Mich d'Avray
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Michel d'Avray | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1990 | Ipswich Town | 211 | (38) |
| 1988 | → Leicester City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | NEC Nijmegen | 28 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1984 | England U21 | 2 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1992 | Moroka Swallows | ||
| 1992–1995 | Cape Town Spurs | ||
| 1993–1997 | South Africa U-23 | ||
| 2001–2006 | Perth Glory | ||
| 2008–2009 | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jean-Michel (Mich) d'Avray (born 19 February 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former professional association footballer who spent the majority of his playing career at Ipswich Town. He is currently a development coach with South African Premier Soccer League club Bloemfontein Celtic.
D'Avray's professional football career began when he made his debut for Ipswich Town against Southampton at Portman Road in November 1979. Over the next 11 seasons he made more than 200 appearances for the club, scoring nearly 40 goals. He also had a brief spell on loan to Leicester City where he made three appearances during the 1986–87 season. He went on to play for Dutch club NEC Nijmegen 28 times between 1990 and 1992.
While playing for Ipswich, d'Avray won two caps for England at Under-21 level. He scored once, against Italy to help England into the final of the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
D'Avray started his managerial career in 1991 with the Moroka Swallows in Johannesburg where he remained for just one season before moving to the Cape Town Spurs. He was awarded the South African Coach of the Year award in 1993 before leading the Spurs to a league and cup double in the 1993–94 season. From 1993 to 1997 he coached the South African Under-23 team, leading them out in 1994 for their inaugural game against Ghana. He coached the squad for a total of 28 games, his final match coming in December 1997 against Uganda.
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