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Francis Farberoff
Personal information
Date of birth 3/16/1973
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Youth career
St. Thomas University (Miami)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011-2012 Florida Beach Soccer
International career
2003-2014 United States Men's Beach Soccer National Team
Managerial career
2014-2020 Assistant Coach - United States Men's Beach Soccer National Team
2020-present Head Coach - United States Men's Beach Soccer National Team
2012-present President - Futbol-Beach Soccer-Futsal Club (FBS-FC)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francis Farberoff (born March 3, 1975) is a Brazilian-born American soccer coach and former professional beach soccer player for the U.S. Men's National Beach Soccer Team current head coach of the U.S. Men's and Women's Beach Soccer National Teams and current president of FBS FC, a youth soccer club based in Miami, Florida. Born in Rio de Janeiro to a Brazilian mother and a Colombian father, he spent much of his youth living in Colombia before moving to the United States.

Early life and education

Farberoff attended St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism in 1997. During his time at St. Thomas, he played varsity men's soccer under Head Coach Barry Kaplan.

Beach soccer career

Farberoff had a long playing career, captaining the U.S. Men's National Beach Soccer Team from 2003 to 2014. He represented the United States at eight beach soccer world championship events, including four FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups (2005, 2006, 2007, and 2013). He won four CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships during his seven appearances in the tournament and earned the title of tournament MVP at the 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship in Costa Rica.

In addition to his international achievements, Farberoff helped Florida Beach Soccer FC win the U.S. Open Beach Soccer Championship at the North American Sand Soccer Championship (NASSC) in both 2011 and 2012, held in Virginia Beach and won the Caribbean Championship in Trinidad and Tobago in 2011. Further, he also competed in the Clearwater Beach Tournament with the team along side former Beach MNT players such as Oscar Gill and Chris Antonopoulos.

Coaching Career

After retiring from playing, Farberoff transitioned into coaching. He was the assistant coach of U.S. Men's Beach Soccer National Team from 2014-2020. He was appointed head coach of the U.S. Men's and Women's Beach Soccer National Teams in 2020 and remains the coach today. The teams have participated in various international competitions, including coaching in the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In addition to his national team commitments, Farberoff co-founded Fútbol, Beach, Soccer (FBS) FC, a youth soccer club based in Miami, Florida.

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