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

• Belgian First Division champions: 1921–22, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1927-28^[6]

Individual

• Belgian First Division top scorer: 1920–21 (23 goals), 1921–22 (21 goals)^[7]

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 .