Neri Cardozo

Neri Cardozo

Personal information
Full name	Neri Raúl Cardozo
Date of birth	August 8, 1986 (1986-08-08) (age 25)
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder, Left Winger
Club information
Current club	Monterrey
Number	18
Youth career
	Independiente Rivadavia
–	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2008	Boca Juniors	134	(20)
2009	Chiapas	29	(1)
2010–	Monterrey	80	(14)
National team
2003	Argentina U-17	5	(1)
2003-2005	Argentina U-20	9	(1)
2007	Argentina	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Neri Raúl Cardozo (born 8 August 1986 in Mendoza, Argentina) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for CF Monterrey in the Primera Division de Mexico.^[1][2]

Club career

Cardozo was signed to the Boca Juniors senior squad from the Youth Divisions of Boca Juniors at 17 years of age. His debut for Boca was in a 0-0 draw on 16 February 2004 against Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata.

Cardozo has contributed to the many achievements that Boca Juniors have accomplished since he signed for them, including a Copa Libertadores title, two Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana titles, the Argentine Torneo de Apertura title of 2005 and the Torneo de Clausura title of 2006. He too was a part of the Boca squad which played in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, Cardozo scored in the semi-final 1-0 victory against Tunisian side Étoile Sportive du Sahel before losing 4-2 in the final against AC Milan.

On March 27, 2008 in a Copa Libertadores 4-3 win against Colo-Colo, Cardozo assisted Rodrigo Palacio in scoring Boca's third goal and then scored the fourth goal himself.

On January 3, 2009, he was announced an official player for Jaguares de Chiapas, but got in legal problems when his former team Boca Juniors claimed that Cardozo left the team without consent.^[3]

On December 28, 2009, Cardozo was sent on loan (and later purchased by) CF Monterrey. On February 16, 2010 Cardozo made his debut with Monterrey, and became a quick starter in there line up, he led Monterrey to the quarter finals as first place, going as far as the quarter-finals, losing to Pachuca. Cardozo has already been seen by many European teams because of his great speed, good shot power, and great passing skills.^[4][5]

International career

Cardozo was a part of the Argentine squad that reached the semi-finals in the 2003 U-17 World Cup in Finland. Later that year he was called up to play for the Argentina Under-20 squad. Neri Cardozo started his youth international career in 2003. Neri also played in the Argentina Under-20 in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship that reached the semi-finals. Two years later, Neri helped Argentina claim their fifth FIFA World Youth Championship; however, he missed the final due to suspension. Alfio Basile called up Neri Cardozo for a friendly against Chile at senior level on the 18 April 2007. Neri Cardozo played 70 minutes of the match and Alfio Basile also said that Neri Cardozo has big talent and could also be a star player for Argentina national football team. Neri Cardozo has family in Argentina and Los Angeles. His smaller cousin Alberto Santos plays the same position and many people say that Alberto Santos plays better than Neri. His cousin plays in the reserves of Chelsea fc.

Titles

Season	Club	Title
2004	Boca Juniors	Copa Sudamericana
2005	Argentina Under-20	FIFA U-20 World Cup
Apertura 2005	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
2005	Boca Juniors	Copa Sudamericana
2005	Boca Juniors	Recopa Sudamericana
2006	Boca Juniors	Recopa Sudamericana
Clausura 2006	Boca Juniors	Primera Division Argentina
2007	Boca Juniors	Copa Libertadores
2008	Boca Juniors	Recopa Sudamericana
Apertura 2008	Boca Juniors	Primera División Argentina
2010 InterLiga	CF Monterrey	2010 InterLiga
Apertura 2010	CF Monterrey	Primera División de México
2011	CF Monterrey	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League

References

1. ^ http://au.soccerway.com/players/neri-raul-cardozo/13877/
2. ^ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/neri-raul-cardozo/aufeinenblick/spieler_19955.html
3. ^ mediotiempo.com(Spanish)
4. ^ [1](Spanish)
5. ^ [http://www.terra.com.mx/articulo.aspx?articuloid=887337(Spanish)

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI
• Statistics at Irish Times
• Neri Cardozo at Football Lineups
• Neri Cardozo stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	Cardozo, Neri
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Date of birth	1986-08-08
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
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