Sérgio Araújo de Melo, usually known as Sérgio Araújo (born September 12, 1963 in

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, Minas Gerais), was an association football winger. He is currently a farmer in

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Playing career

Having been born and raised in the region of

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it was in the famous club

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that Sérgio Araújo started to show his speed and moves, scoring goals and assisting his teammates. Naturally Sérgio was picked by Brazilian manager to play for his national team, playing his first international match (a friendly) against

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(March 1987). In the following month he scored his first goal for

against Bolivia (2–2 was the final result). His final international match was in December 1987 against

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(another friendly). During this short period he played 10 international matches, playing aside well known players such as Douglas,

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, Valdo, Raí, Müller and Ricardo Gomes. At

he, as well as Aílton, was part of the team that won the Conmebol Cup in 1992. Between 1988 and 1989, he played 39 games and scored nine goals for Flamengo. In late 1993, Sérgio Araújo moved to Portuguese club Vitória Setúbal, joining a team where Yekini was the star. He played his first match against Benfica in an astonishing 5–2 win, scoring one goal in his debut. Araújo played around 20 games that season, only scoring for 3 times. Just before the 1994–1995 season, the Nigerian striker Yekini moved to Olympiacos Piraeus, and the team was severely weakened. Vitória Setúbal only won three games, and was relegated. Sérgio Araújo, due to several injuries could not be of great help to the club, and was dismissed in the end of the season. He ended his career in

, returning to

to be a successful farm owner. Besides having played for Atlético Mineiro, Flamengo and Vitória de Setúbal, he has also played for

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, Vasco, Grêmio, Guarani, Ponte Preta, XV de Piracicaba, América (SP), Internacional de Limeira, Villa Nova, and Serra.

Managerial career

After retiring, he worked for two years as Operário (VG)'s manager, leaving the club in 2008 to work as Villa Nova's youth squad manager.

Honours

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1992

References

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