Jorge Campos
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- For the Paraguayan football player, see Jorge Luis Campos.
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| Full name | Jorge Campos Navarrete | |
| Date of birth | October 15, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper, Striker | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997 1998 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 |
Pumas Atlante L.A. Galaxy Cruz Azul Chicago Fire Pumas Tigres Pumas Atlante Puebla FC |
199 (35) 26 (1) 43 (0) 2 (0) 8 (0) 43 (2) 17 (0) 26 (0) 33 (0) 21 (0) |
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| 1991-2004 | Mexico | 130 (0) |
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Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed El Brody or Chiqui-Campos) (born October 15, 1966) is a Mexican football coach and former goalkeeper, one of the most notable Mexican players of the 1990s. Campos was a particularly eccentric player, known for his constant play outside the penalty area, his acrobatic style in goal, and his attire. His strength in goal was his leaping ability and speed, which made him able to overcome his relatively low height of 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in).
Born in Acapulco, Mexico, Campos also made for an effective striker, an example of rare versatility in football. At times, he would start a game in goal, and transfer upfield later in the match, mostly at the club level. His trademark, self-designed bright kits contributed to his popularity.
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[edit] Club career
Campos started his career in 1989 in Mexico with Pumas UNAM. At that time the club's first-choice goalkeeper was Adolfo Rios but, because Campos desired first-team opportunities, he asked to be used as a striker. He performed notably in his first season, scoring 14 goals and even challenging for the title of top-goalscorer.
In the following seasons he earned the position of first-choice goalkeeper and won the 1990-1991 championship with Pumas UNAM.
He also won the championship with Cruz Azul in the 1997 winter season, though he was forced to play second-fiddle to first-choice goalkeeper Oscar Perez. He was regularly used as a substitute striker during this period.
As well as Pumas UNAM and Cruz Azul in the Mexican Primera Division, Campos also played for such clubs as Atlante, UANL Tigres, and Puebla.
He also played in the United States, where he starred in Major League Soccer's first three seasons for the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire.
[edit] International career
On the international stage, Campos started for Mexico in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups as the first choice goalkeeper, and went on to collect 130 caps for his country.
At the 1999 New Year's Cup in Hong Kong, in which Mexico was invited as well as Egypt and Bulgaria, Campos' father was kidnapped back home and Campos returned to Mexico to attend to the matter.[1] Campos was invited several times to play with the Rest of the World Team against clubs like Real Madrid, F.C. Barcelona, and AC Milan.
After retiring from both club and international football in the early 2000s, Campos became an assistant coach to Ricardo Lavolpe, the former head coach of the Mexican National Team. He was an assistant director of the National team that played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
His last game with Mexico was in 2004 when they played against Tecos
[edit] Miscellaneous
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- Although he played most of the time as a goalkeeper, in his spells with Pumas, he had periods in which he was used regularly as a striker.
- In some of his teams, as he was known for being capable to play as a striker, he was registered with the number '9', a number that is usually reserved for strikers.
- Curiously, when he was registered with the number '9' (as he was intended to be used sometimes as a striker) he played regularly as goalkeeper, and when he was registered with the number '1' (he was intended to be the first-choice goalkeeper) he had periods of being used regularly as a striker.
- He scored a notable bicycle kick goal for Atlante in the 1997 season. In that game, he started as goalkeeper, but as the forwards were failing to score a goal, the coach replaced a field player with another goalkeeper to send Campos to the attack.
- Despite his trademark neon jerseys, in his appearance in Nike's "Diablo" ad, Jorge Campos appears with a simple black jersey. He made this ad along with Ronaldo, Figo, Eric Cantona, Rui Costa, Paolo Maldini, Patrick Kluivert, Edgar Davids, Tomas Brolin, and Ian Wright.
- A homage to Jorge Campos appears in the internationally famous Japanese comic Captain Tsubasa, as Ricardo Espadas, captain and goalkeeper of the Mexican football team. Espadas scores Mexico's only goal in their match against Japan, which ended 2-1.
- He owns a fast food franchise, Sportortas-Campos¨, speacializing in tortas.
[edit] References
- ^ Phil Davidson, Top footballer's father kidnapped, The Independant, Feb 19 1999, Accessed 5 June 2008
[edit] External links
- Profile at National Football Teams
- International statistics at rsssf
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| NAME | Campos, Jorge |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Navarette Campos, Jorge (full name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Acapulco, Mexico |
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