Yvon Douis (16 May 1935 – 28 January 2021) was a French professional footballer who played as a striker.
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 May 1935 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Les Andelys, France | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 January 2021 (aged 85) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Nice, France | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1948–1949 | Brignoles | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1953–1959 | Lille | 172 | (62) | |||||||||||
| 1959–1961 | Le Havre | 71 | (28) | |||||||||||
| 1961–1967 | Monaco | 167 | (62) | |||||||||||
| 1967–1969 | Cannes | 81 | (26) | |||||||||||
| Total | 491 | (178) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1957–1965 | France | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Career
editDouis was born in Les Andelys. During his career he played for Lille OSC (1953–59), Le Havre AC (1959–61), AS Monaco (1961–67) and AS Cannes (1967–69). He earned 20 caps and scored 4 goals for the France national football team between 1957 and 1965, and played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, in which France finished third. Douis scored in the third place play off against West Germany at Sweden 1958.
Personal life
editYvon was the older brother of Jean-François, who was also a footballer.[1]
Death
editDouis died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Douis Jean-François". Paris.canal-historique (in French). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Disparition d'Yvon Douis, membre de l'équipe de France 1958 (in French)
External links
edit- Yvon Douis at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Yvon Douis at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
