Maurice Bunyan

Maurice Bunyan
Bunyan in 1927.
Personal information
Full name Maurice Taylor Bunyan
Date of birth (1893-11-11)11 November 1893
Place of birth England
Date of death December 1967 (1968-01) (aged 74)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1923 Racing Club de Bruxelles 158 (150)
1923–1926 Stade Français
Managerial career
1945–1947 Bordeaux
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurice Taylor Bunyan (11 November 1893 – December 1967) was an English football player and manager active primarily in Belgium and France.[1]

Playing career

Bunyan played as a striker in Belgium for Racing Club de Bruxelles (where he scored 150 goals in 158 matches)[1]) and in France for Stade Français. He was the topscorer of the Belgian First Division in 1912 and 1914.[2] He also competed for Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]

Managerial career

Bunyan managed French side Bordeaux between 1945 and 1947.[4] Following his coaching experience, Bunyan wrote a book in French named Le football simplifié, with the help of Jules Rimet.[5] In 1947 he followed Helenio Herrera as a coach of Stade Francais.[6]

Personal life

Bunyan's father was Charles Bunyan Sr. and his brother was Charles Bunyan Jr.

Honours

Club

RC Bruxelles

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Maurice Bunyan". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Spécial Foot 2008–2009: toutes les équipes, tous les joueurs de D1" (PDF) (in French). 4 February 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (September 2013). "Maurice Bunyan Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  5. ^ Le Football simplifié, par Maurice T. Bunyan,... Préface de Jules Rimet
  6. ^ "Fodbolden ruller for Danmark (1959), Arne Sørensen
  7. ^ "Winnaars - Beker van België". voetbal.com. 25 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".


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