Fernando da Silva Cardozo. commonly referred to as Fernando Cardozo (born 17 March 1979 in Pelotas

Pelotas

Pelotas is a Brazilian city and municipality , the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Pelotas is located 270 km from Porto Alegre, the capital city of the state, and 130 km from the Uruguayan border...

) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Leixoes S.C. on loan from Marítimo.

Club career

Cardozo previously played for Internacional

Sport Club Internacional

Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

 and Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude

Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:...

 in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

. He also enjoyed a successful spell at Nacional for five seasons before signing for cross-town rivals Marítimo in the summer of 2008. On 14 January 2010 announced his club Maritimo the 30-year old center back will play on loan for Leixoes S.C. until the end of the season.

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