Norman Sylla (born 27 September 1982) is a
Guinean
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
retired football striker.
Career
Club career
Prior to playing for the Belgian sides
KSK Ronse and
FCV Dender, Sylla played for the English side
Banbury United
Banbury United Football Club is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Spencer Stadium.
History
The club was established in 1931 as Spencer Sports Club, a works team of the Sp ...
and a host of other English non-league teams, including legendary status at his one season at Redditch United where he scored 22 goals. He had agreed a contract to come back for the following season, but didn't return from holiday and never came back to play for Redditch United again. He has been capped 31 for his country.
Personal life
Sylla is the brother-in-law of
Olivier Dacourt
Olivier Yohan Dacourt (born 25 September 1974) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is also a former French international and is best known for his spells at English side Leeds United and Italian clubs Roma a ...
.
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1982 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Guinean descent
Guinean men's footballers
Guinea men's international footballers
Footballers from Paris
Oxford United F.C. players
Banbury United F.C. players
Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players
Barnet F.C. players
Tamworth F.C. players
Redditch United F.C. players
F.C.V. Dender E.H. players
Royale Union Tubize-Braine players
K.S.K. Ronse players
Denizlispor footballers
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Black French sportspeople