Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1968-05-22) 22 May 1968 (age 56) | ||
Place of birth | South Africa | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1987 | College of Boca Raton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | Montreal Supra | 27 | (2) |
1991 | Holly FC | ||
1992 | Boca Raton Sabres | ||
1993 | Coral Springs Kicks | 15 | (9) |
1993–1994 | Glenavon | ||
1995 | Atlanta Ruckus | 23 | (2) |
1996–1998 | Cincinnati Silverbacks (indoor) | 40 | (49) |
1997 | Orlando Sundogs | 4 | (0) |
1997 | Sacramento Knights (indoor) | ||
1998–2000 | SuperSport United | ||
Managerial career | |||
2002–present | Director of coaching/Teamboca boys | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Araujo is a retired South African soccer player who played professionally in South Africa, the United States, Canada and Ireland.
Player
Club career
Araujo's parents moved from Portugal to South Africa where he was born. In 1986, Araujo entered the College of Boca Raton, now known as Lynn University. He played two seasons of NAIA soccer at Boca Raton, winning the 1987 NAIA national men's soccer championship. Araujo was also a 1987 NAIA Second Team All American. He finished his degree at Florida Atlantic University. In 1990, Roy Wiggemansen, former coach of Boca Raton, brought Araujo into the Montreal Supra which Wiggemansen now coached. Araujo was a Canadian Soccer League All League midfielder that year. In 1991, he returned to Florida where he played for Holly FC in the Gold Coast League In 1992, he played a single season for the Boca Raton Sabres in the USISL. On 30 March 1993, Araujo became one of the first players signed by the Coral Springs Kicks. He led the USISL in assists that season. In the fall of 1993, Araujo moved to Northern Ireland to play for Glenavon F.C. In 1995, he played for the Atlanta Ruckus in the A-League. He moved indoors in the fall of 1995 with the Cincinnati Silverbacks of the National Professional Soccer League, playing three seasons with the Silverbacks. In the spring of 1997, Araujo played four games for the Orlando Sundogs of the USISL before signing with the Sacramento Knights of the Continental Indoor Soccer League for the summer indoor season. In 1998, Araujo moved back to South Africa to join SuperSport United. In 1999, the team won the Nedbank Cup. Araujo lives and plays for amateur and division four clubs in the United States. In 2007, he played for the Fox and Hounds in the Gold Coast Soccer League Over 30 Division. In 2008, he was with Fort Lauderdale in the Florida Elite Soccer League.
International
Araujo played/captained the South African youth national team(1983&1984).
Coach
Director of coaching for Teamboca boys soccer program (2002–present)
References
- "Lynn University All Time Roster". Lynnfightingknights.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012.
- "Michael Araujo soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- "The Year in American Soccer – 1990". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- "Shooting For High Goals Mike Araujo Hopes His Love For Soccer Will Earn Him A Spot on the Strikers". Articles.sun-sentinel.com. 5 April 1992. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
- "Boca Raton Sabres kick off season tonight".
- "Fort Lauderdale: Michael Araujo". Hometeamsonline.com.
- Living people
- 1969 births
- South African people of Portuguese descent
- Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
- American Professional Soccer League players
- Boca Raton Sabres players
- Cincinnati Silverbacks players
- Continental Indoor Soccer League players
- Expatriate men's association footballers in Northern Ireland
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Glenavon F.C. players
- Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players
- Lynn Fighting Knights men's soccer players
- Montreal Supra players
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
- Orlando Sundogs players
- Sacramento Knights players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- South African men's soccer players
- South African expatriate men's soccer players
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- USISL players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- Men's association football forwards
- White South African people