Tommy Sylvestre

Tommy Sylvestre
Personal information
Full name	Tommy Geraldo Sylvestre
Date of birth	31 August 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Leopoldville, Belgian Congo
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1964–1974	Étoile Filante de Lomé
1974–1979	Stade d'Abidjan
1979–1982	Stella Club d'Adjamé
International career
1971–1972	Togo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tommy Sylvestre (born 31 August 1946) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Congo, he represented the Togo national team at international level.

Career

Born in Kinshasa, Sylvestre moved to Lomé and began playing club football for local side Étoile Filante de Lomé. He enjoyed success with Étoile Filante, helping the club reach the finals of the 1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs. In 1974, Sylvestre moved to Côte d'Ivoire to finish his career with Stade d'Abidjan and Stella Club d'Adjamé.^[1]

Sylvestre made several appearances for the senior Togo national team. He made a penalty save against Ghana that helped Togo reach its first 1972 African Cup of Nations finals, where he would be named the best goalkeeper in the tournament.^[2]

In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.^[3]

References

^ Satchivi, Ekoué (24 November 2009). "Geraldo Tommy Sylvestre : La lignée des grands gardiens de but" (in French). Togocity.com.
^ Boesenberg, Eric; Stokkermans, Karel & Mazet, François (6 June 2008). "African Nations Cup 1972". RSSSF.
^ "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.

External links

TOGO-foot interview with Tommy Sylvestre

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[1] Satchivi, Ekoué (24 November 2009). "Geraldo Tommy Sylvestre : La lignée des grands gardiens de but" (in French). Togocity.com.

[2] Boesenberg, Eric; Stokkermans, Karel & Mazet, François (6 June 2008). "African Nations Cup 1972". RSSSF.

[3] "Οι 200 κορυφαίοι Αφρικανοί". Sport24.gr. 25 October 2006.

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