Ivan Thys | |
Birth Date: | 29 April 1897 |
Birth Place: | Antwerp, Belgium |
Death Place: | Antwerp, Belgium |
Nationalteam1: | Belgium |
Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
Nationalyears1: | 1921-26 |
Years1: | 1919-31 |
Clubs1: | Beerschot |
Caps1: | 203 |
Goals1: | 132 |
Position: | Striker |
Ivan Thys (29 April 1897 – 15 February 1982) was a Belgian footballer who played as a forward.[1]
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]