Rudy Cardozo

Rudy Cardozo
Personal information
Full name Rudy Alejandro Cardozo Fernández
Date of birth (1990-02-14) 14 February 1990
Place of birth Tarija, Bolivia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bolívar
Number 10
Youth career
2008 Bolívar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Ironi Ramat HaSharon 28 (1)
2009– Bolívar 166 (33)
2015Portuguesa (loan) 6 (0)
National team
2007 Bolivia U17
2009 Bolivia U20 2 (0)
2011– Bolivia 33 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cardozo and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Rudy Alejandro Cardozo Fernández (born 14 February 1990) is a Bolivian footballer who plays for Bolívar and the Bolivian national team as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Born in Tarija, Cardozo was a Club Bolívar youth graduate. In the 2008 summer he moved to Israeli Premier League side Ironi Ramat HaSharon, making his senior debuts for the latter in the campaign.

Bolívar

In July 2009 Cardozo returned to Bolívar, but only appeared rarely for the club during his first year. On 17 May 2010 he scored his first goals, netting a brace in a 2–2 draw against Aurora.[1]

Cardozo was an undisputed starter in 2010 appearing in 47 matches and scoring nine goals. He was also a part of the squad in the 2011 and 2012–13 winning campaigns, always as a first-choice.

In August 2012 Cardozo was due to join Russian Premier League's FC Alania Vladikavkaz, but the deal collapsed.[2] On 22 October 2014, after scoring in a 6–1 home routing over Club Deportivo San José, he harassed Bolívar's assistant manager Vladimir Soria,[3] and was later suspended by the club.[4]

On 13 January 2015 Cardozo moved to Associação Portuguesa de Desportos, for six months.[5]

International career

Cardozo represented the Bolivia under-20 side at the 2009 South American Youth Championship, appearing in a 1–4 loss against Paraguay and a 1–5 loss to Brazil as Bolivia finished last in their group.

Cardozo made his debut for the main squad on 11 August 2010, starting in a 1–1 friendly draw against Colombia.[6] He was also named in Gustavo Quinteros' 23-man squad for 2011 Copa America, but appeared in only one match in the competition.

Cardozo scored his first international goal on 2 September of the following year, netting his side's second in 2–2 draw against Peru.[7]

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