Patrick Sylvestre (born 1 September 1968, in

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) is a retired

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football midfielder. He made his debut for the Swiss national team in 1989 against

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, and was capped 11 times. He was in the Swiss squad at the

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, but only played 7 minutes during the game against

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. This was his last international match. He was also in the roster for

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, but never played a game.

Honours

* Swiss league champion 1997 with

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Le dictionnaire du Jura
* Swiss Cup champion 1993 with

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* Swiss Cup champion 1996 with

* Swiss Cup champion 1997 with

References

1968 births Living people People from Porrentruy District Swiss footballers Switzerland international footballers Association football midfielders FC La Chaux-de-Fonds players FC Sion players FC Lugano players Swiss Super League players 1994 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1996 players Sportspeople from the canton of Jura {{Switzerland-footy-midfielder-stub