Ramón Idalecio Cardozo (born 23 April 1986) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career Born in Villarrica, Guairá Department, Cardozo played most of his professional career with Tacuary. In January 2007 he was loaned to F.C. Penafiel in Portugal, being sparingly used by the second division club during his five-month spell, in an eventual eighth-place finish.
Cardozo returned to Portugal in 2013, going on to represent, always in the Primeira Liga, Vitória F.C.Tenham cuidado, ele é perigoso. Ele é o Ramón Cardozo (Be careful, he's dangerous. He's Ramón Cardozo); Rádio Renascença, 17 September 2013 (in Portuguese) and Moreirense FC.Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo contratado (Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo signed); Mais Futebol, 28 July 2014 (in Portuguese)Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo emprestado mais uma época (Moreirense: Ramón Cardozo loaned another season); Mais Futebol, 2 June 2015 (in Portuguese) Three years later he moved back to his country, signing with Deportivo Capiatá."Tacuarita" se suma al equipo de la ciudad de los mitos ("Tacuarita" added to team from the city of the myths); D10, 14 June 2016 (in Spanish)
International career Cardozo earned his only cap for Paraguay on 25 May 2011, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Pablo Zeballos in a 2–4 friendly loss against Argentina in Resistencia, Chaco.Argentina goleó a Paraguay en partido amistoso (Argentina routed Paraguay in friendly match); El País, 25 May 2011 (in Spanish)
Personal life In spite of the same surname, a similar nickname ("Tacuarita") and physical resemblance, Cardozo was not related to Óscar Cardozo, who was also a footballer and a forward who played with team and individual success with S.L. Benfica, and was also a longtime Paraguay international.Ramón Cardozo: ¿El hermano perdido? (Ramón Cardozo: The lost brother?); Dechalaca, 2 February 2012 (in Spanish)
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