Yannick Stopyra
French footballer (born 1961)
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Yannick Stopyra (born 9 January 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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| Date of birth | 9 January 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Troyes, France | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sochaux | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1980–1988 | France | 33 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 senior 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
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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| 1 | 27 February 1980 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |  Greece | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly | [7] |
| 2 | 16 February 1983 | Estádio Municipal, Guimarães, Portugal |  Portugal | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [8] |
| 3 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 13 October 1984 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] |
| 5 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 8 December 1984 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |  East Germany | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | [10] |
| 7 | 9 June 1986 | Estadio León, León, Mexico |  Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | [11] |
| 8 | 17 June 1986 | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico |  Italy | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | [12] |
| 9 | 29 April 1987 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |  Iceland | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying | [13] |
| 10 | 27 January 1988 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Israel | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [14] |
| 11 | 5 February 1988 | Stade Louis II, Monaco |  Morocco | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [15] |
Personal life
Stopyra's father, Julien (1933–2015), was also a forward. He earned one cap for France.[2]
Honours
France
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1986[6]
- Artemio Franchi Cup: 1985
