Guinean footballer
Morciré Sylla Full name
Morciré Sylla Date of birth
(1948-03-03 ) 3 March 1948 Place of birth
Kindia , French Guinea Date of death
12 August 2005(2005-08-12) (aged 57) Place of death
Rabat , Morocco Position(s)
Forward Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) ?–?
Hafia
1968
Guinea U23
0
(0) 1974–1977
Guinea [ 1]
20
(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Morciré Sylla (3 March 1948[ 2] or 22 September 1948[ 3] – 12 August 2005) was a Guinea international football forward.
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.[ 4]
Sylla represented Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where, in the opening ceremony, he was the first ever Olympic flag bearer for Guinea .[ 5] He also made several appearances for the senior Guinea national football team , and played at the 1974 [ 6] and 1976 African Cup of Nations finals.[ 7]
Personal
Sylla died at age 57 on 12 August 2005.[ 8] [ 9]
References
^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Guinea - Record International Players" . RSSSF .
^ "guineeconakry.info" . Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2015-12-27 .{{cite web }}
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^ Maliweb.net
^ Sylla, Ibrahima (17 August 2005). "HOMMAGE : Funérailles de Morciré Sylla" (in French). GuineeConakry.info. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Flagbearers for Guinea" . www.olympedia.org . Retrieved 28 December 2023 .
^ Boesenberg, Eric; Stokkermans, Karel & Mazet, François (1 May 2003). "African Nations Cup 1974" . RSSSF .
^ Boesenberg, Eric; Stokkermans, Karel & Mazet, François (1 May 2003). "African Nations Cup 1976" . RSSSF .
^ Morel Junior, Justin (12 August 2005). "DOULEUR: Mort de MORCIRE SYLLA, le grand sociétaire du Hafia Football Club" (in French). GuineeConakry.info. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Décès de Morciré Sylla, ancien international guinéen" (in French). Panapress. 21 February 2007.
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