Martín Cardetti (born 22 October 1975 in Río Cuarto) is an Argentine football

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and former player who played as a forward. He played professional club football in Argentina, Spain, France, Mexico, Uruguay and Colombia.

Club career

Cardetti started his career in 1995 at

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English- ...

, he helped the club to claim the 1995

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. In 1997, he joined River Plate where he played a part in the team that won the

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title and the Supercopa Sudamericana in 1997. In 1998 Cardetti moved to Spain to play for

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and blac ...

but it did not work out for him and he returned to River Plate in 1999. He won a further three titles with River Plate before trying his luck in European football for a second time.

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signed Cardetti in 2002, but his spell in France only lasted one season. He moved to

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club c ...

in 2003 and back to Argentina to join Racing Club in 2005. Later in 2005 Cardetti played for Mexican

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but he returned to Argentina once again to play for Gimnasia de La Plata. During the 2007 January transfer window Cardetti joined Deportivo Cali. After a slow season start, Martin has shown all his potential as key player, becoming MVP during last semifinal game, in which Deportivo Cali beat Boyacá Chicó. After only a few months with Deportivo Cali Cardetti returned to Argentina to play for

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Managerial career

Cardetti was named manager of Costa Rican side Uruguay de Coronado in December 2014.Uruguay de Coronado presentó a Martín Cardetti como su nuevo entrenador
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Titles and awards

References

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