Ivan Thys Explained

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]

Honours

Club

Beerschot

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivan Thys . 28 August 2020 . Olympedia.
  2. Web site: 8 December 2023 . Onze Clubiconen . beerschot.be/nl . nl.
  3. Web site: Ivan Thys . 28 August 2020 . National Football Teams.
  4. Web site: 8 December 2023 . Ivan Thys . rbfa.b .
  5. Web site: 1 August 2023 . Vandaag 20 jaar terug overleed Guy Thys . dewitteduivel.com . nl.
  6. Web site: 5 December 2023 . Palmares Beerschot . beerschot.be . nl.
  7. Web site: Topscorer Eerste Klasse .