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José Cardozo

José Cardozo

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age55
CitizenshipParaguay
Height1.84 m
Footright
BornMarch 19, 1971
👕200+ Apps 200+ Goals 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.63
goals / match
Deportivo Toluca
top club · 315 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#16
goals rank
#231
assists rank
265
season goals
2
season assists

Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€500k
peak value · 2006
top transfer fee
59
best season · 02/03
89 / 30
int'l caps / goals
424Appearances
265Goals
2Assists
67Yellow cards
4Red cards
78Full matches (90′)
Full nameJosé Cardozo
Name in home countryJosé Saturnino Cardozo Otazú
Date of birth1971-03-19 (55 yrs)
Place of birthNueva Italia, Paraguay
CitizenshipParaguay
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height184.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2008-01-01
Contract expires
Jan 2008
Transfer: Olimpia → Retired
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
2006 — CA San Lorenzo de Almagro
23 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2006
Transfer: San Lorenzo → Olimpia
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: Toluca → San Lorenzo
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
2005 — CF Pachuca
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2005
Transfer: Pachuca → Toluca
04/05 · Return from loan
May 2005
Transfer: Toluca → Pachuca
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Deportivo Toluca
28 matches · 19 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Deportivo Toluca
39 matches · 27 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Deportivo Toluca
47 matches · 59 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Deportivo Toluca
35 matches · 21 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
2001 — CD Cruz Azul
7 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2001
Transfer: CD Cruz Azul → Toluca
00/01 · Return from loan
May 2001
Transfer: Toluca → CD Cruz Azul
00/01 · Loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — Deportivo Toluca
35 matches · 22 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Deportivo Toluca
37 matches · 26 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Deportivo Toluca
33 matches · 23 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Deportivo Toluca
35 matches · 22 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Deportivo Toluca
26 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1994
1994 — Olimpia Asunción
9 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1994
Transfer: U. Católica → Toluca
94/95 · Transfer
Jul 1993
1993 — CD Universidad Católica
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1992
1992 — CD Universidad Católica
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1992
Transfer: FC St. Gallen → U. Católica
91/92 · Transfer
Jul 1991
91/92 — FC St. Gallen 1879
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1990
90/91 — FC St. Gallen 1879
37 matches · 21 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1990
Transfer: River Plate → FC St. Gallen
90/91 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €500k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals26 total · 6.94/90
100
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A26 total · 6.94/90
100
Yellow cards4 total · 1.07/90
4
6,989 min
Minutes played by club
Deportivo Toluca 54.6%
FC St. Gallen 1879 16.1%
CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 9.8%
CF Pachuca 0.0%
CD Cruz Azul 2.2%
Olimpia Asunción 3.4%
CD Universidad Católica 13.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Deportivo Toluca 9 00/01 99/00 315 229 2 3,814
FC St. Gallen 1879 2 90/91 91/92 50 22 0 1,123
CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 1 2006 2006 23 5 0 685
CF Pachuca 1 2005 2005 2 0 0 0
CD Cruz Azul 1 2001 2001 7 4 0 154
Olimpia Asunción 1 1994 1994 9 3 0 240
CD Universidad Católica 2 1992 1993 18 2 0 973

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1530445900/01 — 22 goals (Deportivo Toluca)2200/0101/02 — 21 goals (Deportivo Toluca)2101/0202/03 — 59 goals (Deportivo Toluca)5902/0303/04 — 27 goals (Deportivo Toluca)2703/0404/05 — 19 goals (Deportivo Toluca)1904/051992 — 1 goals (CD Universidad Católica)119921993 — 1 goals (CD Universidad Católica)119931994 — 3 goals (Olimpia Asunción)319942001 — 4 goals (CD Cruz Azul)420012006 — 5 goals (CA San Lorenzo de Almagro)5200690/91 — 21 goals (FC St. Gallen 1879)2190/9191/92 — 1 goals (FC St. Gallen 1879)191/9296/97 — 10 goals (Deportivo Toluca)1096/9797/98 — 22 goals (Deportivo Toluca)2297/9898/99 — 23 goals (Deportivo Toluca)98/99 — 2 assists2598/9999/00 — 26 goals (Deportivo Toluca)2699/00GoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 222200/0101/02: 212101/0202/03: 595902/0303/04: 272703/0404/05: 191904/051992: 1119921993: 1119931994: 3319942001: 4420012005: 0020052006: 55200690/91: 212190/9191/92: 1191/9296/97: 101096/9797/98: 222297/9898/99: 232398/9999/00: 262699/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/051992: 0019921993: 0019931994: 0019942001: 0020012005: 0020052006: 00200690/91: 0090/9191/92: 0091/9296/97: 0096/9797/98: 0097/9898/99: 2298/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Liguilla Clausura Deportivo Toluca 6 8 0 0 0 68
99/00 Liguilla Inv. Deportivo Toluca 2 0 0 1 0 0
99/00 Primera Invierno Deportivo Toluca 13 8 0 0 2 135
99/00 Primera Verano Deportivo Toluca 16 10 0 3 0 134
98/99 CONCACAF CC Deportivo Toluca 1 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Liguilla Clausura Deportivo Toluca 6 5 1 2 0 114
98/99 Primera Invierno Deportivo Toluca 9 3 1 2 0 267
98/99 Primera Verano Deportivo Toluca 17 15 0 1 0 102
97/98 CONCACAF CC Deportivo Toluca 1 0 0 1 0 0
97/98 Liguilla Clausura Deportivo Toluca 6 5 0 3 0 107
97/98 Primera Invierno Deportivo Toluca 12 7 0 5 0 135
97/98 Primera Verano Deportivo Toluca 16 10 0 3 0 144
96/97 Liguilla Inv. Deportivo Toluca 2 0 0 0 0 0
96/97 Primera Invierno Deportivo Toluca 11 7 0 0 1 88
96/97 Primera Verano Deportivo Toluca 13 3 0 0 0 189
91/92 Nationalliga A FC St. Gallen 1879 13 1 0 1 1 869
90/91 Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB FC St. Gallen 1879 12 10 0 0 0 108
90/91 Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) FC St. Gallen 1879 6 0 0 0 0 0
90/91 Nationalliga A FC St. Gallen 1879 18 11 0 5 0 146
90/91 Swiss Cup FC St. Gallen 1879 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Apertura CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 14 4 0 0 0 193
2006 Clausura CA San Lorenzo de Almagro 9 1 0 0 0 492
2005 Libertadores CF Pachuca 2 0 0 0 0 0
2001 Libertadores CD Cruz Azul 7 4 0 2 0 154
1994 Libertadores Olimpia Asunción 9 3 0 0 0 240
1993 Libertadores CD Universidad Católica 13 1 0 0 0 706
1992 Libertadores CD Universidad Católica 5 1 0 0 0 267
04/05 Liguilla Apertura Deportivo Toluca 2 2 0 1 0 90
04/05 Primera Apertura Deportivo Toluca 12 12 0 3 0 90
04/05 Primera Clausura Deportivo Toluca 14 5 0 3 0 248
03/04 Liguilla Apertura Deportivo Toluca 6 5 0 3 0 82
03/04 Liguilla Clausura Deportivo Toluca 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Primera Apertura Deportivo Toluca 18 12 0 3 0 135
03/04 Primera Clausura Deportivo Toluca 14 10 0 5 0 115
02/03 CONCACAF CC Deportivo Toluca 2 1 0 0 0 180
02/03 Liguilla Apertura Deportivo Toluca 6 7 0 2 0 77
02/03 Liguilla Clausura Deportivo Toluca 2 1 0 0 0 117
02/03 Primera Apertura Deportivo Toluca 19 29 0 2 0 58
02/03 Primera Clausura Deportivo Toluca 18 21 0 4 0 77
01/02 Liguilla Clausura Deportivo Toluca 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Liguilla Inv. Deportivo Toluca 4 2 0 0 0 180
01/02 Primera Invierno Deportivo Toluca 13 5 0 3 0 223
01/02 Primera Verano Deportivo Toluca 17 14 0 2 0 108
00/01 CONCACAF CC Deportivo Toluca 1 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Liguilla Inv. Deportivo Toluca 6 8 0 2 0 71
00/01 Primera Invierno Deportivo Toluca 12 3 0 2 0 349
00/01 Primera Verano Deportivo Toluca 16 11 0 3 0 131
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
90/91 1990-07-01 River Plate FC St. Gallen Transfer 0
91/92 1992-01-01 FC St. Gallen U. Católica Transfer 0
94/95 1994-07-01 U. Católica Toluca Transfer 0
00/01 2001-05-01 Toluca CD Cruz Azul Loan 0
00/01 2001-06-30 CD Cruz Azul Toluca Return from loan 0
04/05 2005-05-01 Toluca Pachuca Loan 0
04/05 2005-06-30 Pachuca Toluca Return from loan 0
05/06 2005-07-17 Toluca San Lorenzo Transfer 0
05/06 2006-04-01 San Lorenzo Olimpia Transfer 0
07/08 2008-01-01 Olimpia Retired Transfer 500000

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€500k
Low
Δ since start−€500k
€125k€250k€375k€500k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53853 #17 5 5 former national player
Team #3581 #20 84 25 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
02/03 Primera Apertura Deportivo Toluca 29 19
02/03 Primera Clausura Deportivo Toluca 21 18
98/99 Primera Verano Deportivo Toluca 15 17

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
98/99 Liguilla Clausura Deportivo Toluca 1 6
98/99 Primera Invierno Deportivo Toluca 1 9

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
04/05 2005-06-30 Pachuca Toluca Return from loan
04/05 2005-05-01 Toluca Pachuca Loan
00/01 2001-06-30 CD Cruz Azul Toluca Return from loan
00/01 2001-05-01 Toluca CD Cruz Azul Loan

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
02/03 Goal #50 (career)
02/03 Goal #100 (career)
1993 Goal #150 (career)
97/98 Goal #200 (career)
99/00 Goal #250 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 37 337 4 0 2 1.6
98/99 33 483 5 0 0 0.93
97/98 35 386 12 0 0 2.8
96/97 26 277 0 0 1 0.32
91/92 13 869 1 0 1 0.21
90/91 37 254 5 0 0 1.77
2001 7 154 2 0 0 1.17
04/05 28 428 7 0 0 1.47
03/04 39 332 11 0 0 2.98
02/03 47 509 8 0 0 1.41
01/02 35 511 5 0 0 0.88
00/01 35 551 7 0 0 1.14

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Primera Verano
141 apps
99 G
0 A
Primera Invierno
119 apps
86 G
1 A
Liguilla Inv.
28 apps
24 G
0 A
Liguilla Clausura
22 apps
19 G
1 A
Nationalliga A
31 apps
12 G
0 A
Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB
12 apps
10 G
0 A
Libertadores
36 apps
9 G
0 A
Apertura
14 apps
4 G
0 A
Clausura
9 apps
1 G
0 A
CONCACAF CC
5 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about José Cardozo

Who is José Cardozo?

José Cardozo is a Paraguay professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is José Cardozo?

José Cardozo is 55 years old. He was born on March 19, 1971 in Nueva Italia.

What position does José Cardozo play?

José Cardozo plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does José Cardozo play for?

José Cardozo currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has José Cardozo scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, José Cardozo has scored 265 goals in 424 appearances.