Wamberto de Jesus Sousa Campos (born 13 December 1974) is a Brazilian former footballer who last played as a

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and as a

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. He notably represented

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and

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. He was also nicknamed ''Wampie'' by Ajax supporters.

Biography

Wamberto played for R.F.C. Seraing and

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in Belgium and Ajax Amsterdam in Netherlands. The tricky and illusive player established himself in Belgium between 1993 and 1998 before joining Ajax in August 1998. He is famously remembered for scoring the equaliser in offside position against

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in the 2002

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final which eventually was won by Ajax in the extra time. In January 2004, he was loaned to Belgian club

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for 18 months who also retained the first option to buy him. But Mons failed to protect their place in top division, and saw Wamberto join

on summer of 2004 on a 2-year contract, but he rejoined the newly promoted Mons on a free transfer in summer 2006. He was released after a year, and returned to the Netherlands, joining FC Omniworld. His eldest son Danilo Sousa Campos is also a professional footballer, having played for

and

Metalurh Donetsk Football Club Metalurh Donetsk ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Доне́цьк, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015. History Club predecessor Football ...

after a formation period in the

academy. His younger son Wanderson is also a footballer currently playing for

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References

External links

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Brazilian FA Database
1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Maranhão Association football midfielders Brazilian footballers R.F.C. Seraing (1904) players Standard Liège players AFC Ajax players R.A.E.C. Mons players Almere City FC players Belgian Pro League players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub