Career
He played for a number of clubs in Argentina and Mexico as well as playing for the Argentina national football team He is known by the nickname "El Chango" which was a common name for people from the north of Argentina. Cárdenas was spotted in 1962 by Racing Club de Avellaneda playing as a teenager for Unión de Santiago del Estero.
He spent one year in the Argentine 2nd Division with Nueva Chicago before joining Racing Club in 1964.
He was part of the championship winning team of 1966. In 1972 Cárdenas moved to Mexico where he played for Puebla and Veracruz returning to Racing Club in 1976.
