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Ecuadorian football central defender (born 1978)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araujo and the second or maternal family name is López.
Norberto Araujo
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Personal information
Full name Norberto Carlos Araujo López[1]
Date of birth (1978-10-13) 13 October 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Aucas (manager)
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)
2007–2017 L.D.U. Quito 336 (2)
International career
2011 Ecuador 4 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Cumbayá (assistant)
2024 Cumbayá
2024–2025 Deportivo Cuenca
2026– Aucas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norberto Carlos Araujo López (born 13 October 1978) is a football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He is the current manager of Aucas.

Born in Argentina, Araujo received Ecuadorian nationality in 2010,[2] and played for the Ecuador national team in the following year.

Club career

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Born in Rosario (Argentina), 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 in Ecuador 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

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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

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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]

On 5 September 2024, Araujo took over Deportivo Cuenca also in the Ecuadorian top tier.[8] He departed the club on 20 December 2025, as his contract was due to expire,[9] and was named at the helm of fellow league team Aucas the following 9 January.[10]

Honours

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Sporting Cristal

L.D.U. Quito

References

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  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.
  8. ^ "Oficial: Norberto Araujo es el nuevo entrenador de Deportivo Cuenca" [Official: Norberto Araujo the new manager of Deportivo Cuenca] (in Spanish). Olé. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  9. ^ Ávila, Andrés (10 December 2025). "¡Fin de ciclo! Norberto Araujo no continuará en Deportivo Cuenca en 2026" [End of cycle! Norberto Araujo will not continue at Deportivo Cuenca in 2026] (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Oficial: Aucas tiene nuevo entrenador para 2026" [Official: Aucas have a new coach for 2026] (in Spanish). Olé. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.

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Ecuador squad – 2011 Copa América
Deportivo Cuenca – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
(c) = caretaker manager
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