René Fatoux

René Fatoux (2 December 1935 – 30 October 2022) was a French footballer who played as a forward.

Biography
Fatoux's club career began when he was aged 13 in Péronne. He then began training in Lens before joining Stade de Reims, where he played alongside Raymond Kopa and Albert Batteux. From 1956 to 1958, he was a part of the Bataillon de Joinville, where he won the Kentish Challenge Cup multiple times.

In his professional career, Fatoux played for Lille OSC, Red Star F.C., RC Arras, SO Chambéry, and Grenoble Foot 38. He finished his career with Boiry as a player-coach when he was 50 years old. In addition to his football career, he was a physical education teacher. He received the Bronze Medal of Youth, Sports and Community Involvement in 2010. That year, he began coaching the youth team of AC Cambrai.

René Fatoux died in Warlus, Pas-de-Calais on 30 October 2022, at the age of 86.