Ian Campbell (born 22 November 1953) is a

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former player and

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. His twin brother Dick Campbell is also a football player and manager, and the two currently manage

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Playing career

As a player Campbell was a noted lower division

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whose 131 goals in all competitions established the individual record for a player with

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. He had previously appeared for

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and

and went on to appear for

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, Dunfermline again and Montrose before retiring. During his career, Campbell was promoted with Brechin and helped Dunfermline to achieve promotion twice.

Coaching career

In a coaching career spanning 25 years, Campbell has helped Dunfermline achieve promotion to the Scottish Premier League three times, saw Brechin City promoted three times and Forfar once. Campbell managed Brechin City between 2005 and 2006, succeeding his brother Dick to whom he had been assistant. Brechin struggled in the First Division which was mainly made up of full-time clubs and as they sat at the bottom of the table his tenure was ended towards the end of the season. He became the assistant manager of

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in 2008, again working for his twin brother.Elgin City v Forfar Athletic: Preview
/ref> Ian took temporary charge of the team in 2011, when his brother underwent treatment for cancer. He left Forfar in June 2014 to concentrate on his business commitments. Campbell also works closely with the Scottish Football Association delivering courses to assist the development of coaches and managers.

Business career

Campbell has also pursued a career in business, joining CR Smith after his playing career and progressing from personnel manager to operations director and then managing director. In 1993, Campbell set up Avenue Scotland as part of the Creyfs Group, where he became group managing director, looking after 46 recruitment companies across Europe. In 2001, he left his post with the Creyfs Group to focus his efforts on Avenue Scotland Group, which now includes Avenue Recruitment, Avenue Care Services, Avenue Logistics as well as Avenue Consultancy - a specialist business consultancy working with companies across the UK. Campbell is also a director of Hotel Connexxions. As of June 2014, he was managing director of Human Resources, a company based in Dunfermline. Campbell is also a director of Fife-based Curtain Walling and Commercial Glazing company, Avtek Solutions.

References

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