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- Justinus Soni " Justin " Fashanu (/ ˈfæʃənuː / FASH-ə-noo; 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 publicly later in his career, becoming the first professional footballer to be openly gay.
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Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu (/ ˈ f æ ʃ ə n uː / FASH-ə-noo; 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 publicly later in his career, becoming the first professional footballer to be openly gay. [3]
Oct 22, 2020 · Exactly 30 years ago, footballer Justin Fashanu hit the headlines as the first professional player to come out as gay. What impact did he make - and why have no others followed him?
Feb 19, 2020 · As the first black man to command a seven-figure fee and the first professional footballer to come out as gay, he broke through two ceilings at a time football hooliganism was at its peak. To...
May 16, 2024 · Justin Fashanu was a British football (soccer) player who was the first professional footballer to come out as gay. Fashanu was initially raised in the London area of Hackney, where his Nigerian father was a law student and his Guyanese mother a nurse.
Dec 6, 2022 · Who was Justin Fashanu? Fashanu was wanted by police in the US at the time of his death. Born in Hackney, east London, in 1961, Justin Fashanu and his younger brother, John, grew up with white...
Feb 19, 2020 · He was Britain's first £1m black footballer and won the BBC's Goal of the Season award for his memorable volley against Liverpool in February 1980. He was also the first male English...
Feb 19, 2020 · Justin Fashanu, Britain's first and only out gay male professional footballer, is to be posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum's Hall of Fame later this week. Fashanu will be recognised at a ceremony on Wednesday at the museum in central Manchester.
