Mohamed Sylla (footballer born 1971)
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Mohamed Sylla was a Guinea
n football player. He is not to be confused with compatriots Mohamed Ofei Sylla
and Mohammed 'Momo' Sylla
.
, before catching the eye of Dutch side Willem II when scoring loads of goals at Gabonese league side USM Libreville
. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in Holland and stayed 6 years in Tilburg
before moving on to the lower French leagues and short spells in Scotland and Greece. He famously scored two goals for Willem II in an away game at FC Twente
, played in the snow; it is said it was the first time he ever saw snow.
, after a long battle against lung- and pancreatic cancer.
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
n football player. He is not to be confused with compatriots Mohamed Ofei Sylla
Mohamed Ofei Sylla
Mohamed Ofei Sylla is a retired Guinean professional football midfielder. He is not to be confused with compatriots Mohamed Lamine Sylla and Mohamed 'Momo' Sylla.-International career:...
and Mohammed 'Momo' Sylla
Mohammed Sylla
Mohammed "Momo" Sylla is a Guinean footballer. Sylla has become something of a cult figure at many of his clubs.Sylla, a Guinea international, started his football career at French Second Division club Créteil, on the outskirts of Paris, before moving on to Le Havre when he was 18. He has also...
.
Club career
Sylla started his career with local team Hafia ConakryHafia FC
Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. In the 1960s the team was known as Conacry II, and won three titles under that name...
, before catching the eye of Dutch side Willem II when scoring loads of goals at Gabonese league side USM Libreville
USM Libreville
Union Sportive O'Mbila Nziami Libreville is a Gabonese football club based in Libreville, Gabon.-Achievements:*Gabon Championnat National D1: 4*Coupe du Gabon Interclubs: 4-Performance in CAF competitions:...
. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in Holland and stayed 6 years in Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
before moving on to the lower French leagues and short spells in Scotland and Greece. He famously scored two goals for Willem II in an away game at FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
, played in the snow; it is said it was the first time he ever saw snow.
Death
Sylla died on 9 June 2010 in a hospital in MarseilleMarseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
, after a long battle against lung- and pancreatic cancer.