Alan Campbell (Irish footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan Christopher Campbell | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1984 | Shamrock Rovers | 129 | (71) |
1984–1986 | Racing de Santander | 63 | (15) |
1986–1987 | CD Logroñés | 32 | (9) |
1987–1989 | Berchem | ? | (?) |
1989–1990 | Dundee | 15 | (2) |
1990–1992 | Forfar Athletic | 20 | (4) |
National team | |||
1984 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
1985 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Alan Campbell (born 10 August 1960 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional football player.
He played for Shamrock Rovers, Racing de Santander (63 apps 15 goals), CD Logroñés (32 apps 9 goals), Berchem Sport,[1] Dundee[1] and Forfar Athletic[1] and also played for the Republic of Ireland national football team on three occasions.[2]
After joining Santander, AS Roma were reportedly interested in signing him.[3]
He made his Rovers debut on 11 October 1978 in the Leinster Senior Cup and scored twice in a 5-1 win over St. Francis. He made his League of Ireland debut at Galway on 18 March 1979 scoring once in a 2-0 win. Campbell made 4 appearances in European competition, scoring once.[4] as well as one Inter-League cap. He was also the League of Ireland top goalscorer in the 1979–80 season with 22 goals.[5]
After three years in Spain he turned down a move to Glasgow Celtic to play in Belgium in 1987.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 DUNDEE : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ↑ http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=3113
- ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1984/1220/Pg003.html#Ar00301
- ↑ Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- ↑
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins ( ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)