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.