Norberto Araujo

Norberto Araujo
Personal information
Full name	Norberto Carlos Araujo López
Date of birth	13 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Cuenca (manager)
Youth career
	Renato Cesarini
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996	TPS
1996	Kultsu
1998–1999	Aldosivi
2000–2001	Arsenal de Sarandí
2001	Racing de Córdoba
2002–2003	Sport Boys
2004–2006	Sporting Cristal
2007–2017	L.D.U. Quito
International career
2011	Ecuador
Managerial career
2022–2023	Cumbayá (assistant)
2024	Cumbayá
2024–	Deportivo Cuenca
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norberto Carlos Araujo López (born 13 October 1978) is an Ecuadorian^[2] football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Deportivo Cuenca.

Club career

Born in Rosario, Araujo (nicknamed Beto) started his career in Finland in 1996 playing with premier division side TPS and 1st division side Kultsu.^[3]^[4] He then returned to Argentina where he played for Aldosivi, Arsenal de Sarandí and Racing de Córdoba in the 2nd division. In 2002, he moved to Peru where he played for Sport Boys and then Sporting Cristal where he won a Peruvian league title.

In 2007, Araujo joined L.D.U. Quito where he helped the club to win the Serie A in his first season. In 2008, he was part of the team that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores, eliminating 3 Argentine teams, including his former club Arsenal de Sarandí and winning the cup. In 2009, he would achieve the South American treble by winning the 2009 Copa Sudamericana and 2009 Recopa Sudamericana. Later in 2010 he was part of the team that won the 2010 Ecuadorian Copa Credife and Recopa sudamericana 2010.

International career

In late 2010, Araujo legally obtained his Ecuadorian citizenship, allowing him to be called up to the Ecuador national team. Despite not being called up for a number of pre-tournament friendlies, Araujo was chosen to be part of Ecuador's squad for the 2011 Copa América.^[5] He earned his first cap on 25 June 2011, versus Mexico in a friendly game prior to the start of the tournament. He went on to start in all three of Ecuador's group games in the Copa America.

Managerial career

On 27 December 2023, after being Patricio Hurtado's assistant at Cumbayá, Araujo was appointed manager of the club for the 2024 season.^[6] He resigned from Cumbayá the following 26 May, as the club was plunged into an institutional crisis.^[7]

Honours

Sporting Cristal

Primera División: 2005

L.D.U. Quito

References

^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
^ Le conceden la nacionalidad ecuatoriana al argentino Araujo
^ Vuorinen, Juha; Kasila, Markku (2007). Pelimiehet – Suomen jalkapallon pelaajatilastot 1930–2006. Jyväskylä: The Sports Museum Foundation of Finland. p. 23. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.
^ "Liigapelaajat". Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame. Veikkausliiga. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
^ "Se convocó La Tricolor para Copa América" [He called up the Tri-color for the Copa América] (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.com. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
^ "Cumbayá tiene nuevo DT: presentaron a Norberto Araujo" [Cumbayá have a new manager: they presented Norberto Araujo] (in Spanish). Olé. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ "Cumbayá se queda sin técnico: Norberto Araujo prefiere dar un paso al costado por la crisis" [Cumbayá end up without a manager: Norberto Araujo prefers to step aside due to the crisis] (in Spanish). Primicias. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

External links

Araujo's FEF Player Card
Norberto Araujo at BDFA (in Spanish)

[FCWC_2008-1] "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.

[2] Le conceden la nacionalidad ecuatoriana al argentino Araujo

[3] Vuorinen, Juha; Kasila, Markku (2007). Pelimiehet – Suomen jalkapallon pelaajatilastot 1930–2006. Jyväskylä: The Sports Museum Foundation of Finland. p. 23. ISBN 978-952-99075-9-5.

[4] "Liigapelaajat". Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame. Veikkausliiga. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.

[5] "Se convocó La Tricolor para Copa América" [He called up the Tri-color for the Copa América] (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.com. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

[6] "Cumbayá tiene nuevo DT: presentaron a Norberto Araujo" [Cumbayá have a new manager: they presented Norberto Araujo] (in Spanish). Olé. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[7] "Cumbayá se queda sin técnico: Norberto Araujo prefiere dar un paso al costado por la crisis" [Cumbayá end up without a manager: Norberto Araujo prefers to step aside due to the crisis] (in Spanish). Primicias. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

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