Manuel Cardoni

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Manuel Cardoni
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Cardoni
Date of birth	September 22, 1972 (1972-09-22) (age 35)
Place of birth	, Luxembourg
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	US Rumelange
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
?–1995 1995–96 1996–98 1998–2006 2006–	US Rumelange Jeunesse Esch Bayer Leverkusen Jeunesse Esch US Rumelange	1 (0)
National team
1993–2005	Luxembourg	69 (5)
Teams managed
2006–	US Rumelange
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Manuel Cardoni (born September 22, 1972) is a Luxembourgian football player. A midfielder, Cardoni played for US Rumelange, Bayer Leverkusen (one substitute appearance), and Jeunesse Esch. He won 69 caps and scored five goals for the Luxembourg national team, which he captained.

Cardoni won the Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year award four times (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000). He now serves as an ambassador for the Special Olympics and as player/coach of US Rumelange.

Awards
Preceded by Théo Scholten	Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year 1995 – 1996	Succeeded by Mikhail Zaritski
Preceded by Mikhail Zaritski	Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year 1999 – 2000	Succeeded by Ahmed El Aouad