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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tommy Geraldo Sylvestre | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-08-31) 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
| 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.
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.
In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
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.
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kinshasa
- Togolese men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Togo men's international footballers
- 1972 African Cup of Nations players
- Étoile Filante du Togo players
- Stade d'Abidjan players
- Stella Club d'Adjamé players
- Togolese expatriate men's footballers
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Ivory Coast
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ivory Coast
- 21st-century Togolese people
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