Danish media DR says that according to several former players, David Fanzel, who works for Katleina Talaslahti’s French club in Fleury 91, has sexually harassed them. Fanzel and the club deny everything.
Several former players say in an article by Danish DR (you switch to another service)that he works for Fleury 91, a French football club David Fanzel harassed and sexually harassed them. Fanzel is a former coach of the club who currently works for the club as sports director.
Fleury 91 will be in the Finnish national football team’s goal with a debut in Georgia’s match on Tuesday Katriina Talaslahti represented by the club. He joined the team this season, and recently signed a one-year extension with the club.
Defender of the Danish national team Cecilie Sandvej represented the club in 2019–2021. He tells DR that 55-year-old Fanzel, among other things, talked about sex with players and touched them in a way the players didn’t want.
– His behavior was quite sick. It badly broke all boundaries. At the gym, he came to touch her hand or stomach. I just always thought, “oh no, that’s where he’s coming from again,” says Sandvej, 31, currently playing in Birmingham’s shirt in England.
In the DR case, he is also a Norwegian national team player Anja Sonstevold as well as English Jenna Dear talk about their unpleasant experiences. Neither of them are playing on Fleury anymore.
– He grabbed my face and sniffed up to my neck. It was really disgusting, Dear tells DR.
The DR reached out to Fanzel, who denied everything.
– There is nothing to comment on, because I do not want to defend myself from someone who is not true and has not happened. When we won the games, the players jumped on my arms. What should be done about it?
– I don’t understand why they’re attacking me. Is it because they haven’t been given playing time, Fanzel asks.
“It was clear he was exercising his power.”
Fanzel still works for the club, but no longer as head coach. Danish Sandvej says that even though he switched clubs, sad memories have followed along.
– I now think a lot about how I approach my coach and give some false signals. Was it my own fault that this happened in France? Was I too kind?
Sandvej is worried about the players in the club, as he says Fanzel could continue to operate if left unchecked.
– It was clear that he was exercising his power, as the coach can control your career. I’m afraid some younger player can’t say no to him.
Sonstevold is shocked that Fanzel is equally working at Fleury.
– It says a lot about the company that he hasn’t been kicked. I don’t want anyone to experience what I experienced myself again, and I’m never going to recommend anyone to join me.
If there is faith in the club leadership, there will be no change in the situation. The president of the club Pascal Bovis signaled to DR that the atmosphere in the company was good.
According to him, the allegations tell of former players ’problems in behaving professionally, and the allegations also lead to legal action.
Katriina Talaslahti did not want to comment on the matter to .