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José Saturnino Cardozo is without a doubt one of the best players in the history of the Mexican football. en Toluca he got tired of scoring goals and winning titles, however, his legacy is even greater when we bring the numbers of the Paraguayan to an international level, where it is also a history of the size of Lionel Messi He Cristiano Ronaldo.
And is that within all the glory years of the Devil, there is a season (football year) that marked a before and after in the MX League. That of 2002 and 2003, where Saturnino made 58 goals !, set a record in Mexico and all over the world.
The Guarani then became the top scorer in the history of football in a single season and his success is even more incredible, when compared to the scorers of the 5 top leagues in Europe of that year, where the nearest one was to 29 goals to arrive at Josep.
- Mexico – José Saturnino Cardozo – 58 goals
- Spain – Roy Makaay – 29 goals
- Italy – Christian Vieri – 24 goals
- England – Van Nistelrooy Network – 25 goals
- France – Shabani Nonda – 26 goals
- Germany – Elber young – 21 goals
In these 2 short tournaments in Mexico, el Paraguayan made 29 goals in 19 parties in opening 2002, Plus 8 in Liguilla. Then to the closing 2003 he scored 20 goals in 19 games and 1 more in the final. Obviously in both he was left with the trademark title.
In general, in all times of professional football, there are only 3 players who have scored more goals than Pepe Cardozo in a single football year, the 3 legends of the courts: Messi, Cristiano and Luis Suárez.
- MESSI – 2011/12 — 73 goals
- CHRISTIAN – 2014/15 — 61 goals
- CHRISTIAN – 2011/12 — 60 goals
- MESSI – 2012/13 — 60 goals
- SUÁREZ – 2015/16 — 59 goals
- CARDOZO – 2002/03 — 58 goals
Records of José Saturnino Cardozo in the MX League
As if this is still not enough to extol the importance of the Paraguayan in the history of the MX League, here we review all his successes in the 11 years he wore the shirt of the Red Devils of Toluca.
– Maximum goleador in Liguilla: 43
– Maximum goleador in end: 9
– More goals in short tournaments: 29 (Opening 2002)
– Club Toluca’s historic top scorer: 249 goals
4 Championships
- summer 1998
- summer 1999
- summer 2000
- opening 2002
• CONCACAF Champions Cup (2003)
4 brand titles:
- Summer 1998 with 13 goals
- Summer 1999 with 15 goals
- Opening 2002 with 29 goals
- Closing 2003 with 21 goals