Carlos Alexandre Cardoso (born 11 September 1984), simply known as Cardoso, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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. Born in

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, Cardoso began his career at Comercial where he spent three years until joining Estrela Amadora. In 2008, during the winter transfer window, he moved abroad for the first time in his career to join

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in Romania. Following a short stint at Russian club

Alania Vladikavkaz FC Alania Vladikavkaz (russian: "Алания" (Владикавказ), os, Футболон клуб "Алани" (Дзæуджыхъæу)) is a Russian football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League ...

in 2012, Cardoso returned to Brazil joining

Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória, commonly referred to as Vitória, is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as i ...

. Cardoso joined Neftchi Baku in 2013 on a free transfer. In 2015, at the age of 30, Cardoso signed a one-year to play for

Tractor Sazi Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football ...

of Tabriz in the

Persian Gulf League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

Career

Neftchi Baku

Cardoso signed for

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Champions Neftchi Baku in June 2013, making 68 appearances for them in all competitions before leaving in June 2015.

Tractor Sazi

On 13 July 2015 Cardoso signed a one–year contract with

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

club

Career statistics

Honours

Vitória *

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano is the football league of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The championship has been played since 1905 without interruption. 2020 format First stage: 10 teams are included in one group, playing once only against all teams in ...

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Neftchi Baku *

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: 2013–14

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* * 1984 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players Esporte Clube Vitória players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Primeira Liga players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Liga I players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Russian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Tractor S.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate footballers in Iran Neftçi PFK players {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub