Clemerson de Araújo Soares
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Araújo | ||
Personal information | ||
---|---|---|
Full name | Clemerson de Araújo Soares | |
Date of birth | August 8, 1977 | |
Place of birth | Caruaru, Brazil | |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) | |
Playing position | Forward | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Al-Gharafa | |
Youth clubs | ||
1996 | Porto-PE | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1997-2003 2004 2005 2006-2007 2007 |
Goiás Shimizu S-Pulse Gamba Osaka (Loan[citation needed]) Cruzeiro Al-Gharafa |
170 29 (9) 34 (33) 39 (19) 28 (29) |
(50)
National team2 | ||
1999 | Brazil | 3 (1) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Clemerson de Araújo Soares, best known as Araújo (born August 8, 1977 in Caruaru, PE) is a Brazilian footballer. Currently playing for Al-Gharafa after recently moving from Cruzeiro on July 31st 2007, in a 2 year deal. Araujo played for Japanese side Gamba Osaka in 2005 his 34 league goals helped Gamba to the 2005 J-League title. But 2005 was his last season in Japan. Araujo left for his homeland to sign for Cruzeiro. But 2 years later Araujo left for Qatar.
Contents |
[edit] Honours
- Goiás State League: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
- Brazilian League (2nd division): 1999
- Brazilian Center-West Cup: 2000, 2001, 2002
- Japanese League: 2005
- Minas Gerais State League: 2006
- Qatari League: 2007/08
[edit] Personal Honours
- Worlds to scorer in 2005 33 goals in 33 games, considered worlds best striker in 2005 by, the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
- J. League MVP: 2005
- J. League Top Scorer: 2005
- J. League Best Eleven: 2005
- Qatari League Top Scorer: 2007/08
[edit] Contract
1st August 2007 to 31st July 2009
[edit] External links
Preceded by Yuji Nakazawa |
J-League Player of the Year 2005 |
Succeeded by Marcus Tulio Tanaka |
Preceded by Emerson |
J. League Top Scorer 2005 |
Succeeded by Washington, Magno Alves |
Preceded by Younis Mahmoud |
Qatari League Top Scorer 2007/08 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Categories: 1977 births | Living people | Brazilian footballers | Brazilian expatriate footballers | Goiás Esporte Clube players | Shimizu S-Pulse players | Gamba Osaka players | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players | Expatriate footballers in Japan | Brazil international footballers | Brazilian football striker stubs