Valdir Cardoso

Hugo Valdir Romão Cardoso (born 1 January 1984), known as Valdir, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back.

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Personal information
Full name	Hugo Valdir Romão Cardoso
Date of birth	(1984-01-01) 1 January 1984
Place of birth	Olhão, Portugal
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1991–1998	Olhanense
1998–2002	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Sporting B	43	(0)
2004–2005	→ Ovarense (loan)	27	(1)
2005–2006	→ Estrela Amadora (loan)	8	(0)
2006–2007	Naval	1	(0)
2007–2008	Paços Ferreira	5	(0)
2009	Standard Liège	0	(0)
2009–2011	Rio Ave	1	(0)
2012–2013	Libolo
Total		85	(1)
International career
2004–2005	Portugal U21	9	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing Portugal UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2000 Israel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Olhão, Algarve, Valdir finished his formation with Sporting CP, but could only appear as a senior for their reserves. After two loans, at A.D. Ovarense and C.F. Estrela da Amadora, making his Primeira Liga debut with the latter club, he was released in June 2006.

Subsequently, Valdir represented Associação Naval 1º de Maio, F.C. Paços de Ferreira and Rio Ave F.C. in his country, always being second or third-choice in his position. He spent the second part of the 2008–09 campaign abroad, with Standard Liège, meeting the same fate – no appearances whatsoever.

In the summer of 2009, Valdir joined top division team Rio Ave F.C., only appearing once for the Vila do Conde side in competitive matches in two seasons combined (73 minutes in a 1–5 league home loss against S.C. Olhanense, on 28 March 2010).

External links

• Valdir Cardoso at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Valdir Cardoso national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Valdir Cardoso at Soccerway