René Bihel

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René Bihel
Personal information
Full nameRené Bihel
Date of birth2 September 1916
Place of birthMontivilliers, France
Date of death8 September 1997 (aged 81)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1929–1936US Tréfileries du Havre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1936–1938US Quevilly
1938–1939US Valenciennes-Anzin
1939–1942Le Havre AC
1942–1943SC Fives
1943–1944EF Lille-Flandres
1944–1946Lille OSC
1946–1947Le Havre AC
1947–1949Olympique de Marseille
1949 – January 1950SC Toulon
January 1950–1951RC Strasbourg
1951–1953AAJ Blois
1953–1954Le Havre AC
National team
1945–1947France France6(1)
Teams managed
1953–1954Le Havre AC
1954–1956AAJ Blois
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

René Bihel (2 September 1916, Montivilliers – 8 September 1997) was a French professional football player who became a trainer.

Biography

His first appearance was in 1929 with the US Trèfileries youth team in Le Havre. He played professionally as a centre forward at US Valenciennes-Anzin from 1938. In 1944, he moved to Lille OSC. He also played for Olympique de Marseille, SC Toulon and RC Strasbourg.

Nicknamed le taureau normand (the Norman bull) he was seleceted six times and scored one goal for the French national team between 1945 and 1947.

After his career as a player, he became a trainer at Havre AC (1953), and later at Blois.

Honours

  • Champion of France D1 1946 with Lille and 1948 with Marseille.
  • Winner of the Coupe de France 1946 with Lille and 1951 with Strasbourg.
  • Finalist Coupe de France 1945 with Lille
  • Top goal scorer in the championship of France D1 1945-46 with 28 goals.

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