Francis Farberoff
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| Full name | Francis Farberoff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 16, 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994–1997 | St. Thomas University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Flamilia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Team Rio | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Seattle Sounders | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Florida Beach Soccer FC | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2014 | United States (beach) | 100+ | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | United States (footvolley) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | United States (beach, men, assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | United States (beach, women) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | United States (beach, men) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Futbol-Beach Soccer-Futsal Club (president) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | NBSL (development director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Bahamas (beach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Vasco da Gama (beach, assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Farberoff (born March 16, 1975) is a Brazilian-born American beach soccer coach and former player. He represented the United States from 2000 to 2014, serving as captain for eleven years and appearing in four editions of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Following his playing career, he became an assistant coach for the U.S. program before taking over as head coach of the United States national beach soccer team from 2020 to 2024, guiding the men’s team to the 2021 and 2024 World Cups and the 2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship title. His coaching background also includes leading the Bahamas national beach soccer team and serving as an assistant coach for the beach soccer department of CR Vasco da Gama. Farberoff is the co-founder and development director of the National Beach Soccer League and co-founder of the Futbol-Beach Soccer-Futsal Club.