Alan Campbell (born 10 August 1960 is a former professional

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who played as a

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. He played for

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

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CD Logroñés Club Deportivo Logroñés, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1940, it last played in ''Regional Preferente de La Rioja''. Due to financial problems, since 2009 the club has ...

, Berchem Sport,DUNDEE : 1946/47 - 2007/08
Newcastle Fans.

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and

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. At international level, he made three appearances for the Republic of Ireland national team.

Career

Campbell was born in

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. 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

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debut at Galway on 18 March 1979 scoring once in a 2–0 win. Campbell made 4 appearances in European competition, scoring once. as well as one Inter-League cap. He was also the League of Ireland top goalscorer in the 1979–80 season with 22 goals. For

he made 63 appearances scoring 15 goals, for

he made 32 appearances scoring 9 goals. After three years in Spain he turned down a move to

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to play in Belgium in 1987.

References

* ''The Hoops'' by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins () {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Alan 1960 births Living people Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland international 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 Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Spain Irish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Belgium Irish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland