Davy De fauw

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Davy De fauw

| image = Davy-De-fauw-1314714538.jpg

| caption = De fauw with Zulte Waregem in 2011

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|7|8}}

| birth_place = Maria-Aalter, Belgium

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Right-back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1988–2000

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2000–2002

| clubs1 = Club Brugge

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2001–2002

| clubs2 = → Sparta Rotterdam (loan)

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2002–2006

| clubs3 = Sparta Rotterdam

| caps3 = 133

| goals3 = 15

| years4 = 2006–2011

| clubs4 = Roda JC

| caps4 = 168

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2011–2014

| clubs5 = Zulte Waregem

| caps5 = 112

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2014–2016

| clubs6 = Club Brugge

| caps6 = 38

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2016–2020

| clubs7 = Zulte Waregem

| caps7 = 129

| goals7 = 17

| totalcaps = 587

| totalgoals = 50

| manageryears1 = 2020–2022

| managerclubs1 = Zulte Waregem (assistant)

}}

Davy De fauw (born 8 July 1981) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Career

De fauw played for Club Brugge from age five until he was brought to Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam by then manager Frank Rijkaard.{{cite news |title=Sparta laat Belgen direct komen |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/sparta-laat-belgen-direct-komen |work=Voetbal International |date=28 February 2002 |language=nl}} In the 2001–02 season, he made his professional debut for Sparta. On 16 March 2002 in the 0–4 away loss to Willem II in the Eredivisie, De fauw came on as a substitute for the injured David Mendes da Silva after 16 minutes.{{cite web |title=Spelers in cijfers {{!}} Sparta Rotterdam |url=https://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/spelers-in-cijfers/11/davy-defauw/ |website=Sparta Rotterdam |access-date=4 October 2021}}

In January 2006, De fauw signed for Roda JC, joining the club from 30 June 2006.{{cite news |title=Sparta's De Fauw kiest voor Roda JC |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/spartas-de-fauw-kiest-voor-roda-jc |work=Voetbal International |date=16 January 2006 |language=nl}} There he quickly became a permanent starter in defense and made more than 180 appearances in the Eredivisie.{{cite web |title=Belgium – D. De fauw – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/davy-de-fauw/2431/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=4 October 2021}}

De fauw returned to his native Belgium in the 2011–12 season, signing for Zulte Waregem.{{cite news |title=De Fauw naar Zulte Waregem |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/249253-de-fauw-naar-zulte-waregem |work=NOS |date=17 June 2011 |language=nl}} There, he was immediately appointed team captain after the departure of Ludwin Van Nieuwenhuyze.{{cite news |last1=Verhoeven |first1=Maarten |title=De Fauw nieuwe aanvoerder Zulte Waregem |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2011-07-26/de-fauw-nieuwe-aanvoerder-zulte-waregem |work=Voetbalkrant.com |date=26 July 2011 |language=nl}} At the start of the 2013–14 season, De fauw had to give up his captaincy to Thorgan Hazard.{{cite news |title=De Fauw draagt aanvoerdersband over aan Hazard |url=https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/Buitenland/91496/de-fauw-draagt-aanvoerdersband-over-aan-hazard |work=Elfvoetbal.nl |date=2 August 2013 |language=nl}} This was met with much anger from a section of the club's supporters{{cite web|url=http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/04/thorgan-hazard-removed-from-zulte-captaincy-after-just-24-hours/ |title=Thorgan Hazard removed from Zulte captaincy after just 24 hours |publisher=NBC Sports |date=4 August 2013 |access-date=24 August 2013 }} and led to Hazard handing the captain's armband back less than 24 hours after receiving it.{{cite web|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8854642/thorgan-hazard-hands-back-captains-armband-24-hours-after-getting-it |title=Thorgan Hazard hands back captain's armband 24 hours after getting it |publisher=Sky Sports |date=4 August 2013 |access-date=4 August 2013 }}

On 20 June 2014, it was announced that De fauw had signed for Club Brugge for €200,000; thus returning to where he had started his career.{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11918_243854,00.html |title=Football | Eredivisie | Roda JC Kerk | Davy De fauw |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=2010-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008171417/http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0%2C19754%2C11918_243854%2C00.html |archive-date=8 October 2009 }}

For the 2016–17 season, De fauw returned to Zulte Waregem.{{cite web|url=http://www.voetbal24.be/eersteklasser-plukt-davy-de-fauw-weg-bij-club-brugge/ |title=Davy De fauw verlaat Club Brugge. De 34-jarige verdediger keert terug naar Zulte Waregem. |publisher=Voetbal24 |access-date=2016-06-01}}

=Coaching career=

In April 2020, De fauw announced his retirement from football. He became assistant coach of Zulte Waregem alongside Timmy Simons, a former teammate of his at Brugge.{{cite news |last1=De Wilde |first1=Mario |title=Essevee-icoon Davy De fauw stopt met voetballen en wordt assistent-trainer |url=https://www.hetnieuwsvanwestvlaanderen.be/essevee-icoon-davy-de-fauw-stop-met-voetballen-en-wordt-assistent-trainer/ |work=Het nieuws van West-Vlaanderen |date=22 April 2020 |language=nl}}{{cite news |title=De fauw stopt en wordt assistent-trainer van Zulte Waregem |url=https://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/504593/de-fauw-stopt-en-wordt-assistenttrainer-van-zulte-waregem |work=Voetbalnieuws |date=22 April 2020 |language=nl-BE}}

Personal life

Unusually, De fauw's family name is written with a lowercase "f". When asked about this, De fauw said: "I hail from Maria-Aalter. My dad always said that the person in the town hall may have been a little drunk and therefore wrote the family name with a small f. That's how it happened".{{cite web |last1=Christiaens |first1=Koen |title=Davy De fauw doorgevraagd |url=https://biesteneirke.be/artikels/davy-de-fauw-doorgevraagd/ |website='t Biesteneirke |language=nl-BE |date=29 November 2019}}