The fourth highest scorer in Liga MX pointed out that injuries were a factor in hanging the shoes, as he no longer scored “easy goals”.
Former Toluca forward José Cardozo, who scored 249 goals in Mexico and positioned himself as the fourth best striker in Liga BBVA MX history He confessed to retiring from football because he ‘didn’t enjoy playing anymore’, because of the injuries he sustained during his active years.
“I withdrew when I had to. I didn’t enjoy playing anymore because I already had injuries and here I came. I’m not sorry at allThat’s why I always try to sit, think and perform. All I have is thanks to football and I would be ungrateful if I said I missed something. He gave me more than I gave him. It was a huge pain to make the decision. I had been thinking about it for a month, because I had no fun and did not score easy goals ”, said the Paraguayan during the presentation of his book ‘Cardozo, El Príncipe del Gol’.
The book, which tells of its beginnings in Nueva Italia, Paraguay, up to its passage through two World Cups, European football and its sports retreat, consists of two editions, one with more photographic content than the other.
‘Pepe’, as he is known, He surrounded himself with ex-footballers such as Francisco Gabriel de Anda, now an ESPN analyst, and Mexican journalists and his country who have accompanied him in his career, as is the case with Jesús Humberto López, also an ESPN analyst.
“A more fulfilled dream, thank God, my family, my parents, Toluca. Thank you, Mr Valentín Diez Morodo, because he injured me ”, he said at the outset.
His official biography was narrated by the writer Guillermo Garduño, who said the prologue was narrated by Valentin Díez, owner of Toluca., and that each chapter contains a brief introduction by characters with the status of Enrique Meza, Antonio Naelson ‘Sinha’ and Vicente Sánchez, among others.
“There comes the explanation of his middle name that he doesn’t like very much. To a fan who called him “Saturniano,” he said if Saturnino was ugly, the other one was worse, “Garduño said, laughing.
‘We have a lot of anecdotes. I have a fresh memory of almost everything and now I have to remember that I was 7 or 8 years old. They are interesting things that make you laugh and cry. Football makes you more sensitive than any other profession, ”concludes Cardozo.
‘Cardozo, El Príncipe del Gol’ also tells about his arrival in Mexico, one traumatic for not playing for two years due to a leg injury, which he overcame with the support of his wife Raquel.
The legend of Toluca couldn’t bear the tears and the silence as he remembered being left out of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. and how much he owed to Aníbal ‘Maño’ Ruiz (RIP) as it promoted him in his professional career.