Justin Fashanu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Justin Fashanu
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 19, 1961(1961-02-19)
Age	63
Date Of Death	1998-05-02
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Justin Fashanu Biography

Justin Fashanu is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on February 19, 1961 in England, United Kingdom. The late English soccer player with clubs such as Torquay United who tragically committed suicide in the month of May 1998. He is seen as an early adopter by LGBT rights groups because he was first professional English soccer player who come out publicly in his professional career as gay.

2013 was the year In 2013, Robbie Rogers followed in his footsteps by becoming just the second English soccer player to publicly come out as gay. took his place in the same footsteps, becoming the only English footballer to come out publicly as gay.

Fashanu began his career as an apprentice with Norwich City, turning professional towards the end of December 1978. He made his league debut on 13 January 1979, against West Bromwich Albion, and settled into the Norwich side scoring regularly and occasionally spectacularly. In 1980, he won the BBC Goal of the Season award, for a spectacular goal against Liverpool. He managed a total of 103 senior appearances for Norwich, scoring 40 goals. While at the club he was also capped six times for England at under-21 level, although the anticipated call-up to the senior side ultimately never happened. He scored 19 league goals in the 1980-81 season, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Canaries from being relegated. Fashanu’s name had been linked with bigger clubs for some time, and his inevitable departure from Carrow Road came in August 1981 when he became Britain’s first £1million black footballer, when he signed for Nottingham Forest.

His career stalled as his professional relationship with Brian Clough deteriorated; Clough, it would appear, was disturbed by the rumours of Fashanu’s visits to gay nightclubs and bars. His goals and then confidence dried up as he failed to fit in with the playing and lifestyle demands of Clough, especially after Clough had discovered his homosexuality and barred him from training with the side. He scored just three goals in 32 league games for Forest in 1981-82.

John, his brother John has been a professional soccer player who is famous for his time playing for Wimbledon FC.

Justin Fashanu Net Worth

Justin Fashanu is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Justin Fashanu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a brilliant young boxer who was considering the possibility of a career in boxing more than soccer.

It was his first soccer player in the history of soccer to receive a transfer price in the amount of PS1 Million or higher.

Justinus Soni “Justin” Fashanu (/ˈ f æ ʃ ə n uː / ; 19 February 1961 – 2 May 1998) was an English footballer who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. He was known by his early clubs to be gay, and came out to the press later in his career, becoming the first professional footballer to be openly gay. He was also the first black footballer to command a £1million transfer fee, with his transfer from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest in 1981, but had little success as a player afterwards, although he continued to play at senior level until 1994.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Justin Fashanu height 6 ft 1 in Justin weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Justin Fashanu Dating?

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In October 1990, he publicly came out as gay in an interview with the tabloid press, becoming the only prominent player in English football so far to do so. Although he claimed that he was generally well accepted by his fellow players, he freely admitted that they would often joke maliciously about his sexual orientation, and he also became the target of constant crowd abuse because of it.

Facts & Trivia

Justin Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Justin Fashanu celebrates birthday on February 19 of every year.

In 1992, he agreed to front Loud’n’proud, a new national radio series aimed at young lesbians and gay men, but the pilot with Fashanu presenting was turned down by BBC Radio Five; it was later commissioned with a female presenter for BBC Radio 1.

Top Facts about Justin Fashanu

1. Justin Fashanu was the first openly gay professional footballer.
2. He played for Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, and Notts County.
3. Fashanu scored a famous goal against Liverpool in 1980.
4. He tragically took his own life in 1998 at age 37.
5. Fashanu faced racism and homophobia during his career.
6. His brother John also played professional football and came out as gay after Justin’s death.
7. The Justin Campaign aims to tackle homophobia in football in his memory.
8. In 2019, he was posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame.
9. Fashanu’s legacy continues to inspire LGBTQ+ athletes worldwide.
10. A documentary film about his life titled “Forbidden Games” was released in 2017.

What was Justin Fashanu charged for?

After moving to the United States, in 1998 he was questioned by police when a seventeen-year-old boy accused him of sexual assault. He was charged, and a warrant for his arrest was issued in Howard County, Maryland, on 3 April 1998, but he had already left his flat.

Has Justin Fashanu died?

May 2, 1998

Are John Fashanu and Justin Fashanu related?

Personal life. Fashanu, who was the younger brother of Justin Fashanu , disowned his brother after the latter came out as gay, telling The Voice that Justin was “an outcast”. After Justin took his own life in 1998, Fashanu expressed remorse for abandoning his brother.

Who is Fashanu brother?

Justin Fashanu

Who is John Fashanu's wife?

Wife