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My Take
José Saturnino Cardozo is the kind of striker whose legend lives in club lore as much as international highlight reels. What stays with me is that he remains Toluca FC's all-time leading scorer in Mexico, a record that tells you everything about his predatory instinct in the box during his peak years. A Paraguayan from Nueva Italia, he had the build at 183 centimeters to bully defenders but, by reputation, the finishing touch to make it look effortless. I like that he didn't drift away from the game after retiring; moving into management, most recently with Municipal Liberia, suggests someone who genuinely wanted to keep shaping football beyond his goalscoring.
Overview
José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (locally [xoˈse satuɾˈnino kaɾˈðoso otaˈsu]; born 19 March 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Municipal Liberia. Known for his prolific scoring ability, Cardozo spent the majority of his career with Toluca FC in Mexico, where he remains the club’s all-time leading scorer.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- José Cardozo
- Name (Japanese)
- ホセ・カルドーソ
- Reading
- ほせ・かるどーそ
- Born
- March 19, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Boar
- Origin
- Nueva Italia, Central Department, Paraguay
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Paraguay →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.