Paul Sinibaldi

Paul Sinibaldi
	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(s)	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 "Paul Sinibaldi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Philippe Rey-Gorez and Alexandre Audabram (2 April 2018). "Paul Sinibaldi, ancienne star du Stade de Reims, est mort" (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gérard Kancel (2 April 2018). "Le Stade de Reims pleure Paul Sinibaldi" (in French). L'Union. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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