Rudy Gestede

Article summary

Rudy Philippe Michel Camille Gestede (born 10 October 1988) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently head of football operations at Blackburn Rovers. After coming through the youth ranks at Metz, Gestede spent a year on loan gaining experience with Cannes, scoring four goals in 22 appearances, before returning to Metz in 2010. In the summer of 2011, he joined Cardiff City, helping the club to secure promotion to the Premier League. However, he found first team chances limited with Cardiff at the start of 2013–14, prompting a loan move to Blackburn Rovers in 2013. In January 2014, he made a permanent transfer to Blackburn and established himself in the first team, forming a prolific partnership with Jordan Rhodes in attack. Gestede played internationally for France at under-19 level before switching international allegiance to Benin, going on to win 11 caps for the national side since his debut in 2013.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1988-10-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2020-06-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of birth is "1988-10-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2020-06-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373783671