Carlos Araujo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Luciano Araujo | ||
| Date of birth | November 19, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back Right Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lanús | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2002 | Independiente Rivadavia | 23 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Atlético de Rafaela | 72 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Racing Club | 28 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Estudiantes | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Newell's Old Boys | 24 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Olimpo | 24 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Huracán | 35 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | AEK Athens | 26 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Lanús (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011– | Lanús | 94 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2003 | Argentina U-20 | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Carlos Luciano Araujo (born November 19, 1981) is an Argentine football Right back who plays for Lanús.
Career
Araujo started his career with Independiente Rivadavia. He then played for Atlético de Rafaela, with which he won 2002–03 season of the Primera B Nacional (second division), earning promotion to the Primera Division. Subsequently, he played in major Argentine clubs, including Estudiantes de La Plata, Newell's Old Boys and Huracán.[1] After a successful season with Huracán, Araujo decided to take the big step to Europe in the second half of 2009, joining Greek AEK Athens F.C. Araujo was cited as the "best right back in Argentina" by his former Huracán coach Ángel Cappa,[2] whilst his transfer was described by a journalist as a "key player loss" for Huracán.[3]
Araujo signed a 3-year contract with AEK Athens on August 18, 2009.[4] AEK signed Araujo as a free agent. Araujo was the fifth Argentine AEK Athens player for the 2009–10 season, the others being Sebastián Saja, Ignacio Scocco, Nicolás Bianchi Arce and Ismael Blanco. Although the good performances in Greece and Europe, Araujo had to return to Argentina due to a sudden family issues on July 2010. Ηe left AEK Athens after the conflicts between him and the team about were close to lead in court. He was loaned the remaining year of his contract in Lanus having previously denied loan offer from Independiente Rivadavia although the pressure of AEK Athens.[5]
On December 23, 2010, Araujo returned to Argentina, joining Lanús.[6]
Honours
- Lanús
References
- ↑ Araujo transfers to Huracán (spanish)
- ↑ Araujo cited best right back by Anjel Cappa
- ↑ Key player loss for Huracan (spanish)
- ↑ Araujo signs 3 year contract with AEK
- ↑ http://www.aekplanet.com/threads/%CE%98%CE%AD%CE%BC%CE%B1-%CE%91%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BF%CF%8D%CF%87%CE%BF.1657/
- ↑ Leandro Contento (2010-12-23). "Mi objetivo es salir campeón". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-12-29.
External links
- BDFA profile (Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
- Carlos Araujo at ESPN FC
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