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
Winner2000 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).[1]

References
  1. "Rio Ave 1–5 Olhanense" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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