Alan Campbell (born 10 August 1960 is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He played for Shamrock Rovers, Racing de Santander, CD Logroñés, Berchem Sport, Dundee and Forfar Athletic. At international level, he made three appearances for the Republic of Ireland national team.
Career
Campbell was born in Dublin, Ireland. 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 League of Ireland 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 Racing de Santander he made 63 appearances scoring 15 goals, for CD Logroñés he made 32 appearances scoring 9 goals.
After three years in Spain he turned down a move to Celtic to play in Belgium in 1987.
References
The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins ()
1960 births
Living people
Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's international footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Men's 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 men's association footballers Irish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Irish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Irish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland