Horacio Ramón Cardozo (, born 29 November 1979) is an

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. He plays as a

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midfielder.

Club career

Argentina and Greece

He played several years for

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. He has also played for

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, G ...

, Nueva Chicago and

Quilmes Atlético Club Quilmes Atlético Club () is an Argentine sports club based in the Quilmes district of Greater Buenos Aires. Established in 1887 (although the date of foundation is still under dispute), Quilmes is the oldest club of Argentina still competing ...

. In the season of 2007–08, he was one of Asteras' standout players during the club's first season in the top flight. After being one of the top

's players many big clubs showed interest to buy him such as

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. In June 2010, Cardozo almost joined Olympiakos as a free agent after 3 successful years in

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playing for

, but the transfer failed due to a disagreement in terms. In July 2010, Cardozo joined

Kavala Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnat ...

, abandoning that team the following season.

Colo-Colo

On 24 December 2011, it was reported that Cardozo would be the new

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of Primera División powerhouse club

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on a one−year contract. On 26 December, Cardozo arrived in

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to sign his contract with the club that would keep him at

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until January 2013, and alongside

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and Miguel Ángel González was officially presented on 2 January. Cardozo also stated that when

was demoted from the

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, he returned to

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for training with

Estudiantes de La Plata Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wh ...

, saying also that joining

was a dream for him. He made his Primera División debut in a 2–2 draw against

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on 12 February. On 30 December 2012, according to '' Terra Chile'', the newspaper of

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ensured that Cardozo and Blanco y Negro reached an agreement for his departure, whence he received

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50.000 as compensation.

Cyprus and return to Greece

Cadozo returned to Europe signing a one-year contract with Apollon Limassol for an undisclosed fee. On 22 May 2013, Apollon Limassol clinched their seventh

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on final after beating cross-town rivals

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2-1 in a thrilling encounter that was decided in extra-time. A goal from substitute Horacio Cardozo and a late penalty from Romeo Surdu saw Apollon prevail at the Tsirion Stadium in the neighbours' first cup final meeting since 1987. In the summer of 2013, Horacio Cardozo transferred from Apollon Limassol to

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Heraklion on a free transfer. On 24 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with

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side

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Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Cardozo at Football Lineups

Argentine Primera statistics
at Fútbol XXI * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardozo, Horacio Ramon 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Corrientes Province Argentine footballers Argentine expatriate footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Nueva Chicago footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Colo-Colo footballers Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Apollon Limassol FC players Ergotelis F.C. players Kavala F.C. players PAE Kerkyra players Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Association football midfielders