Career
He played as a fullback. Cardoso played at Old Boys in Uruguay. He had 42 caps for Uruguay, from 1996 to 2003, with 14 tries and 1 conversion, 71 points in aggregate.
He played twice at the Rugby World Cup finals, in 1999 and 2003.
He was capped three times at the first presence, scoring a try, and two times at the second, scoring again a try.