Arthur Farh

Arthur Farh

Personal information
Date of birth	12 June 1972 (1972-06-12) (age 39)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990-1992	Marseille	0	(0)
1992-1993	Rennes	32	(5)
1993-1995	Grenoble	47	(16)
1995-1996	Stuttgarter Kickers	26	(3)
1996-1998	FC Homburg	31	(7)
1999-2001	SV Wilhelmshaven	74	(8)
2001-2002	SC Delmenhorst (Germany)
National team
1988-1989	Liberia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Arthur Farh (born in 12 June 1972 in Monrovia) is a retired Liberian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe, including Stade Rennais F.C.,^[1] Stuttgarter Kickers and FC Homburg as well as the Liberia national football team.

International career

Farh made several appearances for the full Liberia national football team, including four qualifying matches for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Controversy and Arrest in the UK

A former Liberia international has been charged by British authorities with drug smuggling. Arthur Farh, a one-time team-mate of George Weah, was arrested at Heathrow Airport after allegedly being found with a kilo of cocaine. Farh, 39, was stopped by UK Border Agency officers after flying in from the Caribbean on 22 January. News of his arrest only became public in Liberia on Tuesday after his absence was noticed by friends and family. After a body search was carried out at Heathrow, local officers arrested Farh on "suspicion of importing a Class A drug". The UK Border Agency's website adds that the former footballer "is suspected to have swallowed packages of cocaine". The former Lone Star striker appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Sunday 23 January, where he was remanded in custody. Farh earned over 30 caps for Liberia in the late 1980s and 1990s, while also enjoying a successful playing career in Europe with Rennes of France among others. He also represented the West Africans at the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. While playing in Germany, Farh took German citizenship but he has recently been living in Birmingham in the English Midlands.

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References

1. ^ "Fiche de Arthur FARH". Stade-Rennais.net. http://npds.stade-rennais.net/joueur.php?id_joueur=225&actif=false. Retrieved 2008-10-25. 
2. ^ "International Matches 1989 - Africa". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1989af.html. Retrieved 2008-10-25. 

External links

• Profile at Weltfussball.de
• Profile at Kicker.de

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Name	Farh, Arthur
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Date of birth	1972-06-12
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
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