Manuel Cardoni

Manuel Cardoni (born 22 September 1972) is a Luxembourgish former professional football player. He is assistant manager of US Rumelange in the second tier of Luxembourg football, the Luxembourg Division of Honour.

Manuel Cardoni
Personal information
Full name Manuel Cardoni
Date of birth (1972-09-22) 22 September 1972
Place of birth Luxembourg
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 US Rumelange (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 US Rumelange
1992–1996 Jeunesse Esch 93 (30)
1996–1998 Bayer Leverkusen 1 (0)
1998–2006 Jeunesse Esch 166 (30)
2006–2008 US Rumelange
Total 260 (60)
National team
1993–2004 Luxembourg 69 (5)
Teams managed
2006–2008 US Rumelange
2008– US Rumelange (assistant manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cardoni is the son of Furio Cardoni, one of Luxembourg's finest players in the 1970s.

Club career

A tireless midfield playmaker, Cardoni started his career at US Rumelange before joining Luxembourg club Jeunesse Esch in 1992. He was then snapped up by Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, for whom he made only one substitute appearance (against Bayern Munich) in two seasons.[1] He became the third Luxembourgish player in the Bundesliga ever, after Nico Braun and Robby Langers.

He rejoined Jeunesse Esch in 1998 and became player/manager at US Rumelange in 2006.

Cardoni won the Luxembourgish Footballer of the Year award four times (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000). He now serves as an ambassador for the Special Olympics.

International career

Cardoni made his debut for Luxembourg in a May 1993 World Cup qualification match against Iceland and went on to earn 68 caps, scoring 5 goals.[2] He played in 22 World Cup qualification matches.[3]

His final international game was an October 2004 World Cup qualification match against Liechtenstein.

Honours

References
  1. "Manuel Cardoni" (in German). Fussballportal.de. Archived from the original on 28 July 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. "Appearances for Luxembourg National Team". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. Manuel Cardoni – FIFA competition record


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