Raúl Ernesto Cardozo (born 28 October 1967) is a former Argentine

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defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield.

Career

Cardozo, nicknamed ''Pacha'' was born in Morón and 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

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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 the

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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 and Chacarita Juniors in the Argentine Primera,

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in Uruguay, where he won a league title, Olimpia in Paraguay and finally Villa Dálmine in the lower leagues of Argentine football.

Coaching career

Cardozo had been the assistant manager of Omar Asad at Godoy Cruz and Sportivo Estudiantes. In March 2019, he was appointed manager of Club Almirante Brown. He left the club again at the end of June 2019.Pacha Cardozo dejó de ser el entrenador de Almirante Brown
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Honours

Club

;Vélez Sársfield * Torneo Apertura:

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* Torneo Clausura:

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

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* Intercontinental Cup:

* Copa Interamericana: 1994 *

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: 1996 *

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: 1997 ;Nacional *

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: 2001 ;Villa Dálmine * Primera C Metropolitana Apertura: 2002

References

External links

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Argentine Primera statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardozo, Raul 1967 births Living people People from Morón Partido Argentine footballers Association football defenders Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Newell's Old Boys footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Club Olimpia footballers Club Nacional de Football players Copa Libertadores-winning players Argentine Primera División players Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Argentina international footballers Argentine expatriate footballers 1997 Copa América players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province