VILLEROUX Frederic

Football 5-a-side

Date of Birth: 30 Jun 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: B1

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football 5-a-side	Men FRA France	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Aomi Urban Sports Park	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #01 JPN Japan 4 FRA France 0	Finished
	Aomi Urban Sports Park	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #05 CHN China 1 FRA France 0	Finished
	Aomi Urban Sports Park	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #10 FRA France 0 BRA Brazil 4	Finished
	Aomi Urban Sports Park	Men's 7-8 Classification Match #13 FRA France 2 THA Thailand 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Men	2012	London, GBR
5	Men	2004	Athens, GRE
World Championship
5	Men	2010	Hereford, GBR
5	Men	2006	Buenos Aires, ARG
15	Men	2018	Madrid, ESP
European Championships
2	Men	2019	Rome, ITA

Fred, Messi of Blind Football (24heures.ch, 02 Jul 2015)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Sport Athletique Merignacais [France]

Toussaint Akpweh [national]

He took up the sport in 1998. (france-paralympique.fr, 08 Nov 2019)

He enjoyed being able to play a sport with friends. (france-paralympique.fr, 08 Nov 2019)

Winning silver at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (france-paralympique.fr, 08 Nov 2019)

In 2020 he received the Bernard Magrez Trophy at the Oscars of Sport Gala, which was organised by French newspaper Sudouest. (unadev.com, 21 Jan 2020)

In 2013 he was named Knight of the National Order of Merit by the French government. (unadev.com, 22 Feb 2013)

General Interest

Classification
B1 (ibsasport.org, 22 Dec 2019)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (24heures.ch, 02 Jul 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (24heures.ch, 02 Jul 2015)

Impairment Details
His vision impairment is the result of a degenerative illness. (24heures.ch, 02 Jul 2015)

General
HIATUS
He took a break from the French national team between 2013 and 2018. "I stopped because I didn't find any more pleasure [in playing]. When I came back I realised a real evolution had occurred. Even if we are still amateurs, we train like professionals and that can be seen in the level of play." (sportmag.fr, 02 Jan 2020)

LEADER
He has served as captain of the French national Para football 5-a-side team. (unadev.com, 21 Jan 2020)

OCCUPATION
He is a coach at the Sport Athletique Merignacais club in France, where he aims to develop sporting activities for people with a vision impairment. (unadev.com, 21 Jan 2020)

OTHER ROLES
He has served as a member of the coaching staff of the French national U21 Para football 5-a-side team. (france-paralympique.fr, 08 Nov 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/quicestca

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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