Óscar Cardozo: former Benfica striker announces retirement | OneFootball

It is official, Óscar 'Tacuara' Cardozo has brought his football career to an end. In the last few hours, the 43-year-old striker announced it on social media with a video featuring the best moments of his career and, as expected, the goalscorer also did not forget Benfica, the club he represented for several seasons.

According to reports, in the early hours of this Thursday, April 26, Cardozo used his Instagram account to share a video with some of the most important moments of his long and enviable career. Special mention goes to the song that was used, which used to be heard during the Paraguayan's time at Benfica: "Be careful, he is dangerous, he is Óscar Tacuara Cardozo".

With a long career spanning more than 20 years, the experienced forward played in South America, mostly in his home country and later in Argentina, before heading to the Old Continent with Benfica, the period in which Cardozo reached the peak of his football journey.

His career began at 3 de Febrero, before moving to Nacional Asunción. Later, the former Glorioso number 7 moved to the Argentine league, where he played for Newell's Old Boys. From there, he made the leap to Benfica, where he stayed until 2014. In the final stretch of his career, the Paraguayan also played for Trabzonspor, Olympiakos and, in recent years, for Libertad in his homeland.

At the Luz, Óscar Cardozo wasted no time in winning over Benfica fans, putting together several seasons filled with goals. The Paraguayan became, and still is, the Eagles' highest-scoring foreign player, with 172 goals in 293 official matches. Between 2007 and 2014, the 'lion hunter' won two national league titles, one Portuguese Cup and four League Cups.

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