Mike Campo is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender and as a football manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michel Campo | ||
| Place of birth | Lerida, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | Toronto Tridents | ||
| 1958 | Toronto Italia | ||
| 1959–1960 | Toronto Tridents | ||
| 1960–1961 | Montreal Cantalia | ||
| 1960–1961 | Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals | ||
| 1962 | Toronto Roma | ||
| 1962 | Toronto City | ||
| 1963–1965 | Montreal Italica | ||
| 1967 | Montreal Hungaria | ||
| 1969 | Montreal Inter-Italia | ||
| 1971 | Montreal Olympique | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969 | Montreal Inter-Italia | ||
| 1970 | Montreal Superga | ||
| 1971 | Montreal Olympique | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editCampo was born in Lerida, Spain, and played football with various teams in Spain, and France.[1] He played in the National Soccer League in 1957 with the Toronto Tridents.[2] He re-signed with the Tridents for the 1958 season but was traded to Toronto Italia later in the season.[3][4] He returned to his former club Tridents in 1959 and re-signed for the 1960 season.[5][6] In the middle of the season, he was traded to league rivals Montreal Cantalia.[6] In late 1960 he played in the American Soccer League with the Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals, where he assisted in winning the league championship.[7]
In 1961, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League as Montreal Cantalia was a charter club.[8] After the departure of Montreal in 1962, he signed with league rivals Toronto Roma.[9] In late 1962, he was traded to Toronto City and he returned to play with Montreal Cantalia for the 1963 season.[10][11] He signed with Montréal Italica in 1964 and re-signed for the 1965 season.[12][13] He played his final season with Montreal Italica in 1966.[14]
The following season he played in the Quebec Major Soccer League with Montreal Hungaria.[15] In 1969, he returned to play in the National Soccer League with Montreal Inter-Italia.[16] In 1971, he played in the North American Soccer League with Montreal Olympique and served as an assistant coach.[17][18]
Managerial career
editCampo transitioned into managing in the National Soccer League with Montreal Inter-Italia for the 1969 season.[19] The following season, he became a player-coach with Montreal Superga in the Quebec Major Soccer League.[20]
He served as the assistant coach under Renato Tofani for the Montreal Olympique in 1971.[21] After the resignation of Tofani in early May he became the head coach for Montreal on an interim basis.[22] He was succeeded by Sebastiano Buzzin on June 15, 1971.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Campo replaces Tofani as coach for Olympics". Montreal Gazette. May 13, 1971. p. 18.
- ^ Waring, Ed (May 6, 1957). "Upsets Feature National Soccer League: Tridents Nip Eagles, Sparta, Hungarians End in 1-1 Stalemate". The Globe and Mail. p. 27.
- ^ Waring, Ed (May 19, 1958). "Cantalia Eleven Beaten Twice". The Globe and Mail. p. 20.
- ^ Waring, Ed (October 14, 1958). "Montreal Hungaria, Italia in NSL Final". The Globe and Mail. p. 21.
- ^ Waring, Ed (May 19, 1959). "Toronto Stars Shade Montrealers, 1-0". The Globe and Mail. p. 21.
- ^ a b Waring, Ed (June 5, 1960). "South Americans Added; Tridents Score First Win". The Globe and Mail. p. 33.
- ^ "Ukes Clobber Portuguese, 8-1, In Loop Soccer". Philadelphia Inquirer. November 21, 1960. p. 27.
- ^ Waring, Ed (May 25, 1961). "7,515 See Mudie Score 3 Goals as City Beats Cantalia". The Globe and Mail. p. 29.
- ^ Waring, Ed (May 28, 1962). "Italia Nips Roma 2-1; White Eagles Blank Toronto City: Leaders Suffer Initial Defeat". The Globe and Mail. p. 22.
- ^ Waring, Ed (August 16, 1962). "City Triumphs in Overtime 3-2". The Globe and Mail. p. 22.
- ^ Waring, Ed (September 16, 1963). "ltalia Struggles to Win As Four Regulars Absent". The Globe and Mail. p. 22.
- ^ Waring, Ed (July 6, 1964). "Norman Sykes Ejected for Abuse of His Own Teammates: Referee Refuses to Tolerate Language; Toronto City Wallops Hamilton Steelers". The Globe and Mail. p. 20.
- ^ Waring, Ed (June 7, 1965). "Italia Wallops Montreal Eleven 7-1". The Globe and Mail. p. 24.
- ^ Waring, Ed (May 9, 1966). "Falcons too Primo 1-0 in drab opener; Roma ties Italica". The Globe and Mail. p. 24.
- ^ Gillespie, Norman (June 16, 1967). "Lachine In Front Of Soccer Loop". Montreal Gazette. p. 24.
- ^ Waring, Ed (July 14, 1969). "Hellas moves to first place on 4-2 victory over Olympia". The Globe and Mail. p. 18.
- ^ Onorato, Andre (June 3, 1971). "Olympics to stress defence". Montreal Gazette. p. 16.
- ^ "NASL-Michel Campo". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "1969 Montreal Inter-Italia". Canadian National Soccer League. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Onorato, Andre (June 19, 1970). "Spania routs Rangers 2-0 Superga wins". Montreal Gazette. p. 17.
- ^ McLean, Dan (May 15, 1971). "Olympics face soccer opener at home with a new idea: Let's get some goals". Montreal Gazette. p. 14.
- ^ "Montreal needs new soccer coach". Toronto Daily Star. May 13, 1971. p. 13.
- ^ "Buzzin becomes third Olympics coach". Montreal Gazette. June 15, 1971. p. 15.