René Fatoux (2 December 1935 – 30 October 2022) was a French footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 December 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Dainville, France | ||
| Date of death | 30 October 2022 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Warlus, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1962 | Lille | 131 | (68) |
| 1963–1964 | Red Star | 2 | (2) |
| 1964–1965 | RC Arras | ||
| 1965–1966 | SO Chambéry | ||
| 1966–1967 | Marignane | ||
| 1966–1967 | Grenoble | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography edit
Fatoux's club career began when he was aged 13 in Péronne. He then began training in Lens before joining Stade de Reims, where he played alongside Raymond Kopa and Albert Batteux.[2] From 1956 to 1958, he was a part of the Bataillon de Joinville, where he won the Kentish Challenge Cup multiple times.
In his professional career, Fatoux played for Lille OSC, Red Star F.C., RC Arras, SO Chambéry, and Grenoble Foot 38.[3] He finished his career with Boiry as a player-coach when he was 50 years old.[4] In addition to his football career, he was a physical education teacher. He received the Bronze Medal of Youth, Sports and Community Involvement in 2010.[5] That year, he began coaching the youth team of AC Cambrai.
René Fatoux died in Warlus, Pas-de-Calais on 30 October 2022, at the age of 86.[6]
References edit
- ^ Humetz, Christophe (1 November 2022). "Ancien professionnel au LOSC et à Lens, l'Arrageois René Fatoux nous a quittés". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Réné Fatoux, un technicien qui a toujours bon pied bon oeil". La Voix du Nord (in French). 21 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "René Fatoux". footballdatabase.eu (in French).
- ^ "René Fatoux, du Racing-club d'Arras au prestigieux LOSC". La Voix du Nord (in French). 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Les échos du Cambrésis - René Fatoux reçoit la médaille de bronze Jeunesse et Sports". La Voix du Nord (in French). 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "René FATOUX". Pompes Funèbres Duflos (in French).