Sylvinho
Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior (born 12 April 1974), commonly known as Sylvinho (sometimes alternatively spelled Silvinho), is a Brazilian football manager and former player, currently managing the Albania national football team.
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Sylvinho in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Albania (manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | Corinthians | 177 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Arsenal | 55 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Celta | 84 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Barcelona | 89 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Manchester City | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 415 | (7) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Brazil | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Corinthians | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Albania | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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 de Vigo of La Liga, before joining FC 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 Albanian national team in 2023, subsequently qualifying them for UEFA Euro 2024.