en Ivan Thys

Ivan Thys
Personal information
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
1919-31	Beerschot
International career
1921-26	Belgium
	*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]

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]

References

^ "Ivan Thys". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Onze Clubiconen". beerschot.be/nl (in Dutch). 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Ivan Thys". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Ivan Thys". rbfa.b. 8 December 2023.
^ "Vandaag 20 jaar terug overleed Guy Thys". dewitteduivel.com (in Dutch). 1 August 2023.
^ "Palmares Beerschot". beerschot.be (in Dutch). 5 December 2023.
^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".