Ivan Thys (29 April 1897 – 15 February 1982) was a Belgian footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Ivan Thys
Personal information
Date of birth (1897-04-29)29 April 1897
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Date of death 15 February 1982(1982-02-15) (aged 84)
Place of death Antwerp, Belgium
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919-31 Beerschot 203 (132)
International career
1921-26 Belgium 21 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan Thys played 203 games for Beerschot, scoring 132 goals and making him twice the Belgian First Division top scorer.[2] He played in twenty matches for the Belgium national football team between 1921 and 1926.[3][4]

Ivan Thys was the father of the future head coach of Belgium, Guy Thys.[5]

Honours

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Club

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Beerschot

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Ivan Thys". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Onze Clubiconen". beerschot.be/nl (in Dutch). 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Ivan Thys". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Ivan Thys". rbfa.b. 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Vandaag 20 jaar terug overleed Guy Thys". dewitteduivel.com (in Dutch). 1 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Palmares Beerschot". beerschot.be (in Dutch). 5 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
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