Araquem de Melo
 Araquem de Melo Edemil | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edemil Araquem de Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 2001 | ||
| Place of death | Venezuela | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasco da Gama | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966 | Danubio | (12) | |
| 1968–1972 | Huracán | 59 | (19) |
| 1972–1974 | Panathinaikos | 37 | (19) |
| 1974–1975 | Atromitos | 12 | (2) |
| 1976 | Toronto Panhellenic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Araquem José de Melo (7 July 1944 – 2001), commonly known as Araquem de Melo, was a Brazilian footballer who played for clubs in Uruguay, Argentina and Greece.
Career
Born in
In 1972, he joined Panathinaikos F.C. as the first Brazilian footballer who ever played for the club. He remains the leading goal-scorer among Brazilians for Panathinaikos. Araquem de Melo scored 19 goals in 37 games with Panathinaikos, along with Juan Ramón Verón and Antonis Antoniadis making a great attacking line. In 1974, he played for Atromitos.[3] In 1976, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Panhellenic where he assisted in securing the NSL Championship against Toronto First Portuguese.[4]
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.[5]
In 2001, he committed suicide, due to debt problems.[6]
References
- ^ Tabeira, Martín (28 October 2010). "Uruguay - League Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-12-21.
- ^ Hernández, Sergio; Storni, Luis Carlos (9 June 2008). "Brazilian players in Argentina 1st Level". RSSSF.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.
- ^ "Clutch player in NSL final: Tony Dallas is backbone in Panhellenic win". The Globe and Mail. October 11, 1976. p. S5.
- ^ "Escuelita en apuros" (in Spanish). Tal Cual. 15 November 2002. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Åèíéêïó Ðåéñáéùó". www.ethnikos.gr. Archived from the original on 2004-07-29.
External links
- Araquem de Melo at Enciclopedia de Huracan
- Edemil Araquem De Melo at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Araken Demelo at Phantis.com
- "Araken Demelo at Galanis Sports Data". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2008-05-24.