Sylvinho
Sylvinho at Arsenal
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1994 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1999 | Corinthians | 136 | (15) |
| 1999–2001 | Arsenal | 80 | (5) |
| 2001–2004 | Celta Vigo | 84 | (2) |
| 2004–2009 | Barcelona | 89 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Manchester City | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 374 | (27) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Brazil | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | Cruzeiro (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Sport Recife (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Náutico (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Corinthians (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Internazionale (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior (born 12 April 1974 in São Paulo, Brazil), commonly known as Sylvinho (sometimes alternatively spelled Silvinho) is a retired Brazilian footballer who usually played as an attacking left back.
Having begun his career at Corinthians, he was signed by Arsenal of the Premier League in 1999, and was a popular player in his two seasons at the club. He left for Celta 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. He has since been employed as an assistant manager at leading Brazilian clubs as well as at Italian club Internazionale.
Sylvinho started his career at Corinthians, remaining there from 1994 until 1999.
In 1999 he became the first ever Brazilian player to sign for English club Arsenal, whom he signed for ahead of North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur who had made numerous offers for him. Before long he was first choice at left back, displacing long-time fan-favourite Nigel Winterburn. He had a setback early on in his first season when he missed a penalty in a shootout as Arsenal crashed out of the League Cup to Middlesbrough, and that season finished in similar heartbreak as Arsenal lost 4–1 on penalties against Turkish club Galatasaray in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final, although this time he did not take a penalty. During his second season at the club he was displaced by Ashley Cole. His stay only lasted for two years but in his short spell there he gained many friends and admirers and scored several spectacular goals including ones against Sheffield Wednesday,Charlton Athletic and Chelsea. He also scored twice in the Champions League for Arsenal against Sparta Prague and Spartak Moscow. In his final season, he was included in the Premier League Team of the Season.
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