Raúl Ernesto Cardozo (born 28 October 1967) is a former Argentine football defender who is one of the most important players in the history of Vélez Sársfield.
Cardozo, nicknamed Pacha was born in Morón and started his playing career with Vélez Sársfield during the 1986–87 season.
Cardozo helped Velez to win their first league title in 25 years when they claimed the Clausura 1993 championship.
In 1999 Cardozo left Velez, he played for a number of different teams: Newell's Old Boys and Chacarita Juniors in the Argentine Primera, Nacional in Uruguay, where he won a league title, Olimpia in Paraguay and finally Villa Dálmine in the lower leagues of Argentine football.
Cardozo had been the assistant manager of Omar Asad at Godoy Cruz and Sportivo Estudiantes.