Yvon Douis

Yvon Douis
Personal information
Date of birth	16 May 1935
Place of birth	Les Andelys, France
Date of death	28 January 2021 (aged 85)
Place of death	Nice, France
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1948–1949	Brignoles
Senior career*
Years	Team
1953–1959	Lille
1959–1961	Le Havre
1961–1967	Monaco
1967–1969	Cannes
Total
International career
1957–1965	France
Medal record
Representing France
FIFA World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yvon Douis (16 May 1935 – 28 January 2021) was a French professional footballer who played as a striker.

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]

Death

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

References

^ "Douis Jean-François". Paris.canal-historique (in French). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Disparition d'Yvon Douis, membre de l'équipe de France 1958 (in French)

External links

Yvon Douis at the French Football Federation (in French)
Yvon Douis at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)

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[1] "Douis Jean-François". Paris.canal-historique (in French). 1 April 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Disparition d'Yvon Douis, membre de l'équipe de France 1958 (in French)

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