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 | ||
Position(s) | 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) |
International career | |||
1984 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
1985 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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
- ^ a b c DUNDEE : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=3113
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1984/1220/Pg003.html#Ar00301
- ^ [1] Archived 2012-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Dublin (city)
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- League of Ireland XI players
- Racing de Santander players
- CD Logroñés footballers
- Dundee F.C. players
- Forfar Athletic F.C. players
- K. Berchem Sport players
- La Liga players
- Scottish Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Irish expatriate sportspeople in Spain