Manuel Cardoni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Cardoni | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | US Rumelange (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1992 | US Rumelange | ||
| 1992–1996 | Jeunesse Esch | 93 | (30) |
| 1996–1998 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2006 | Jeunesse Esch | 166 | (30) |
| 2006–2008 | US Rumelange | ||
| Total | 260 | (60) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2004 | Luxembourg | 68 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2008 | US Rumelange | ||
| 2008– | US Rumelange (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Manuel Cardoni (born 22 September 1972) is a retired Luxembourgian football player. He is currently assistant manager of US Rumelange in the second tier of Luxembourg football, the Luxembourg Division of Honour.
Cardoni is the son of Furio Cardoni, one of Luxembourg's finest players in the 1970s.
Club career
A tireless midfield playmaker, Cardoni started his career at US Rumelange before joining Luxembourg club Jeunesse Esch in 1992. He was then snapped up by German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, for whom he made only one substitute appearance (against Bayern Munich) in two seasons.[1] He became the third Luxembourgian player in the Bundesliga ever, after Nico Braun and Robby Langers.
He rejoined Jeunesse Esch in 1998 and became player/manager at US Rumelange in 2006.
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.
International career
Cardoni made his debut for Luxembourg in a May 1993 World Cup qualification match against Iceland and went on to earn 68 caps, scoring 5 goals.[2] He played in 22 World Cup qualification matches.[3]
His final international game was an October 2004 World Cup qualification match against Liechtenstein.
Honours
- Luxembourg National Division: 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004
- Luxembourg Cup: 1999, 2000
- Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000
References
- ↑ "Manuel Cardoni" (in German). Fussballportal.de. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ↑ "Appearances for Luxembourg National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ↑ Manuel Cardoni – FIFA competition record
External links
- Manuel Cardoni at National-Football-Teams.com
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Théo Scholten |
Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year 1994–95, 1995–96 |
Succeeded by Mikhail Zaritskiy |
| Preceded by Mikhail Zaritskiy |
Luxembourgian Footballer of the Year 1998–99, 1999–00 |
Succeeded by Ahmed El Aouad |