Francisco Araujo
# Francisco Araujo

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

| Years | Club | Division |
| - | - | - |
| 1990–1992 | FC Barcelona Futsal | LNFS |
| 1992–1993 | FC Barcelona Futsal | LNFS |
| 1993–1994 | Alcantarilla F.S | LNFS |
| 1994–1995 | Alcantarilla F.S / ElPozo Murcia FS | LNFS |
| 1995–1996 | Astorga FS | LNFS |
| 1996–1997 | FC Barcelona Futsal | LNFS |
| 1997–1998 | FS Martorell | LNFS |
| 1998–1999 | FS Cartagena | LNFS |
| 1999–2000 | CD Burela FS | LNFS |
| 2000–2001 | FC Barcelona Futsal | LNFS |
| 2001–2002 | Andorra F.S | LNFS |
| 2002–2003 | Albacete FS | Segunda División de Futsal |
| 2003–2004 | Granada 74 F.S | Segunda División de Futsal |
| 2004–2005 | AE Palma Futsal | Segunda División de Futsal |
| 2005–2006 | Manresa F.S / Corbera F.S | Segunda División de Futsal |

### Managerial

| Years | Club | Country | Division |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2006–2007 | Can tito Vilanova | Spain | 1ª National A |
| 2007–2008 | Sharks Futsal | Japan | Kanto Futsal League |
| 2008–2009 | Stellamigo Hanamaki | Japan | F. League |
| 2009–2010 | Paraiso Futsal | Costa Rica | Liga Premier Masculina de Futsal de Costa Rica |
| 2010 | Győri ETO Futsal Club | Hungary | Hungary Futsal League |
| 2011 | Costa Rica National Team | Costa Rica | N/A |
| 2012–2014 | Lebanon national futsal team | Lebanon | N/A |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Yarmouk SC | Kuwait | Kuwaiti Futsal League |
| 2015–2016 | Lebanon national futsal team | Lebanon | N/A |
| 2016–2017 | Al-Shahania SC | Qatar | Qatar Futsal League |
| 2018–2019 | Futsal Club Toronto | Canada | Canadian Futsal Championship |
| 2019 | Lebanon national futsal team | Lebanon | N/A |
| 2020 | Lebanon national futsal team | Lebanon | N/A |
