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{{short description|French footballer (1916-1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = René Bihel
| fullname = René Bihel
| image = 
| birth_date = 2 September 1916
| birth_place = [[Montivilliers]], France
| death_date = 8 September 1997 (aged 81)
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1929–1936
| youthclubs1 = US Tréfileries du Havre
| years1 = 1936–1938
| years2 = 1938–1939
| years3 = 1939–1942
| years4 = 1942–1943
| years5 = 1943–1944
| years6 = 1944–1946
| years7 = 1946–1947
| years8 = 1947–1949
| years9 = 1949–1950
| years10 = 1950–1951
| years11 = 1951–1953
| years12 = 1953–1954
| clubs1 = [[US Quevilly]]
| clubs2 = [[US Valenciennes-Anzin|Valenciennes]]
| clubs3 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
| clubs4 = [[SC Fives]]
| clubs5 = [[EF Lille-Flandres]]
| clubs6 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| clubs7 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
| clubs8 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| clubs9 = [[SC Toulon]]
| clubs10 = [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]
| clubs11 = [[AAJ Blois]]
| clubs12 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1945–1947
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 1953–1954
| manageryears2 = 1954–1956
| managerclubs1 = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
| managerclubs2 = [[AAJ Blois]]
| height = 1.74m
}}

'''René Bihel''' (2 September 1916 – 8 September 1997) was a French professional [[Association football|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 [[Valenciennes FC|US Valenciennes-Anzin]] from 1938 to 1939.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=René Bihel (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29301/Rene_Bihel.html |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1944, he moved to [[Lille OSC]]. He also played for [[Olympique de Marseille]], [[Sporting Toulon Var|SC Toulon]] and [[RC Strasbourg]].

Nicknamed ''le taureau normand'' (the Norman bull) he was selected six times and scored one goal for the [[France national football team|France national team]] between 1945 and 1947.<ref name=":0" /> During the period from 1934 to 1951 as a professional club footballer, he played 239 matches and scored a total 177 registered goals.<ref name=":0" />

After his career as a player, he became a trainer at [[Le Havre AC|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.

==External links==
*[http://www.racingstub.com/page.php?page=joueur&id=221 Statistics]
*[http://www.om-passion.com/effectif_saison_1947_497_bihel.html Statistics]
*[http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=BIHEL%20Ren%E9 Profile]

== References ==
<references />{{Ligue 1 top scorers}}
{{Le Havre AC managers}}

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[[Category:1916 births]]
[[Category:1997 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Montivilliers]]
[[Category:French people of German descent]]
[[Category:French men's footballers]]
[[Category:France men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Valenciennes FC players]]
[[Category:Le Havre AC players]]
[[Category:Lille OSC players]]
[[Category:Olympique de Marseille players]]
[[Category:SC Toulon players]]
[[Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:French football managers]]
[[Category:Le Havre AC managers]]
[[Category:US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players]]
[[Category:Blois Football 41 players]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Seine-Maritime]]
[[Category:SC Fives players]]
[[Category:20th-century French sportsmen]]


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