Carlos Alexandre Cardoso (born 11 September 1984), simply known as Cardoso, is a Brazilian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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. Born in

Santa Rosa de Viterbo, São Paulo Santa Rosa de Viterbo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 26,753 (2020 est.) in an area of 289 km². The elevation is 675 m. Media In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasilei ...

, Cardoso began his career at Comercial where he spent three years until joining Estrela Amadora. In 2008, during the winter transfer window, he moved abroad for the first time in his career to join

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in Romania. Following a short stint at Russian club

Alania Vladikavkaz FC Alania Vladikavkaz (, ) is a Russian association football, football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League during the communist era, and won its first and only league title in the 1995 Russian Top Leag ...

in 2012, Cardoso returned to Brazil joining

Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória () is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, as well as in the Campeonato Baiano, the top flight of the Bahia St ...

. Cardoso joined Neftchi Baku in 2013 on a free transfer. In 2015, at the age of 30, Cardoso signed a one-year to play for

Tractor Sazi Tractor Cultural Sports Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian professional football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro ...

of Tabriz in the Persian Gulf League.

Career

Neftchi Baku

Cardoso signed for

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League (), also known as Misli Premyer Liqası for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Azerbaijan and the highest level of the Azerbaijani football league system. It is contested by twelve ...

Champions Neftchi Baku in June 2013, making 68 appearances for them in all competitions before leaving in June 2015.

Tractor Sazi

On 13 July 2015 Cardoso signed a one–year contract with

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

club

Career statistics

Honours

Vitória *

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano (), also known as the Baianão (), is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Run by the Bahia Football Federation (FBF), it is the second-oldest state football championship o ...

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Neftchi Baku *

Azerbaijan Cup The Azerbaijan Cup () is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union and it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid ...

: 2013–14

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* * 1984 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players Esporte Clube Vitória players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Primeira Liga players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Liga I players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Russian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Tractor S.C. players Persian Gulf Pro League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Neftçi PFK players People from Santa Rosa de Viterbo, São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub