Rudy Cardozo

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

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 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 The Strongest
Number 20
Youth career
2008 Bolívar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Ironi Ramat HaSharon 28 (1)
2009–2017 Bolívar 213 (40)
2015 → Portuguesa (loan) 6 (0)
2017 Wilstermann 40 (10)
2018– The Strongest 96 (14)
National team‡
2007 Bolivia U17
2009 Bolivia U20 2 (0)
2010– Bolivia 45 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:50, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:50, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cardozo and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Club career

Early career

Born in Tarija, Cardozo was a Club Bolívar youth graduate. In the 2008 summer he moved to Israel second division 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]

As of 1 June 2016, he has earned 37 caps, scoring 5 goals[8] and represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[9]

International goals
Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first.[10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 September 2011Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru Peru2–12–2Friendly
2.7 October 2011Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay1–12–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.14 August 2013Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela1–12–2Friendly
4.6 June 2014Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States Greece1–21–2Friendly
5.12 November 2016Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Venezuela4–13–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.16 October 2018Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Iran1–21–2Friendly

References
  1. Aurora vs Bolívar concertaron empate (Aurora and Bolívar draw); EA Bolívia, 17 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. Cardozo vuelve al país y se incorpora a Bolívar el lunes (Cardozo returns to the country and joins Bolívar on monday); La Razón, 1 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. Bolívar golea a San José pese a agresión de Rudy Cardozo a Vladimir Soria (Bolívar thrashes San José despite Rudy Cardozo's harassment to Vladimir Soria); Radio Fides, 22 October 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Suspenden a jugador de Bolívar, Rudy Cardozo, por brutal agresión a segundo entrenador (Bolívar player, Rudy Cardozo, suspended due to a brutal harassment to assistant manager); Consulado de Bolivia, 25 October 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. Cardozo vuelve para la Sudamericana (Cardozo returns to Sudamericana); El Diario, 13 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. Bolivia y Colombia igualan 1–1 en partido amistoso en La Paz (Bolivia and Colombia draw 1–1 in a friendly in La Paz); Hola Ciudad, 11 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. Perú empata 2–2 con Bolivia en amistoso (Peru draws 2–2 with Bolivia in friendly); Terra, 2 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. Appearances for Bolivia National Team - RSSSF
  9. Rudy Cardozo – FIFA competition record
  10. "Cardozo, Rudy". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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