:Arthur Farh

{{Short description|Liberian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Arthur Farh

| fullname =

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|06|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1990–1993

| years2 = 1992–1993

| years3 = 1993–1995

| years4 = 1995–1996

| years5 = 1996–1998

| years6 = 1999–2001

| years7 = 2001–2002

| clubs1 = Marseille

| clubs2 = → Rennes (loan)

| clubs3 = Grenoble

| clubs4 = Stuttgarter Kickers

| clubs5 = FC Homburg

| clubs6 = SV Wilhelmshaven

| clubs7 = SC Delmenhorst

| caps1 = 0

| caps2 = 32

| caps3 = 47

| caps4 = 26

| caps5 = 31

| caps6 = 74

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 5

| goals3 = 16

| goals4 = 3

| goals5 = 7

| goals6 = 8

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1996

| nationalteam1 = Liberia

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

}}

Arthur Farh (born 12 June 1972 in Monrovia) is a Liberian retired professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe, including Stade Rennais F.C.,{{cite web|publisher=Stade-Rennais.net|title=Fiche de Arthur FARH|url=http://npds.stade-rennais.net/joueur.php?id_joueur=225&actif=false|accessdate=25 October 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123075428/http://npds.stade-rennais.net/joueur.php?id_joueur=225&actif=false|archivedate=23 November 2008|url-status=dead}} Stuttgarter Kickers and FC Homburg as well as the Liberia national football team.

International career

Farh made several appearances for the Liberia national team, including four qualifying matches for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=International Matches 1989 - Africa|url=https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1989af.html|accessdate=25 October 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081024104428/http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1989af.html| archivedate= 24 October 2008 | url-status= live}} He also played for Liberia at the 1996 African Cup of Nations finals in South Africa.{{cite web|website=RSSSF |author=Courtney, Barrie |title=African Nations Cup 1996 - Final Tournament Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96a-det.html |date=18 March 2002 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516194316/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96a-det.html |archivedate=16 May 2009 }}

Drug smuggling arrest

Farh acquired German citizenship while he was playing football in the country, but moved to the United Kingdom after he retired from playing. In January 2011, Farh was charged with drug smuggling after arriving at London Heathrow Airport on a flight from Sint Maarten with cocaine worth £40,000.{{cite news|newspaper=Birmingham Mail|author=Cowan, Mark|title=Handsworth soccer star charged with drug smuggling|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/01/26/handsworth-soccer-star-charged-with-drug-smuggling-97319-28054090/|date=26 January 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/9384285.stm |title=Former Liberian footballer charged with drug smuggling |author=Piers Edwards |date=1 February 2011 |work=BBC |accessdate=1 June 2012}}

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