Noel Campbell (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 December 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 13 June 2022 | (aged 72)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1971 | St Patrick's Athletic | 87 | (26) |
1971–1979 | Fortuna Köln | 194 | (27) |
1980–1983 | Shamrock Rovers | 15 | (0) |
Total | 296 | (53) | |
International career | |||
1971–1977 | Republic of Ireland | 11 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1983 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Noel Campbell (11 December 1949 – 13 June 2022)[1] was an Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in
While with St Patrick's he made his full international debut on 30 May 1971.[2]
The following season Campbell moved to SC Fortuna Köln in Germany. From 1971 to 1973 he made 51 appearances and scored nine goals in the Regionalliga West; he also played five games and scored two goals in the promotion play-off to the Bundesliga. In 1973–74 he played 29 Bundesliga games and when he played against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 11 August 1973, he became the first Irishman to play in the Bundesliga. From 1974 to 1979 he scored 16 goals in 110 2. Bundesliga games.
Campbell won 11
Campbell made his debut for
He was the uncle of Dave Campbell.
Campbell died on 13 June 2022, aged 72.[5]
References
- ^ "Former Ireland international Noel Campbell dies aged 72". 13 June 2022 – via www.rte.ie.
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(help) - ^ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland". Soccerscene.ie. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Registration required". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Registration required". The Irish Times.
- ^ Dunne, Aaron (16 June 2022). "St Pat's Athletic legend Campbell passes away".
External links
- Noel Campbell at fussballportal.de (in German)
- Noel Campbell at fussballdaten.de (in German)