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Maurice Bunyan
Personal information
Full name Maurice Taylor Bunyan
Date of birth (1893-11-11)11 November 1893
Place of birth England
Date of death December 1967 (1968-01) (aged 74)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1923 Racing Club de Bruxelles 158 (150)
1923–1926 Stade Français ? (?)
Managerial career
1945–1947 Bordeaux
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurice Taylor Bunyan (11 November 1893 – December 1967) was an English association football player and manager active throughout Europe.

Career

Playing career

Bunyan played as a striker in Belgium for Racing Club de Bruxelles (where he scored 150 goals in 158 matches[1] and in France for Stade Français. He was the topscorer of the Belgian First Division in 1912 and 1914.[2] He also competed for Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]

Managerial career

Bunyan managed French side Bordeaux between 1945 and 1947.[4] Following his coaching experience, Bunyan wrote a book in French named Le football simplifié, with the help of Jules Rimet.[5]

Personal life

Bunyan's father was Charles Bunyan, Sr. and his brother was Charles Bunyan, Jr.

References

  1. ^ http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/SpelersB.htm)
  2. ^ http://download.saipm.com/pdf/supplements/foot.pdf
  3. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (September 2013). "Maurice Bunyan Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ^ "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  5. ^ http://www.amazon.fr/Football-simplifi%C3%A9-Maurice-Bunyan-Pr%C3%A9face/dp/B0018H59DM