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Tony Sylva

1975 - Today

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Tony Mario Sylva (born 17 May 1975) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the vast majority of his 16-year professional career in France, playing in 157 Ligue 1 games during eight seasons and representing in the competition Monaco and Lille. Sylva appeared with Senegal in the 2002 World Cup and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He is the current goalkeeping coach of Senegal, appointed by Aliou Cissé in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Sylva is the 7,642nd most popular soccer player (down from 7,035th in 2024), the 54th most popular biography from Senegal (down from 51st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Senegalese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Tony Sylva ranks 7,648 out of 21,273. Before him are Toshihiro Hattori, Takayuki Fujii, Márcio Rodrigues, Vahid Hashemian, Bruno Alexandre Rodrigues, Ignacio María González, Hugo Viana, Andrea Fortunato, Hiroshi Matsuda, Gustavo Adrián López, Oleksandr Kucher, and Sebastjan Cimirotič.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Tony Sylva ranks 428. Before him are Pavel Horváth, Aleksandrs Koļinko, Gulmurod Khalimov, Oriol Paulo, Jason Williams, and Kishō Taniyama. After him are Sultan Ibragimov, Michael Kretschmer, Mara Carfagna, Toni Ribas, Eicca Toppinen, and Grischa Niermann.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Tony Sylva ranks 54 out of 138. Before him are Jules Bocandé (1958), Henri Camara (1977), Khady Sylla (1963), Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré (1951), Fatou Diome (1968), and Amara Traoré (1965). After him are Aïssa Maïga (1975), Papiss Cissé (1985), Nicolas Jackson (2001), Dame N'Doye (1985), Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye (1958), and Lamine Diatta (1975).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Senegal

Among soccer players born in Senegal, Tony Sylva ranks 18. Before him are Abdoulaye Faye (1978), Khalilou Fadiga (1974), Mamadou Niang (1979), Jules Bocandé (1958), Henri Camara (1977), and Amara Traoré (1965). After him are Papiss Cissé (1985), Nicolas Jackson (2001), Dame N'Doye (1985), Lamine Diatta (1975), Ferdinand Coly (1973), and Papy Djilobodji (1988).

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