Pierre Sinibaldi
French footballer (1924–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre Sinibaldi (29 February 1924 – 24 January 2012) was a French football player, who played as a striker. His career as manager spanned a quarter of a century.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1924-02-29)29 February 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Montemaggiore, France | ||
Date of death | 24 January 2012(2012-01-24) (aged 87) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1942–1944 | Troyes | ||
1944–1953 | Reims | ||
1953–1954 | Nantes | ||
1954–1955 | Lyon | ||
1955–1956 | Perpignan | ||
International career | |||
1946–1948 | France | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1956–1959 | Perpignan | ||
1959–1960 | Luxembourg | ||
1960–1966 | Anderlecht | ||
1966–1968 | Monaco | ||
1969–1971 | Anderlecht | ||
1971–1975 | Las Palmas | ||
1975–1976 | Sporting de Gijón | ||
1979–1980 | Toulon | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In the 1960s and again in the early 1970s, he coached R.S.C. Anderlecht with whom he previously won four Belgian Championships between 1962 and 1966. As a player for Stade de Reims (1944–1953), he won two French Championships (1949, 1953) and the French Cup (1950); in 1947, he was the top scorer in the Division 1 with 33 goals. Sinibaldi, whose brothers Paul (goalkeeper) and Noël also played in Reims, was selected twice for the France national team, the first time for a 2–1 win against England in 1946.