Sylvinho

Article summary

Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior (born 12 April 1974), commonly known as Sylvinho (sometimes alternatively spelled Silvinho), is a Brazilian football manager and former player. Formerly a left-back, he began his career at Corinthians. He was signed by Arsenal in 1999 and was a popular player in his two seasons at the club. He left for Celta Vigo of La Liga, before joining Barcelona in 2004, with whom he won the UEFA Champions League in 2006 and 2009 among other honours. He returned to England to spend his final season as a player with Manchester City in 2009–10. Upon moving into management, he had brief stints at French club Lyon and Brazilian side Corinthians, before being named coach of the Albania national team in 2023, subsequently qualifying them for UEFA Euro 2024.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1974-04-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1974-04-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "1998". 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=1373830039