Yvon Douis

Yvon Douis ( born May 16, 1935 in Les Andelys / Eure ) is a French former football player.

The club career

Born in south-east of Rouen Yvon Douis was committed as a straight 18 -year-old from Lille OSC and played immediately in the Ligaelf. Here, the inside right absolutely did not correspond to the ideal of the northern French football, which in those years - albeit at a high level - "worked" with the ball was, of liberation instead of dribbling and combat power distinguished the teams. Douis contrast, was a delicate technicians and a dangerous scorer this. At the end of his first season, 1953/54, he could immediately celebrate winning the French championship, and a year later he was also the first time French Cup winners become. More, in this final alongside André Strappe, Somerlinck Marceau and Jean Vincent shot the only 20 -year-old Norman two early goals in a 5-2 over the Girondins Bordeaux.

But then slowed setbacks the steep climb: he had to serve his military service, lost phased completely the form and rose only 12 months after the Cup triumph with Lille in the Division 2 from. In 1957, things turned around, and in every respect: the club succeeded the immediate return to the top flight, Douis itself was also first appointed to the military national champion and the end of 1957 in the national team - just in time to be among the 22 players, the national coach Albert Batteux took to the World Cup.

In the summer of 1959, when Lille Olympique had to descend again into the D2, Yvon Douis moved to his home region of Le Havre AC, who was a few weeks ago has become surprisingly Cup Winners' Cup, and remained there until 1961. During the second year at le HAC he stood with 17 season hits even on the 8th place of the scoring charts. Then he lured the AS Monaco, the newly crowned champions, the Cote d' Azur - and this region should be up to the present his second home are (as of May 2006). With Monaco team he managed, which was here used increasingly in the midfield in 1963 within a few weeks to his 28th birthday around the second winning the Cup ( in replay ) and won the championship and with it the Doublé. At the end of this year followed by a personal coronation: the journal France Football chose Yvon Douis at the very first award this award to French Player of the Year.

In 1964 he was again runner-up, but then followed the great years of the FC Nantes and AS Saint- Étienne, and the Monegasque remained more titles denied. 1967 joined Yvon Douis to the second division for AS Cannes, where he ended his playing career after two years.

Playing Career

  • Lille Olympique SC (1953-1959, of which 1956/57 in D2)
  • Le Havre Athletic Club (1959-1961)
  • Association Sportive Monaco (1961-1967)
  • Association Sportive Cannes (1967-1969, in D2)

The National Players

Yvon Douis disputed between November 1957 and September 1965 20 caps for the Equipe tricolore ( 8 in his time at Lille, Le Havre at 4, 8 in Monaco) and scored four goals in the process. In 1963 he was also the team captain in three encounters. At the World Championships in Sweden in 1958, he belonged to the French squad, but found only in the match for third place against West Germany into account, because Roger Piantoni was not fit. In this encounter ( Result: 6-3 ) Douis succeeded after all, to make the score 4-1. He also took part in the finals of the first European Championship in 1960 and was also here in the place match ( 0-2 against Czechoslovakia ) were used.

Life after the active period

Already at the end of his playing career Yvon Douis had in Nice, all located near the Stade du Ray, opened a sports shop. From 1971 he trained for a year to OGC Nice, who was playing only mediocre. From 1973 to 1990 he worked in a managerial position for the sports apparel manufacturer Le Coq Sportif and - after it was acquired by Adidas - for the Herzogenauracher company and then sat down, 55 -year-old to rest.

Palmarčs

  • French champion: 1954 ( with Lille ), 1963 ( with Monaco)
  • French Cup Winners: 1955 ( with Lille ), 1963 ( with Monaco)
  • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 6 games, 3 goals ( 1961/62 and 1963 /64)
  • 20 'A' matches, 4 goals; World Cup bronze medalist in 1958, EM - 1960 Fourth
  • Military World Champion 1957
  • French Footballer of the Year: 1963
  • 379 inserts and 140 goals in Division 1 ( 141/50 Lille, 71/28 for Le Havre, 167/62 for Monaco)

Comments

  • Football players (France)
  • Born in 1935
  • Man
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