| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3/16/1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Thomas University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010-2014 | Florida Beach Soccer FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003-2014 | United States beach soccer (player and captain) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014-2020 | United States beach soccer (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2020-2024 | United States beach soccer (Head Coach) | ||
| 2012- | Futbol-Beach Soccer-Futsal Club (president) | ||
| 2024- | National Beach Soccer League (development director) | ||
| *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 [1] and former 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. [2] Additionally, Farberoff serves as the National Beach Soccer League Development Director.
Farberoff was 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. [3]
He 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. [4]
Farberoff had a long playing career, captaining the U.S. Men's National Beach Soccer Team from 2003 to 2014. [5] He represented the United States at eight beach soccer world championship events, including four FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups (2005, 2006, 2007, and 2013) [6] and he won four CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships [7] during his seven appearances in the tournament. He earned the title of tournament MVP at the 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship in Costa Rica. [8]
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, [9] held in Virginia Beach and won the BagoSports Beach Invitational in Trinidad and Tobago in 2011. [10] Further, he also competed in the Clearwater Beach Tournament [11] with the team alongside former Beach MNT players such as Oscar Gil and Chris Antonopoulos.
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, serving as an assistant coach at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. He later led the United States men's national beach soccer team as head coach in 2021 and again in 2024 to Beach Soccer World Cups. [12] Beyond coaching, Farberoff is a FIFA and CONCACAF instructor. [13]
He is now the National Beach Soccer League Development Director. [14]
In addition to his national team commitments, Farberoff co-founded Fútbol, Beach, Soccer (FBS) FC, a youth soccer club based in Miami, Florida. [15]
On December 3, 2024, Francis Farberoff was named a finalist for the National Soccer Hall of Fame's 2025 class in the Veteran category. He received 16.7% of the votes from the Veteran Voting Committee but was not selected for induction. [16]