Philippe Thys (footballer)

Philippe Thys

Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-08-30) 30 August 1959 (age 65)
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.^{[citation needed]}

Post-playing career

Following his retirement, Thys worked as a youth coach from 1997 to 1998 at his former club Toulon.^[3] 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.^[4]

Honours

Metz

• Coupe de France: 1983–84^{[citation needed]}

RC Paris

• Division 2: 1985–86^{[citation needed]}

Marseille

• Division 1: 1988–89, 1989–90^{[citation needed]}
• Coupe de France: 1988–89^{[citation needed]}

Strasbourg

• Coupe de France runner-up: 1994–95^{[citation needed]}

References

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. "Philippe Thys : On peut avoir des regrets…". Mouvementazuretor.com (in French). 19 December 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
4. Bauer, Théo (30 April 2022). "FC Metz 1984 : Que sont-ils devenus ?#1". Letsgometz.com (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2023.