Henri Françillon
| Henri Françillon | ||
 Françillon (left) against Poland at the 1974 World Cup
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | May 26, 1946 | |
| place of birth | Port-au-Prince , Haiti | |
| size | 182 cm | |
| position | goalkeeper | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1973-1974 | Victory SC | |
| 1974-1975 | TSV 1860 Munich | 5 (0) |
| 1975-1976 | Victory SC | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1968-1977 | Haiti | 26 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Henri Françillon (born May 26, 1946 ) is a retired Haitian football player . As a goalkeeper , he took part in the 1974 World Cup in Germany with the national team of his home country . Thereupon he was obliged by TSV 1860 Munich .
Career
Françillon qualified with his country for the 1974 World Cup in Germany. It was the only time so far that a Haitian national soccer team qualified for a World Cup tournament. In the first game of the preliminary round, the team almost achieved a sensation against runner-up world champions Italy when they took a 1-0 lead thanks to Haiti's legendary Emmanuel Sanon . After a 7-0 defeat against Poland and a 4-1 defeat against Argentina , the team was eliminated, but had gained sympathy, especially in Munich , the city where they played all their games and had their team quarters.
Goalkeeper Françillon was also noticed by those responsible for TSV 1860 Munich and so they hired him for the 1974/75 season for the 2nd Bundesliga South. Françillon did not develop into the goalkeeper there and only made five league games. Bernd Hartmann , who, like the Haitian, had been signed at the beginning of the season, ultimately proved to be superior.
After retirement
After his retirement, Françillon, who returned to Haiti after his time in Munich, worked as a senator and sat in parliament for five years. In 1986, as a result of the unrest that broke out in his home country, he went to the USA. There he applied for asylum in Florida in 1986 together with his wife and four children. Here he then worked as a delivery driver.
After moving to Massachusetts when his house was destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Andrew , he worked as a cleaner at the Boston Convention Center. He also coached both youth teams and the team from Boston's Emerson College here. In early 2010, there were false reports about the alleged death of Françillon in 1999, who, however, now lives as a pensioner in Norwood in southeast Boston with his wife.
Web links
- Henri Françillon in the database of fussballdaten.de
- Henri Françillon in the database of FIFA (English)
- Article about Françillon on 11 friends
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Françillon, Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Haitian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1946 |