Fernand Faroux
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Camille Fernand Faroux | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Les Lilas, Paris, France | ||
| Date of death | 30 July 1918 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | 12th arrondissement of Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1918 | Olympique de Pantin | ||
| International career | |||
| 1912 | France | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Camille Fernand Faroux (13 July 1887 – 30 July 1918) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Olympique de Pantin and the French national team in the early 1910s.
Career
[edit]Born on 13 July 1887 in Les Lilas, Paris,[a] Faroux began his football career at his hometown club Olympique de Pantin in 1911, aged 24.[3] The following year, on 7 March 1912, he earned his first (and only) international cap in a friendly match against Italy in Turin, helping France achieve its first-ever victory over the Italians (4–3).[4][1][3][5]
During the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Faroux was mobilized within the 2nd Battalion of foot hunters, but following a fracture of the right humerus suffered in combat, he was reformed in 1915. He then played a crucial role in the Pantin team that won the 1916 Coupe de France, beating Étoile des Deux Lacs in the final.[6]
Outside football, he worked as a tinsmith (making and selling tinplate objects).[7]
Death
[edit]Following a long and painful illness, Faroux died at his Parisian home on 30 July 1918, at the age of 31, a few weeks before the Armistice of 11 November 1918.[4][1][8] He was buried two days later, on 1 August.[9]
Honours
[edit]- Coupe de France
- Champions (1): 1916
Bibliography
[edit]- Perry, Raphaël (2021). Bleus éphémères [Ephemeral blues] (in French). Paris: Hugo Sport. p. 39. ISBN 978-2-7556-9244-0.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Fernand Faroux". www.fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Fernand Faroux". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Fernand Faroux (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Fernand Faroux, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Un audonien signe un exploit en Italie - Eugène Maës" [An Audonian signs an exploit in Italy - Eugène Maës]. www.allezredstar.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "La Coupe de France - Ligue bat F.G.S.P.F." [The French Cup - Ligue beats the FGSPF]. gallica.bnf.fr (in Spanish). L'Auto. 15 May 1916. p. 1. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Perry 2021, p. 39
- ^ "1918, Décès, 12 - Visionneuse" [1918, Death, 12 - Viewer]. archives.paris.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Informations". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 1 August 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 7 March 2025.