Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 April 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
Date of death | 15 February 1982 | (aged 84)||
Place of death | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1919-31 | Beerschot | 203 | (132) |
International career | |||
1921-26 | Belgium | 21 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]