Carlos Araujo
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Carlos Luciano Araujo is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 football full back who plays for Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...

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Career

Araujo started his career with Independiente Rivadavia. He then played for Atlético de Rafaela, with which he won 2002–03 season of the Primera B Nacional (second division), earning promotion to the Primera Division. Subsequently, he played in major Argentine clubs, including Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....

, Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...

 and Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán is a sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second level of the Argentine football league system. Huracán home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó.Huracán was...

. After a successful season with Huracán, Araujo decided to take the big step to Europe in the second half of 2009, joining Greek AEK Athens F.C. Araujo was cited as the "best right back in Argentina" by his former Huracán coach Ángel Cappa, whilst his transfer was described by a journalist as a "key player loss" for Huracán.

Araujo signed a 3 year contract with AEK Athens on August 18, 2009. AEK signed Araujo as a free agent. Araujo was the fifth Argentine AEK Athens player for the 2009–10 season, the others being Sebastián Saja
Sebastián Saja
Diego Sebastián Saja is an Argentine football who plays for Racing Club de Avellaneda as a goalkeeper.-San Lorenzo:...

, Ignacio Scocco
Ignacio Scocco
Ignacio "Nacho" Martín Scocco is an Argentine International Football player currently playing as a winger for Al Ain of the Pro-League. Scocco can play on both wings, but prefers to play on the left. He can also play as a attacking midfielder and often as striker...

, Nicolás Bianchi Arce
Nicolás Bianchi Arce
Nicolás Bianchi Arce is an Argentine football defender who plays for Olimpo of the Argentine Primera División.-San Lorenzo:...

 and Ismael Blanco
Ismael Blanco
Ismael Blanco is an Argentine professional football player who plays for the Mexican Primera División team, San Luis F.C.-Argentina:Blanco started his career with Colón in 2002...

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On December 23, 2010, Araujo returned to Argentina, joining Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...

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