Yvon Douis (16 May 1935 – 28 January 2021) was a French professional
footballer
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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
Le Havre Athletic Club (; commonly referred to as Le Havre) is a French association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The club was founded as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, making Le Havre AC the oldest professional French fo ...
(1959–61),
AS Monaco
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(1961–67) and
AS Cannes
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(1967–69). He earned 20 caps and scored 4 goals for the
France national football team
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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.
Death
Douis died of
COVID-19
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during the
COVID-19 pandemic in France.
Disparition d'Yvon Douis, membre de l'équipe de France 1958
References
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1935 births
2021 deaths
People from Les Andelys
Sportspeople from Eure
Association football forwards
French footballers
France international footballers
1958 FIFA World Cup players
1960 European Nations' Cup players
Lille OSC players
Le Havre AC players
AS Monaco FC players
AS Cannes players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in France
Footballers from Normandy
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