Paul Sinibaldi

Paul Sinibaldi
	Error creating thumbnail: Sinibaldi in 1948
Personal information
Date of birth	3 December 1921
Place of birth	Montemaggiore, France
Date of death	2 April 2018 (aged 96)
Place of death	Marseille, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1945–1946	Toulouse
1946–1947	Nîmes
1947–1948	Olympique Alès
1948–1956	Reims
1956–1957	Stade Français
Total
International career
1950	France
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Sinibaldi (3 December 1921 – 2 April 2018) was a French professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Early and personal life

Born in Montemaggiore, Corsica,^[2] Sinibaldi's two brothers Pierre and Noël were also footballers.^[3]

Sinibaldi was a mentor to Raymond Kopa and was godfather to his son.^[2]

Sinibaldi played club football for Toulouse, Nîmes, Olympique Alès, Reims and Stade Français.^[1] With Reims he won the championship three times and the Coupe de France once.^[2]^[3]

He earned one international cap for France in 1950.^[1] At the time of his death he was the oldest living former French international.^[3]

He died in Marseille on 2 April 2018, at the age of 96.^[2]^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

This biographical article related to association football in France, about a goalkeeper, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Personal information
Error creating thumbnail: Sinibaldi in 1948
Date of birth	(1921-12-03)3 December 1921
Place of birth	Montemaggiore, France
Date of death	2 April 2018(2018-04-02) (aged 96)
Place of death	Marseille, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1945–1946	Toulouse	0	(0)
1946–1947	Nîmes	40	(0)
1947–1948	Olympique Alès	32	(0)
1948–1956	Reims	236	(0)
1956–1957	Stade Français	31	(0)
Total		339	(0)
International career
1950	France	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals