Norberto Araujo

Norberto Araujo

Personal information
Full name	Norberto Carlos Araujo López
Date of birth	October 13, 1978 (1978-10-13) (age 33)
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Central defender
Club information
Current club	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	129	(0)
National team
2011–	Ecuador	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 12, 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Araujo and the second or maternal family name is López.

Norberto Carlos Araujo López (born October 13, 1978 in Rosario) is an Ecuadorian ^[1] 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.^[2][3] 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.^[4] 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

Sporting Cristal

• Primera División: 2005

LDU Quito

• Serie A: 2007, 2010
• Copa Libertadores: 2008
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2009, 2010
• Copa Sudamericana: 2009

References

1. ^ Le conceden la nacionalidad ecuatoriana al argentino Araujo
2. ^ 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. 
3. ^ "Liigapelaajat". Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame. Veikkausliiga. http://www.veikkausliiga.fi/pelaajatilastot.asp?Nimi=Araujo+Carlos+Norberto. Retrieved 29 July 2009. 
4. ^ "Se convocó La Tricolor para Copa América [He called up the Tri-color for the Copa América]" (in Spanish). ecuafutbol.com. June 16, 2011. http://www.futbolecuador.com/stories/publica/21437. Retrieved June 16, 2011. 

External links

• Araujo's FEF Player Card
• (Spanish) BDFA profile

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Name	Araujo, Norberto
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Date of birth	1978-10-13
Place of birth	Rosario, Argentina
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