René Bihel

René Bihel (2 September 1916 – 8 September 1997) was a French professional football player who became a trainer.

René Bihel

Personal information
Full name	René Bihel
Date of birth	2 September 1916
Place of birth	Montivilliers, France
Date of death	8 September 1997 (aged 81)
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
1929–1936	US Tréfileries du Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1938	US Quevilly
1938–1939	Valenciennes
1939–1942	Le Havre
1942–1943	SC Fives
1943–1944	EF Lille-Flandres
1944–1946	Lille
1946–1947	Le Havre
1947–1949	Marseille
1949–1950	SC Toulon
1950–1951	Strasbourg
1951–1953	AAJ Blois
1953–1954	Le Havre
International career
1945–1947	France	6	(1)
Managerial career
1953–1954	Le Havre
1954–1956	AAJ Blois
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

His first appearance was in 1929 with the US Trèfileries youth team in Le Havre. He played professionally as a centre forward at US Valenciennes-Anzin from 1938 to 1939. In 1944, he moved to Lille OSC. He also played for Olympique de Marseille, SC Toulon and RC Strasbourg.

Nicknamed le taureau normand (the Norman bull) he was selected six times and scored one goal for the France national team between 1945 and 1947. During the period from 1934 to 1951 as a professional club footballer, he played 239 matches and scored a total 177 registered goals.

After his career as a player, he became a trainer at Havre AC (1953), and later at Blois.

Honours

• Champion of France D1 1946 with Lille and 1948 with Marseille.
• Winner of the Coupe de France 1946 with Lille and 1951 with Strasbourg.
• Finalist Coupe de France 1945 with Lille
• Top goal scorer in the championship of France D1 1945–46 with 28 goals.

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