Ramón Idalecio Cardozo (born 23 April 1986) is a Paraguayan professional

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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

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, 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

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and Moreirense FC. Three years later he moved back to his country, signing with

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International career

Cardozo earned his only cap for

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on 25 May 2011, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for

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in a 2–4

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loss against

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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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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardozo, Ramon 1986 births Living people People from Villarrica, Paraguay Paraguayan footballers Association football forwards Paraguayan Primera División players Club Tacuary footballers Cerro Porteño players Club Nacional footballers Deportivo Capiatá players Independiente F.B.C. footballers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Penafiel players Vitória F.C. players Moreirense F.C. players Peruvian Primera División players León de Huánuco footballers Crucero del Norte footballers Paraguay international footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Peru Expatriate footballers in Argentina Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina