Yannick Stopyra

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Yannick Stopyra
Yannick Stopyra en 1978.jpg
Stopyra in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-01-09) 9 January 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Troyes, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
USSC Redon
Sochaux
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1983 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)
Total514(152)
International career
1980–1988 France 33 (11)
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 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 footballer who played as a striker.

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

Stopyra appeared for France at the 1986 World Cup.

Club career

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

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

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
127 February 1980 Parc des Princes, Paris, FranceFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 5–15–1 Friendly [7]
216 February 1983 Estádio Municipal, Guimarães, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–03–0Friendly [8]
33–0
413 October 1984 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 3–04–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification [9]
54–0
68 December 1984Parc des Princes, Paris, FranceFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1–02–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
79 June 1986 Estadio León, León, MexicoFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–03–0 1986 FIFA World Cup [11]
817 June 1986 Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, MexicoFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–02–01986 FIFA World Cup [12]
929 April 1987Parc des Princes, Paris, FranceFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2–02–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying [13]
1027 January 1988 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, IsraelFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–01–1Friendly [14]
115 February 1988 Stade Louis II, Monaco Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–12–1Friendly [15]

Personal life

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

Honours

France

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