Guy Thys

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Guy Thys" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Guy Thys

Guy Thys pictured in 1976
Personal information
Full name	Guy Jean Léonard Thys
Date of birth	(1922-12-06)6 December 1922
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Date of death	1 August 2003(2003-08-01) (aged 80)
Place of death	Antwerp, Belgium
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1934–1939	Beerschot
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1950	Beerschot	143	(60)
1942–1943	→ Daring Bruxelles (loan)	26	(12)
1950–1954	Standard Liège	104	(46)
1954–1958	Cercle Brugge	107	(41)
Total		380	(159)
International career
1952–1953	Belgium	2	(0)
Managerial career
1954–1958	Cercle Brugge
1958–1959	Lokeren
1960–1963	Wezel Sport
1963–1966	Herentals
1966–1969	Beveren
1969–1973	Union Saint-Gilloise
1973–1976	Royal Antwerp
1976–1989	Belgium
1990–1991	Belgium
Medal record Men's football Representing  Belgium (as manager) UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1980
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guy Jean-Leonard Thys (6 December 1922 – 1 August 2003) was a Belgian football manager, mostly known for being the most successful manager in the history of the Belgium national football team as he managed to lead the national side to their only UEFA European Championship final in 1980 and a fourth–place finish at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.^[1]