Yvon Douis

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Yvon Douis

| image = Yvon Douis (1966).jpg

| fullname =

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1935|5|16}}

| birth_place = Les Andelys, France

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|1|28|1935|5|16}}

| death_place = Nice, France

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1948–1949

| youthclubs1 = Brignoles

| years1 = 1953–1959

| clubs1 = Lille

| caps1 = 172

| goals1 = 62

| years2 = 1959–1961

| clubs2 = Le Havre

| caps2 = 71

| goals2 = 28

| years3 = 1961–1967

| clubs3 = Monaco

| caps3 = 167

| goals3 = 62

| years4 = 1967–1969

| clubs4 = Cannes

| caps4 = 81

| goals4 = 26

| totalcaps = 491

| totalgoals = 178

| nationalyears1 = 1957–1965

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 20

| nationalgoals1 = 4

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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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 April 2014|title=Douis Jean-François|url=http://www.paris-canalhistorique.com/douis-jean-francois/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=8 December 2020|website=Paris.canal-historique|language=fr}}

Death

Douis died of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Disparition-d-yvon-douis-membre-de-l-equipe-de-france-1958/1217527 Disparition d'Yvon Douis, membre de l'équipe de France 1958] {{in lang|fr}}