Philippe Thys (footballer)

Philippe Thys
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-08-30) 30 August 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 INF Vichy
1980–1985 Metz 151 (2)
1985–1987 RC Paris 54 (2)
1987–1988 Nantes 35 (1)
1988–1990 Marseille 49 (2)
1990–1993 Toulon 84 (2)
1993–1995 Strasbourg 44 (0)
1995–1997 Marseille Endoume
Total 417+ (9+)
Managerial career
1997–1998 Toulon (youth)
2017–2019 Tubize
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philippe Thys (born 30 August 1959) is a French former professional footballer who played as a full-back.[2] Across a fifteen-year professional career, he made 392 Division 1 appearances and twenty-five Division 2 appearances.[3]

Post-playing career[edit]

Following his retirement, Thys worked as a youth coach from 1997 to 1998 at his former club Toulon.[4] He then became a scout, working for Strasbourg from 2001 to 2006 and Monaco from 2006 to 2010. In 2014, Thys joined Tubize as the head of recruitment. In 2017, he became Tubize's manager, a position he stayed in until 2019.[5]

Honours[edit]

Metz

RC Paris

Marseille

Strasbourg

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Philippe THYS" (in French). FC Metz. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Philippe Thys". Pari-et-Gagne.com (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Philippe Thys at FootballDatabase.eu
  4. ^ "Philippe Thys : On peut avoir des regrets…". Mouvementazuretor.com (in French). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. ^ Bauer, Théo (30 April 2022). "FC Metz 1984 : Que sont-ils devenus ?#1". Letsgometz.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2023.