Ricardo Martins de Araújo (born 20 July 1986), commonly known as Kadu, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Chapecoense.

Career

Kadu started his career in

Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino, commonly known as Bragantino, is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista S ...

since the 2006 season. In 2007 Kadu have good actions with Bragantino (fourth place in

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

), and signed to

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, to play Brazilian League. For Corinthians, Kadu started in the match against

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, in a nightmare game Kadu scored an own goal against

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

. Before this fact, and the exit of the coach,

Paulo César Carpegiani Paulo César Carpegiani (born 7 February 1949, in Erechim) is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Carpegiani began his professional career at Sport Club Internacional of Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Su ...

, Kadu had never played any other game for the club.

Honours

Chapecoense *

Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol, known as Campeonato Catarinense or simply Catarinense, is the main competition of association football from state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil. History The Campeonato Catarinense top level has had several ...

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* * * 1986 births Living people Footballers from Brasília Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Guarani FC players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Figueirense FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players S.C. Braga players S.C. Braga B players Club Athletico Paranaense players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Göztepe S.K. footballers Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Süper Lig players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub