- Morciré Sylla
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Morciré Sylla Personal information Full name Morciré Sylla Date of birth 3 March 1948 Place of birth Kindia, Guinea Date of death 12 August 2005 (aged 57) Place of death Rabat, Morocco Playing position Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder, Forward Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† ?–? Hafia National team 1968 Guinea U23 0 (0) 1974–1977 Guinea * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Morciré Sylla (3 March 1948 – 12 August 2005) was a Guinea international football forward.
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Career
Born in Kindia, Sylla played several youth sports, including football, volleyball, basketball and handball. He started playing senior football with local side Hafia F.C., and would play any field position.[1]
Sylla represented Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also made several appearances for the senior Guinea national football team, and played at the 1974[2] and 1976 African Cup of Nations finals.[3]
Personal
Sylla died at age 57 on 12 August 2005.[4][5]
References
- ^ Sylla, Ibrahima (17 August 2005). "HOMMAGE : Funérailles de Morciré Sylla" (in French). GuineeConakry.info. http://www.guineeconakry.info/index.php?id=118&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=28&cHash=2c9281269c152d58bc1c7fb52e6e4360.
- ^ Boesenberg, Eric; Stokkermans, Karel and Mazet, François (1 May 2003). "African Nations Cup 1974". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tables/74a.html.
- ^ Boesenberg, Eric; Stokkermans, Karel and Mazet, François (1 May 2003). "African Nations Cup 1976". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tables/76a.html.
- ^ Morel Junior, Justin (12 August 2005). "DOULEUR: Mort de MORCIRE SYLLA, le grand sociétaire du Hafia Football Club" (in French). GuineeConakry.info. http://www.guineeconakry.info/index.php?id=118&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=21&cHash=d258c990b052efcb2a878b0ae2e9d4de.
- ^ "Décès de Morciré Sylla, ancien international guinéen" (in French). Panapress. 21 February 2007. http://www.panapress.com/pana-17-lang1-index.html.
External links
- Morciré Sylla – FIFA competition record
Categories:- 1948 births
- 2005 deaths
- Guinean footballers
- Guinea international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Guinea
- Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- 1974 African Cup of Nations players
- 1976 African Cup of Nations players
- Guinean football biography stubs
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