 Pachuca Toluca 2 Nov 2002 Liga MX 16
Guadalajara 3 3 Toluca Guadalajara 10 Nov 2002 Liga MX 17
Toluca 3 1 San Luis Toluca 16 Nov 2002 Liga MX 18
Santos 5 2 Toluca Torreón 24 Nov 2002 Liga MX 19
Guadalajara 2 1 Toluca Guadalajara 4 Dec 2002 Liga MX 4tos. de final, ida
Toluca 3 0 Guadalajara Toluca 7 Dec 2002 Liga MX 4tos. de final, vuelta
Santos 3 5 Toluca Torreón 11 Dec 2002 Liga MX Semifinal, ida
Toluca 2 1 Santos Toluca 14 Dec 2002 Liga MX Semifinal, vuelta
Toluca 4 1 Morelia Toluca 21 Dec 2002 Liga MX Final, vuelta
Toluca 2 3 Atlante Toluca 18 Jan 2003 Liga MX 2
Morelia 1 1 Toluca Morelia 25 Jan 2003 Liga MX 3
Toluca 5 1 Pumas Toluca 1 Feb 2003 Liga MX 4
Toluca 3 1 Monterrey Toluca 1 Feb 2003 Liga MX 6
Toluca 4 1 Colibríes Toluca 22 Feb 2003 Liga MX 7
Toluca 4 0 Querétaro Toluca 8 Mar 2003 Liga MX 9
Toluca 3 0 América Toluca 22 Mar 2003 Liga MX 11
Toluca 1 3 Cruz Azul Toluca 6 Apr 2003 Liga MX 13
Municipal 1 2 Toluca Guatemala 9 Apr 2003 Copa de Campeones de la CONCACAF 4tos. de final, ida
Toluca 3 1 Tigres Toluca 19 Apr 2003 Liga MX 13
Pachuca 0 1 Toluca Pachuca 27 Apr 2003 Liga MX 16
San Luis 2 3 Toluca San Luis 10 May 2003 Liga MX 18
Toluca 4 3 Santos Toluca 17 May2003 Liga MX 19
Tigres 2 2 Toluca San Nicolás de los Garza 31 May 2003 Liga MX 4tos. de final, vuelta
Toluca 3 4 Atlante Toluca 2 Aug 2003 Liga MX 1
Toluca 3 4 Pachuca Toluca 16 Aug 2003 Liga MX 3
Toluca 2 1 Guadalajara Toluca 21 Sept 2003 Liga MX 8
Pumas 3 2 Toluca Ciudad de México 5 Oct 2003 Liga MX 11
Veracruz 2 3 Toluca Veracruz 18 Oct 2003 Liga MX 13
Toluca 2 1 Tecos Toluca 22 Oct 2003 Liga MX 14
Toluca 6 0 América Toluca 1 Nov 2003 Liga MX 16
Toluca 5 0 San Luis Toluca 11 Nov 2003 Liga MX 18
Santos 3 2 Toluca Torreón 22 Nov 2003 Liga MX 19
Toluca 4 0 Guadalajara Toluca 26 Nov 2003 Liga MX Repechaje, ida
Guadalajara 4 2 Toluca Guadalajara 29 Nov 2003 Liga MX Repechaje, vuelta
Toluca 2 2 Pumas Toluca 3 Dec 2003 Liga MX 4tos. de final, ida
Toluca 1 0 Tigres Toluca 10 Dec 2003 Liga MX Semifinales, ida
Toluca 3 2 Tigres Toluca 21 Feb 2004 Liga MX 6
Toluca 2 2 Necaxa Toluca 7 Mar 2004 Liga MX 9
Toluca 2 2 Veracruz Toluca 4 Apr 2004 Liga MX 13
Tecos 1 2 Toluca Zapopan 11 Apr 2004 Liga MX 14
América 2 1 Toluca Ciudad de México 25 Apr 2004 Liga MX 16
Toluca 2 2 Atlas Toluca 1 May 2004 Liga MX 17
Toluca 4 1 Santos Toluca 15 May 2004 Liga MX 19
Atlante 2 1 Toluca Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl 15 Sept 2004 Liga MX 5
Toluca 3 2 Pachuca Toluca 18 Sept 2004 Liga MX 6
Toluca 1 1 Tecos Toluca 25 Sept 2004 Liga MX 7
Toluca 4 1 Tigres Toluca 2 Oct 2004 Liga MX 9
Cruz Azul 1 3 Toluca Ciudad de México 16 Oct 2004 Liga MX 10
Sinaloa 1 3 Toluca Culiacán 23 Oct 2004 Liga MX 12
Chiapas 1 3 Toluca Tuxtla Gutiérrez 13 Nov 2004 Liga MX 16
Toluca 4 0 Monterrey Toluca 21 Nov 2004 Liga MX 17
Atlante 4 2 Toluca Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl 24 Nov 2004 Liga MX 4tos. de final, ida
Toluca 3 4 Atlante Toluca 27 Nov 2004 Liga MX 4tos. de final, vuelta
Toluca 2 1 América California 2 Jan 2005 Interliga 1
Toluca 2 1 Guadalajara Toluca 29 Jan 2005 Liga MX 3
Pumas 1 2 Deportivo Toluca Ciudad de México 6 Feb 2005 Liga MX 4
Toluca 1 0 Atlante Toluca 12 Feb 2005 Liga MX 5
Pachuca 1 1 Toluca Pachuca 20 Feb 2005 Liga MX 6
Toluca 2 0 Santos Toluca 21 Apr 2005 Liga MX 14

Goals per rival in Liga MX

Rival Nº goles Torneos
Atlas 22 21 Liga, 1 Pre-Pre Libertadores
Santos 22 Liga
América 18 16 Liga, 2 InterLiga
Atlante 18 Liga
Tigres 18 Liga
Guadalajara 17 16 Liga, 1 Pre-Pre Libertadores
Necaxa 15 Liga
Pumas UNAM 15 Liga
Pachuca 15 Liga
Puebla 13 Liga
Tecos UAG 13 Liga
Cruz Azul 10 8 Liga, 2 Pre-Pre Libertadores
Monterrey 10 Liga
Morelia 7 Liga
Neza 7 Liga
Veracruz 7 Liga
León 6 Liga
Celaya 5 Liga
San Luis 5 Liga
Chiapas 4 Liga
Querétaro 3 Liga
Irapuato 2 Liga
Colibríes 1 Liga
Dorados 1 Liga
La Piedad 1 Liga

Coaching career

In November 2006, Club Olimpia's coach Oscar Paulin was fired due to poor performances by the team and Cardozo was named as the interim coach of the Paraguayan club, this being his first experience as a coach. He coached for the remainder of the year and for the 2007 Apertura tournament.

In October 2009 he was hired to be an assistant coach for the team of Indios de Juarez for the Apertura 2009.[78]

Cardozo returned to Olimpia Asunción in November 2009 following coach Carlos Kiese's resignation.

In 2011, he was hired as coach Querétaro FC where he led the team into their first liguilla and the team's all team highest place (8th) and points (26) in Primera División regular season. He managed to eliminate Guadalajara in the Quarter Finals and advance to a surprising semi-final where they lost to champions Tigres UANL 1–0. The following season however, Querétaro began the season with poor results, which once again emerged relegation problems against rivals Atlas and Estudiantes Tecos (relegated) which led to Cardozo's resignation.

After spending the 2011 and 2012 seasons at Querétaro, he was appointed to manage Olimpia once again on 25 September 2012 after the departure of Gregorio Perez.

On 7 May 2013, Cardozo was announced as the new manager for Club Deportivo Toluca of Mexico where he played for 10 years (1995–2005). On 1 May 2016, during the 2016 Clausura, Cardozo confirmed that he would no longer coach Toluca beyond the end of the season despite still having a year left on his contract. He stated that since he did not meet his objective of reaching the Liga MX playoffs with the club, he had nothing more to do with the club, citing that Toluca was a big club with directors and fans that expected a lot more of the team than he could continue to offer. He stated that when a team can no longer accomplish what is asked of it, that the first change that must come is the manager, no questions about it.[79] His team finished as runners-up in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League, drawing 1–1 on aggregate against Cruz Azul before ultimately losing in a penalty shootout.

Cardozo had a turbulent season at Chiapas during the Apertura 2016, being sacked in September and then brought back due to the petition of the chiapas players.[80] He was ultimately sacked one week later after two more defeats.[81]

Cardozo took over Club Puebla early in the Clausura 2017 season.

On 12 June 2018, Cardozo was appointed manager of Liga MX club Guadalajara.[82]

Honours

Olimpia

Toluca

Cruz Azul

Paraguay

Individual

Personal life

Cardozo is married to Raquel Koube and have two children, Antonella and Constanza.[88]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In a 2025 interview with Mexican sports analyst Toño de Valdés (es), Cardozo explained that Atlante had taken interest in him after watching several of his matches in the 1993 Copa Libertadores. However, upon arriving in Mexico, he found the process to be very informal and never engaged in official talks with the club’s management. Concerned by the situation, Cardozo decided to return to Chile.[9]
  2. ^ The San Lorenzo players signed that year were the goalkeeper Sebastián Saja, defenders Juan Fernández and Raúl Saavedra, and Colombian midfielders Andrés Pérez and Mauricio Molina.[43]

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