Paul Sinibaldi | |
Birth Date: | 3 December 1921 |
Birth Place: | Montemaggiore, France |
Death Place: | Marseille, France |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1945–1946 |
Clubs1: | Toulouse |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1946–1947 |
Clubs2: | Nîmes |
Caps2: | 40 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1947–1948 |
Clubs3: | Olympique Alès |
Caps3: | 32 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1948–1956 |
Clubs4: | Reims |
Caps4: | 236 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1956–1957 |
Clubs5: | Stade Français |
Caps5: | 31 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 339 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1950 |
Nationalteam1: | France |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Paul Sinibaldi (3 December 1921 – 2 April 2018) was a French professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Montemaggiore, Corsica, Sinibaldi's two brothers Pierre and Noël were also footballers.
Sinibaldi was a mentor to Raymond Kopa and was godfather to his son.
Sinibaldi played club football for Toulouse, Nîmes, Olympique Alès, Reims and Stade Français. With Reims he won the championship three times and the Coupe de France once.
He earned one international cap for France in 1950. At the time of his death he was the oldest living former French international.
He died in Marseille on 2 April 2018, at the age of 96.[1] [2]