Carlos Araujo

Carlos Araujo
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Luciano Araujo
Date of birth	November 19, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Mendoza, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	Independiente Rivadavia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2002	Independiente Rivadavia
2002–2004	Atlético de Rafaela
2004–2005	Racing Club
2005–2006	Estudiantes
2006–2007	Newell's Old Boys
2007–2008	Olimpo
2008–2009	Huracán
2009–2011	AEK Athens
2011	→ Lanús (loan)
2011–2016	Lanús
2016–2020	Huracán
2020–2021	Independiente Rivadavia
International career
2001–03	Argentina U-20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Luciano Araujo (born November 19, 1981) is a retired Argentine football player, who played as a right-back.

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 for 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 club 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 good performances in Greece and Europe, Araujo had to return to Argentina due to a sudden family issue in July 2010. Ηe left AEK Athens after the conflicts between him and the team were close to lead to court. He was loaned the remaining year of his contract in Lanus having previously denied a loan offer from Independiente Rivadavia despite pressure from AEK Athens.^[5]

On December 23, 2010, Araujo returned to Argentina, joining Lanús.^[6]

Honours

Lanús

Copa Sudamericana: 2013

References

^ Araujo transfers to Huracán (spanish)
^ Araujo cited best right back by Anjel Cappa Archived August 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Key player loss for Huracan (spanish)
^ Araujo signs 3 year contract with AEK Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Θέμα Αραούχο | AEKplanet". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
^ Leandro Contento (2010-12-23). "Mi objetivo es salir campeón". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-12-29.

External links

Carlos Araujo at BDFA (in Spanish)
Carlos Araujo at Soccerway
Carlos Araujo at ESPN FC

[1] Araujo transfers to Huracán (spanish)

[2] Araujo cited best right back by Anjel Cappa Archived August 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Key player loss for Huracan (spanish)

[4] Araujo signs 3 year contract with AEK Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Θέμα Αραούχο | AEKplanet". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-09.

[6] Leandro Contento (2010-12-23). "Mi objetivo es salir campeón". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-12-29.

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