2024-05-02 20:13:29
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With a long-standing history with São Paulo, Márcio Araújo is the new technical coordinator of the club’s youth categories. With experience of having been a player, coach and technical assistant for the team, the former midfielder returns to the club to work in Cotia.
“It’s a great happiness and responsibility. I feel like I’m coming home. When I was a player, I lived at the stadium and this was the place that opened the doors to my career. I now return to a very important role, which is taking care of young people, who are in a period of transition as a player and as a person”, said the new Tricolor manager.
Márcio will be responsible for coordinating the coaches of the base teams. He will report to the football director, Carlos Belmonte, and also to the main team’s technical coordinator, Muricy Ramalho.
The former player makes a point of highlighting Cotia’s structure. “São Paulo is a club that trains athletes and citizens. In addition to the quality of the professionals who work at the club, Cotia has a wonderful structure, which helps a lot in this evolution. I arrive motivated and with the responsibility of helping to train new talents”, he added.
On the field, Márcio Araújo defended Tricolor in 188 games and was part of the squad that won the Brazilian Championship in 1986 and the Paulista Championship in 1981 and 85. He returned to the club in mid-1992 to command the junior team and stayed until the season. Following. During this period, he managed the main team, on an interim basis, in 11 games. After spending time at several clubs, he returned to Tricolor to be a technical assistant between 2019 and 2021.
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