Yannick Stopyra

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Yannick Stopyra
File:Yannick Stopyra en 1978.jpg
Stopyra in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-01-09) 9 January 1961 (age 65)
Place of birth Troyes, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
USSC Redon
Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1983 Sochaux 176 (57)
1983–1984 Rennes 37 (9)
1984–1988 Toulouse 147 (46)
1988–1989 Bordeaux 34 (8)
1989–1991 Cannes 37 (9)
1991–1992 Metz 24 (1)
1992–1994 Mulhouse 59 (22)
Total 514 (152)
International career
1980–1988 France 33 (11)
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of France.svg France
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1986 Mexico
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 1985 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yannick Stopyra (born 9 January 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He amassed Ligue 1 totals of 455 matches and 130 goals in representation of six teams, mainly Sochaux and Toulouse, in a 17-year senior career.

Stopyra appeared for France at the 1986 World Cup.

Club career

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Born in Troyes, Aube of Polish ancestry,[1] Stopyra spent 15 of his 17 seasons as a professional in Ligue 1, representing FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Stade Rennais FC, Toulouse FC, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, AS Cannes and FC Metz.[2] He made his senior debut with the former at only 17, helping it to the second position in the domestic championship in 1979–80 and the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup the following campaign.[3]

Stopyra retired in June 1994 at the age of 33, after two years in Ligue 2 with FC Mulhouse. He later returned to Bordeaux, going on to work with its youth sides.[4]

International career

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Stopyra won his first cap for the France national team on 27 February 1980, in a friendly with Greece where he scored the final 5–1. He appeared in a further 32 internationals and netted 11 goals over eight years.[5]

Stopyra was picked by manager Henri Michel for the squad that competed at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He appeared in all the games but one in Mexico as Les Bleus finished in third position, scoring against Hungary in the group stage (3–0) and against Italy in the round of 16 (2–0).[6][2]

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 27 February 1980 Parc des Princes, Paris, France File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 5–1 5–1 Friendly [7]
2 16 February 1983 Estádio Municipal, Guimarães, Portugal File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 1–0 3–0 Friendly [8]
3 3–0
4 13 October 1984 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 3–0 4–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification [9]
5 4–0
6 8 December 1984 Parc des Princes, Paris, France File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 1–0 2–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
7 9 June 1986 Estadio León, León, Mexico File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 1–0 3–0 1986 FIFA World Cup [11]
8 17 June 1986 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2–0 2–0 1986 FIFA World Cup [12]
9 29 April 1987 Parc des Princes, Paris, France File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying [13]
10 27 January 1988 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 1–0 1–1 Friendly [14]
11 5 February 1988 Stade Louis II, Monaco File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 2–1 2–1 Friendly [15]

Personal life

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Stopyra's father, Julien (1933–2015), was also a forward. He earned one cap for France.[2]

Honours

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France

References

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  • Yannick Stopyra at the French Football Federation (in French)
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