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Justin Fashanu. 19. Februar 1961. 2. Mai 1998. 1 Angegeben sind nur Ligaspiele. Justinus Soni Fashanu (* 19. Februar 1961 in London; † 2. Mai 1998 in Shoreditch) war ein englischer Fußballspieler. 1990 hatte er in der Presse sein Coming-out und war damit der erste Fußballprofi, der dies während seiner professionellen Spielertätigkeit tat.
Feb 20, 2019 · Yates is among those helping to keep Fashanu's memory alive at this time of year, with February the designated month of action for Football v Homophobia, known as The Justin Campaign when it was ...
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Oct 22, 2020 · Justin Fashanu's subdued goal celebration saw him raise his index finger before being hugged by team-mates. Then, in 1990, Fashanu stunned the football world when he told a newspaper he was gay.
Oct 22, 2020 · A week later, his brother, fellow footballer John Fashanu, disowned Justin in the black newspaper, The Voice. “John Fashanu: My gay brother is an outcast” screamed the headline. John later admitted to offering Justin £75,000 to stay quiet and keep his sexuality secret.
Fashanu was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the son of Pearl Gopal, a nurse from British Guiana and Patrick Fashanu, a Nigerian barrister living in the UK. When his parents split up he was sent, together with his older brother Justin, to a Barnardo's care home. When he was five, he and his brother were fostered by Alf and Betty Jackson ...
Justin Fashanu was a rugged English striker and the first black soccer player to be traded for a million pounds. He was also openly gay. O n the morning of May 3, 1998, Justin Fashanu was found dead. He had hung himself in a disused garage lock in Shoreditch, East London, about a mile away from where he had been born in Hackney, 37 years prior.
