Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso
Encyclopedia
Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso (born 17 October 1968 in Azul
) is a retired Argentine
football midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career in Germany
. He is head coach of the reserve team of Hamburger SV
.
. In 1989 he was signed by German side FC Homburg
. He went on to play for SC Freiburg
and Werder Bremen
before joining Hamburger SV
in 1997.
Between 1998 and 1999, he returned to Argentina on loan to Boca Juniors
and then Estudiantes de La Plata
. He returned to Germany in 1999 and continued playing for the club until his retirement in 2004.
Cardoso was selected to join the Argentina squad
for Copa América
.
as head coach. On 19 September 2011 Cardoso became interim coach of the first team. But on 10 October 2011 he was relegated to assistant coach of Frank Arnesen
.
Azul, Buenos Aires
Azul is the head city of the Azul Partido, located at the center of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina, 300 km south of Buenos Aires. It has 63,000 inhabitants as per the ....
) is a retired Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football midfielder who spent the majority of his playing career in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He is head coach of the reserve team of Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
.
Career
Cardoso started his professional playing career in 1987 with Estudiantes de La PlataEstudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
. In 1989 he was signed by German side FC Homburg
FC Homburg
FC 08 Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.- History :...
. He went on to play for SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...
and Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
before joining Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
in 1997.
Between 1998 and 1999, he returned to Argentina on loan to Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
and then Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
. He returned to Germany in 1999 and continued playing for the club until his retirement in 2004.
International career
In 1997Copa América 1997
Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from June 11 to June 29, 1997. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.There is no qualifying for the final tournament...
Cardoso was selected to join the Argentina squad
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
for Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
.
Coaching career
On 19 December 2008, he signed a contract with Hamburger SV IIHamburger SV II
Hamburger SV II are the second team of German association football club Hamburger SV. They currently play in the Regionalliga Nord.-Team squad:As of 18 September 2011, according the official website....
as head coach. On 19 September 2011 Cardoso became interim coach of the first team. But on 10 October 2011 he was relegated to assistant coach of Frank Arnesen
Frank Arnesen
Frank Arnesen is a former Danish football player and currently sporting director at Hamburger SV. Arnesen was Director of Football at English football clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea....
.
External links
- Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso's Argentine Primera statistics