Yvon Douis

Yvon Douis (16 May 1935 – 29 January 2021) was a French international footballer who played as a striker.

Yvon Douis
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-05-16)16 May 1935
Place of birth Les Andelys, France
Date of death 29 January 2021(2021-01-29) (aged 85)
Place of death Nice, France
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1948–1949 Brignoles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1959 Lille 172 (62)
1959–1961 Le Havre 71 (28)
1961–1967 Monaco 167 (62)
1967–1969 Cannes 81 (26)
Total 491 (178)
National team
1957–1965 France 20 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Douis was born in Les Andelys. During his career he played for Lille OSC (1953–59), Le Havre AC (1959–61), AS Monaco (1961–67) and AS Cannes (1967–69). He earned 20 caps and scored 4 goals for the France national football team between 1957 and 1965, and played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, in which France finished third. Douis scored in the third place play off against West Germany at Sweden 1958.

Personal life

Yvon was the older brother of Jean-François, who was also a footballer.[1]

He died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[2]

References
  1. "Douis Jean-François". Paris.canal-historique (in French). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. Disparition d'Yvon Douis, membre de l'équipe de France 1958 (in French)


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