Playing position Role Football player Years Team Height 1.75 m | 1964–1974 Etoile Filante de Lome Position Goalkeeper Name Tommy Sylvestre | |
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Full name Tommy Geraldo Sylvestre Date of birth (1946-08-31) 31 August 1946 (age 69) Place of birth Leopoldville, Belgian Congo | ||
Tommy Sylvestre (born 31 August 1946) is a former Togo international football goalkeeper.
Career
Born in Kinshasa, Sylvestre moved to Lome 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 football 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.