Iván Campo
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Iván Campo Ramos | |
| Date of birth | February 21, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | None | |
| Youth career | ||
| Logroñés | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993–1995 1995–1997 1995–1996 1997–1998 1998–2003 2002–2003 2003–2008 2008–2009 |
Alavés Valencia → Valladolid (loan) Mallorca Real Madrid → Bolton Wanderers (loan) Bolton Wanderers Ipswich Town |
45 (2) 7 (1) 24 (2) 33 (1) 60 (1) 31 (2) 141 (11) 17 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 1998–2000 | Spain | 4 (0) |
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Iván Campo Ramos, Iván Campo or Campo (born 21 February 1974 in San Sebastián, Basque Country), is a Spanish footballer, currently without a club.
Originally a central defender, Campo featured in a defensive midfield role in his later years.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Spain
Campo started his playing career at Deportivo Alavés, by then in the third level. He stayed there for two seasons until midway through his third, signing with Valencia CF, who immediately loaned him for the rest of the season to Real Valladolid, which he helped narrowly avoid relegation.
After completing the year with Valladolid, Campo returned to Valencia only to be released, joining recently promoted RCD Mallorca. In the Balearic Islands side, he formed a formidable partnership with Marcelino Elena (later of Newcastle United), as Mallorca finished fifth in 1997-98.
In 1998, Campo signed with Real Madrid, and contributed to Madrid's 2000 Champions League winning side, playing all 90 minutes of the final. However, after falling out of favor, he was sent to Bolton Wanderers F.C. on a one-year loan in August 2002. Following the 2002–03 season, Campo was expected to return to the Spanish capital, but unexpectedly signed a three-year permanent deal with the English club, deciding he preferred living in Bolton.[1]
[edit] Bolton Wanderers
On 19 August 2006, in the first match of Bolton's new season, Campo scored a 43-yard drive which caught Tottenham Hotspur and England goalkeeper Paul Robinson off-guard and flew into the bottom corner of the net. In a post-match interview, his boss Sam Allardyce admitted Bolton's goal of the season competition may have already been decided by Campo's wonder strike.
In May 2008, Campo was not offered a new contract by manager Gary Megson and left Bolton.[2]Shortly before the 2008 European Championships, Campo wrote a letter to the Bolton supporters expressing his regret at not having been able to bid the club a proper farewell. The letter appeared on a website run by the Sky Television presenter Guillem Balague.[3] He eventually played in a final match at the Reebok Stadium, in honour of teammate Jussi Jääskeläinen.
[edit] Ipswich Town
Campo signed for Ipswich Town after passing a medical on 11 August 2008.[4] He scored his first goal against Barnsley FC in a 3-0 win.[5] After only featuring in roughly a third of the league's matches for the club, the 35-year old was released by manager Roy Keane at the end of the season.[6]
[edit] International career
Campo appeared four times for Spain, his debut coming on March 25, 1998, in a 4-0 friendly win over Sweden in Vigo. He was also part of the nation's 1998 FIFA World Cup squad.
[edit] Other ventures
Campo featured in a Spanish TV advert for a fruit drink. In the advert two men take off their shirts to reveal tattoos of Campo's head on their chests.[7]
An Indie band from Preston, England have named themselves Ivan Campo.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ 4thegame profile
- ^ Campo goes as Bolton release trio
- ^ An Open Letter To The Fans Of Bolton Wanderers by Ivan Campo
- ^ Derek Davis (2008-08-11). "Campo deal done after passing medical". The Green 'Un. http://www.greenun24.co.uk/content/greenun/sport/football/championship/ipswich-town/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=IpswichTownFC&tBrand=GreenUnOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED11%20Aug%202008%2015%3A18%3A25%3A903. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ "Ipswich 3-0 Barnsley". BBC. 30 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7639324.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ Campo and Miller out
- ^ The Ivan Campo Appreciation Society: Exhibit B. Manny Road, August 3, 2008.
- ^ The Ivan Campo Appreciation Society: Exhibit C. Manny Road, August 20, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data (Spanish)
- Bolton Wanderers profile at Burnden Aces
- Iván Campo career stats at Soccerbase
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