Reginaldo Araújo Explained

Reginaldo Araújo
Fullname:António Reginaldo Matias de Araújo
Height:1.81 m
Birth Date:2 October 1977
Birth Place:Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Death Place:Cornélio Procópio, Brazil
Position:Right-back
Youthyears1:1993–1996
Youthclubs1:Matsubara
Years1:1997–2001
Years2:2001
Years3:2002
Years4:2003
Years5:2004–2005
Years6:2005–2006
Years7:2006
Years8:2007
Years9:2008
Years10:2009
Years11:2010
Clubs1:Coritiba
Clubs2:São Paulo
Clubs3:Coritiba
Clubs4:Santos
Clubs5:Flamengo
Clubs6:Noroeste
Clubs7:Santa Cruz
Clubs8:Beira Mar
Clubs9:Criciúma
Clubs10:Foz do Iguaçu
Clubs11:Rio Branco (PR)
Caps1:51
Caps2:12
Caps3:23
Caps4:38
Caps5:10
Caps7:11
Caps8:8
Goals1:2
Goals2:1
Goals3:2
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals7:1
Goals8:0
Manageryears1:2015–2016
Managerclubs1:PSTC (assistant manager)
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalteam1:Brazil U-23
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

António Reginaldo Matias de Araújo (2 October 1977 – 11 January 2016), or simply Reginaldo Araújo, was a Brazilian footballer who played at right-back.[1]

Playing career

Starting his career at Matsubara, Araújo joined Coritiba in 1997.[2] Having success at Coritiba, he was called up by Brazil U-23 team challenging for a spot in the squad that played the 2000 Olympic Games.[3] He joined São Paulo in 2001, but after an unsuccessful year, he returned to Coritiba in 2002.

Araújo was signed by Santos, who were the current national champions. He was a 2003 Copa Libertadores runner-up and was sent off in the first leg of the final against Boca Juniors.[4] He moved to Flamengo in 2004, where he was a 2004 Copa do Brasil runner-up.[5]

He later had spells at Noroeste and Santa Cruz before a spell in Portugal with S.C. Beira-Mar.[6] Reginaldo Araújo moved back to Brazil to play for Criciúma and returned to Paraná state in his last career years.

Retirement

He retired in 2010 after discovering a heart condition[7] and worked with the youth team and as a director of football at Corinthians Paulista[8] and was appointed as an assistant manager of PSTC in December 2015.[9]

Death

On 11 January 2016, he died after suffering a heart attack during a training of PSTC.[10] [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Globo Esporte. Futpédia: Reginaldo Araújo. 2009-01-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090211101919/http://futpedia.globo.com/jogadores/reginaldo-araujo. 2009-02-11.
  2. Web site: Lateral Reginaldo Araújo é o novo reforço do Criciúma.
  3. Web site: LUTO! Morre, aos 38 anos, Reginaldo Araújo, ex-Flamengo e Santos - Futebol - FutNet. FutNet. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160119110409/http://www.futnet.com.br/futebol/noticias/?432164-luto-morre-aos-38-anos-reginaldo-araujo-ex-flamengo-e-santos. 2016-01-19.
  4. Web site: BOLA N@ ÁREA - Taça Libertadores da América 2003 - Tabela.
  5. Web site: Santo André vence o Flamengo e conquista a Copa do Brasil - 30/06/2004 - UOL Esporte - Futebol.
  6. Web site: LPFP . Ficha de António Reginaldo Matias de Araújo . 2009-01-05 . dead . https://archive.today/20081027214612/http://www.lpfp.pt/Liga_sagres/pages/pessoa.aspx?epoca=20062007&clube=beira-mar&jogador=1999 . October 27, 2008 .
  7. Web site: DOL - Diário Online - Portal de Notícias do Pará e do Mundo - Brasil - Morre lateral Reginaldo Araújo, ex-Santos. Diário Online - Brasil.
  8. Web site: Morre Reginaldo Araújo, vice-campeão da Libertadores pelo Santos em 2003. UOL Esporte.
  9. Web site: Reginaldo Araújo - Que fim levou? - Terceiro Tempo. Terceiro Tempo.
  10. Web site: Reginaldo Araújo, ex-jogador de Fla, Coritiba e Santos, morre aos 38 anos. globoesporte.com. 11 January 2016 .
  11. Web site: Lateral ex-Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo e Coritiba, Reginaldo Araújo morre aos 38 anos. ESPN.