José Saturnino Cardozo

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José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (locally [xoˈse satuɾˈnino kaɾˈðoso otaˈsu]; born 19 March 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Municipal Liberia. Known for his prolific scoring ability, Cardozo spent the majority of his career with Toluca FC in Mexico, where he remains the club’s all-time leading scorer. He ranks as the fourth-highest scorer in the history of Mexico’s top division and is widely regarded as one of the greatest foreign players to ever compete in the league. Cardozo was a central figure in one of Toluca's dominant eras from 1998 to 2002, a period in which the club captured four league championships. Cardozo was awarded Paraguayan Footballer of the Year in 2000, 2002, and 2003. He was recognized by the IFFHS as the world's top top-division goalscorer in 2003 after scoring 58 league goals for Toluca. On the international stage, Cardozo made 82 appearances for Paraguay over a fifteen-year period, scoring...

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