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René Fatoux

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René Fatoux
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-12-02)2 December 1935
Place of birth Dainville, France
Date of death 30 October 2022(2022-10-30) (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

René Fatoux (2 December 1935 – 30 October 2022) was a French footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Biography

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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 [fr], where he won the Kentish Challenge Cup [fr] 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 [fr] 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "René Fatoux". footballdatabase.eu (in French).
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "René FATOUX". Pompes Funèbres Duflos (in French).