Francisco Javier Araujo Fernández (born 17 May 1973), also known as Paco Araujo, is a Spanish futsal manager and former player. As a player, he played for FC Barcelona Futsal.
Club career Araujo has played for FC Barcelona, Martorell, Cartagena, Burela, and El Pozo de Murcia.
Managerial career As a manager, Araujo coached Can Tito Vilanova in Spain, Sharks and Stellamigo Iwate Hanamaki in Japan, Győri ETO in Hungary, and the Lebanon national team, whom he coached at the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. He has also coached Paraiso in Costarica, as well as the Costa Rica national team.
On 16 February 2018, Araujo was appointed head coach of Futsal Club Toronto, a team in the Futsal Canadian Championship. On 28 September 2020, Araujo was re-appointed head coach of the Lebanon national futsal team, to coach them at the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship.
Personal life Born on 17 May 1973 in Barcelona, Spain, Araujo is married to Mery Sanchez and has two children: Uriel and Alexia.
Career statistics
Club YearsClubDivision 1990–1992FC Barcelona FutsalLNFS 1992–1993FC Barcelona FutsalLNFS 1993–1994 Alcantarilla F.SLNFS 1994–1995Alcantarilla F.S / ElPozo Murcia FSLNFS 1995–1996Astorga FSLNFS 1996–1997FC Barcelona FutsalLNFS 1997–1998FS MartorellLNFS 1998–1999FS CartagenaLNFS 1999–2000CD Burela FSLNFS 2000–2001FC Barcelona FutsalLNFS 2001–2002 Andorra F.SLNFS 2002–2003Albacete FSSegunda División de Futsal 2003–2004 Granada 74 F.SSegunda División de Futsal 2004–2005AE Palma FutsalSegunda División de Futsal 2005–2006 Manresa F.S / Corbera F.SSegunda División de Futsal
Managerial YearsClubCountryDivision 2006–2007Can tito VilanovaSpain1ª National A 2007–2008Sharks FutsalJapanKanto Futsal League 2008–2009Stellamigo HanamakiJapanF. League 2009–2010Paraiso FutsalCosta RicaLiga Premier Masculina de Futsal de Costa Rica 2010Győri ETO Futsal ClubHungaryHungary Futsal League 2011Costa Rica National TeamCosta Rica N/A 2012–2014Lebanon national futsal teamLebanon N/A 2014–2015Al-Yarmouk SCKuwaitKuwaiti Futsal League 2015–2016Lebanon national futsal teamLebanon N/A 2016–2017Al-Shahania SCQatarQatar Futsal League 2018–2019Futsal Club TorontoCanadaCanadian Futsal Championship2019Lebanon national futsal teamLebanonN/A2020Lebanon national futsal teamLebanonN/A
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