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Reginaldo Araújo

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Matias and the second or paternal family name is de Araújo.
Reginaldo Araújo
Personal information
Full name António Reginaldo Matias de Araújo
Date of birth (1977-10-02)2 October 1977
Place of birth Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Date of death 11 January 2016(2016-01-11) (aged 38)
Place of death Cornélio Procópio, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1993–1996 Matsubara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Coritiba 51 (2)
2001 São Paulo 12 (1)
2002 Coritiba 23 (2)
2003 Santos 38 (0)
2004–2005 Flamengo 10 (0)
2005–2006 Noroeste
2006 Santa Cruz 11 (1)
2007 Beira Mar 8 (0)
2008 Criciúma
2009 Foz do Iguaçu
2010 Rio Branco (PR)
International career
1999 Brazil U-23 1 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2016 PSTC (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Futpédia: Reginaldo Araújo". Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Lateral Reginaldo Araújo é o novo reforço do Criciúma".
  3. ^ "LUTO! Morre, aos 38 anos, Reginaldo Araújo, ex-Flamengo e Santos - Futebol - FutNet". FutNet. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016.
  4. ^ "BOLA N@ ÁREA - Taça Libertadores da América 2003 - Tabela".
  5. ^ "Santo André vence o Flamengo e conquista a Copa do Brasil - 30/06/2004 - UOL Esporte - Futebol".
  6. ^ "Ficha de António Reginaldo Matias de Araújo". LPFP. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  7. ^ "DOL - Diário Online - Portal de Notícias do Pará e do Mundo - Brasil - Morre lateral Reginaldo Araújo, ex-Santos". Diário Online - Brasil.
  8. ^ "Morre Reginaldo Araújo, vice-campeão da Libertadores pelo Santos em 2003". UOL Esporte.
  9. ^ "Reginaldo Araújo - Que fim levou? - Terceiro Tempo". Terceiro Tempo.
  10. ^ "Reginaldo Araújo, ex-jogador de Fla, Coritiba e Santos, morre aos 38 anos". globoesporte.com. 11 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Lateral ex-Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo e Coritiba, Reginaldo Araújo morre aos 38 anos". ESPN.
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