Alan Campbell (Irish footballer)

For Scottish footballer, see Alan Campbell (Scottish footballer).
Alan Campbell
Personal information
Full name Alan Christopher Campbell
Date of birth (1960-08-10) 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 the 11th of 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 the 18th of 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]

He now lives in Dundee, Scotland with his wife and two daughters, Nicola Campbell (born 1989) and Clara Campbell (born 1987).

Honours

League of Ireland

Leinster Senior Cup

Dublin City Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 DUNDEE : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  2. ↑ http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=3113
  3. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1984/1220/Pg003.html#Ar00301
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  6. ↑
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