Alan Campbell (born 10 August 1960 is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Christopher Campbell | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1984 | Shamrock Rovers | 129 | (71) |
| 1984–1986 | Racing de Santander | 63 | (15) |
| 1986–1987 | Logroñes | 32 | (9) |
| 1987–1989 | K. Berchem Sport | ||
| 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 | |||
He played for Shamrock Rovers, Racing de Santander, CD Logroñés, Berchem Sport,[1] Dundee[1] and Forfar Athletic.[1] At international level, he made three appearances for the Republic of Ireland national team.[2]
Career
editCampbell was born in Dublin, Ireland. 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.[3] as well as one Inter-League cap. He was also the League of Ireland top goalscorer in the 1979–80 season with 22 goals.[4]
For Racing de Santander he made 63 appearances scoring 15 goals, for CD Logroñés he made 32 appearances scoring 9 goals.
After three years in Spain he turned down a move to Celtic to play in Belgium in 1987.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c DUNDEE : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ "Alan Campbell, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "European Record 1957 to Date". www.shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Ireland - List of Topscorers". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ The Irish Times. Dublin. 18 August 1987. ISSN 0791-5144 https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1987/0818/Pg003.html#Ar00306.
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