Araquem José de Melo (7 July 1944 – 2001), commonly known as Araquem de Melo, was a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played for clubs in Uruguay, Argentina and Greece.

Career

Born in

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, Araquem de Melo began playing football for the youth sides of local side

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. He played for Danubio F.C. and was the Uruguayan league's top goal-scorer during the 1966 season. He played for Argentine side

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from 1968 to 1972. In 1972, he joined

Panathinaikos F.C. Panathinaikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο. ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', "All-Athenian ...

as the first

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ian footballer who ever played for the club. He remains the leading goal-scorer among

ians for Panathinaikos. Araquem de Melo scored 19 goals in 37 games with Panathinaikos, along with

Juan Ramón Verón Juan Ramón Verón (; born 17 March 1944) is an Argentine football coach and former professional player. He played as a midfielder or forward most notably for Estudiantes, where he won three consecutive Copa Libertadores titles. He is the fath ...

and

Antonis Antoniadis Antonis Antoniadis (Greek: Αντώνης Αντωνιάδης, born 25 May 1946) is a former Greek footballer. He scored 243 goals during his 22-years long career. He started his career in 1964 playing for Aspida Xanthi before moving to Pan ...

making a great attacking line. In 1974, he played for Atromitos. In 1976, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Panhellenic where he assisted in securing the NSL Championship against Toronto First Portuguese.

Retirement

After he retired from playing football, Araquem de Melo founded a football school in Brazil. His brother, Arnout de Melo, assumed responsibility for the club after Araquem's death in 2001. In 2001, he committed suicide, due to debt problems.

References

External links

Araquem de Melo
at Enciclopedia de Huracan *
Araken Demelo at Phantis.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Melo, Araquem de 1944 births 2001 deaths Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Danubio F.C. players Club Atlético Huracán footballers Atromitos F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players Uruguayan Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Super League Greece players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate soccer players in Canada Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Association football forwards Association football midfielders Canadian National Soccer League players Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)