Norberto Araujo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norberto Carlos Araujo López | ||
| Date of birth | October 13, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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LDU Quito | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Renato Cesarini | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | TPS | 1 | (0) |
| 1996 | Kultsu | 10 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Aldosivi | 8 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 21 | (0) |
| 2001 | Racing de Córdoba | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Sport Boys | 50 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Sporting Cristal | 115 | (3) |
| 2007– | LDU Quito | 293 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Ecuador | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 20, 2015 | |||
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Norberto Carlos Araujo López (born October 13, 1978 in Rosario) is an Ecuadorian [2] football central defender who plays for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.
Club career
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 LDU 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 Ecuadorian 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 June 25, 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.
Honors
- Serie A (2): 2007, 2010
- Copa Libertadores (1): 2008
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2009
- Recopa Sudamericana (2): 2009, 2010
References
- ↑ LDU player card
- ↑ Le conceden la nacionalidad ecuatoriana al argentino Araujo
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External links
- Araujo's FEF Player Card
- (Spanish) BDFA profile
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Argentine emigrants to Ecuador
- Naturalized citizens of Ecuador
- Association football central defenders
- Argentine footballers
- Ecuadorian footballers
- Ecuador international footballers
- 2011 Copa América players
- TPS Turku footballers
- Kultsu FC players
- Aldosivi footballers
- Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
- Racing de Córdoba footballers
- Sport Boys footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- LDU Quito footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriates in Ecuador
- Expatriate footballers in Peru
- Expatriate footballers in Ecuador
