Francis Farberoff
Francis Farberoff is a Brazilian-born American beach soccer coach and former player. He is the head coach of the Bahamas national beach soccer team, assistant coach for Vasco da Gama, and development director for the National Beach Soccer League. Farberoff played for the United States men's national beach soccer team from 2000 to 2014, captaining the team for 11 years and competing in four FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups. He previously coached the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Beach Soccer National Teams.
Early life and education
Francis Farberoff was born on March 16, 1975, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to a Brazilian mother, Ester, and a Colombian father, Jorge, with Russian heritage through his grandfather, Moises Farberoff, who settled in Medellín, Colombia. At age 16, he moved to Miami, Florida, living with his grandfather and playing beach soccer, a sport familiar from his Brazilian youth. He attended St. Thomas University in Miami, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism in 1997 while playing varsity men’s soccer under coach Barry Kaplan.Playing career
International
Francis Farberoff was a longtime member of the United States Men's National Beach Soccer Team, representing the country from 2000 to 2014. Over his 14-year tenure, he earned more than 100 caps and served as team captain from 2003 to 2014. Farberoff played in four Beach Soccer World Championships and four FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups: 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2013. He played a key role in the United States' performances in these tournaments. He played in 7 CONCACAF tournaments, helping the U.S. win three CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships in 2006, 2010, and 2013 and additionally, he won the 2005 and 2007 CONCACAF–CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship. At the 2006 CONCACAF Championship in Costa Rica, he was named Most Valuable Player after scoring in the final and leading the team to a 4–3 victory over Mexico.Club
Francis Farberoff was a member of Team Rio, which won back-to-back championships at the COOP U.S. Open North American Sand Soccer Championships in 2005 and 2006. Farberoff won MVP at the 2006 competition.He also played for Florida Beach Soccer FC from 2010 to 2013. The team won the U.S. Open Beach Soccer Championship at the North American Sand Soccer Championships in 2011 and 2012, coming in third in 2010, and were runners up in 2013.
Coaching career
United States National Teams
Farberoff served as assistant coach for the United States men's national beach soccer team from 2014 to 2020, including at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay.Appointed head coach of both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Beach Soccer National Teams in 2020, he led the men’s team to the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Moscow and the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, where they lost 3–2 in extra time to the UAE. In 2023, he guided the men’s team to the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship title and a record 11–3 season. He stepped down as head coach in 2024.