Carlos Alberto Lourenço Cardoso (29 December 1944 â 27 December 2025) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a defender and later became a manager.
Cardoso's playing career saw him play only for his boyhood club Vitória de Setúbal between 1964 and 1977. Cardoso was part of the Setúbal side that won the Taça de Portugal in the 1964âÂÂ65 and 1966âÂÂ67 seasons.
He was also the manager responsible for promoting Lusitano de ÃÂvora from the third division to the second division in 1988.
Cardoso managed Vitória de Setúbal on four different spells, with the most recent being in 2009.
Cardoso died on 27 December 2025 at the age of 80.