Jeaustin Campos Madriz (born June 30, 1971) is a Costa Rican football manager and retired player. He is currently the manager for Saprissa.

Club career

He was one of the most famous Costa Rican soccer midfielders during the 1990s and played most of his career with

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

, where he won four national championships and two

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, in 1993 and 1995. He scored a total of 40 goals for Saprissa. He also played for Municipal Pérez Zeledón and FC Seoul of the

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, then known as LG Cheetahs, whom he joined when his father Luis Gerardo Campos was the Costa Rican consul in South Korea.

International career

Campos made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the

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and collected a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the

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as well as at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His final international was a January 2001 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Guatemala.

Managerial career

After retiring from professional football, Campos was appointed as Football Operations Manager in Saprissa, during the years that Hernán Medford was head coach, and played a very important role in the achievements accomplished by Saprissa during that period, such as 2 national tournaments, the Uncaf Cup and the

, giving them the right to compete in the second FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup in Japan, in December 2005, in which Saprissa finished third. When Medford and his coaching staff were announced by the

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as the new coaches for the

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, Campos was named by Saprissa as their new head coach and has since then, against all expectations, led his team to win both legs of the 2007-2008 Championship earning it the Champion title without the need of a final. Later he led the squad to 3 more consecutive national championships (make it fourth in a row) in the years 2007-2008. He was fired in November 2009. In February 2010, he signed with 2009

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Champions Bayamón to help the club qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. Later he became manager of Pérez Zeledón and in August 2011, he was appointed head Coach for the

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. He is also activating and assuming charge of the U-15, U-17 and U-20 selections despite still being contracted to Pérez Zeledón who went to FIFA to claim a financial compensation. In January 2014 Campos was named sporting director at Saprissa and in September 2014 replaced manager Rónald González to take charge of the team.Saprissa destituye a Rónald González, llega al banquillo Jeaustin Campos
- Al Día

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campos, Jeaustin 1971 births Living people People from Pérez Zeledón (canton) Association football midfielders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Deportivo Saprissa players FC Seoul players K League 1 players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in South Korea Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Costa Rican football managers Expatriate football managers in Puerto Rico Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Deportivo Saprissa non-playing staff Puerto Rico national football team managers Copa Centroamericana-winning players Deportivo Saprissa managers Club Blooming managers Nacional Potosí managers C.S. Herediano managers