| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Ramos | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Logroñés | |||
| Alavés | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1995 | Alavés | 45 | (2) |
| 1995–1997 | Valencia | 25 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | → Valladolid (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Mallorca | 33 | (1) |
| 1998–2003 | Real Madrid | 85 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2003–2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 141 | (11) |
| 2008–2009 | Ipswich Town | 17 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | AEK Larnaca | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2000 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Iván Campo Ramos (born 21 February 1974 in San Sebastián, Basque Country) is a retired Spanish footballer.
Originally a central defender, Campo featured in a defensive midfield role in his later years. He played for Real Madrid and four other teams in his country, and is also remembered for his spell in England with Bolton Wanderers.
Campo represented Spain in the 1998 World Cup.
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Campo started his playing career at Deportivo Alavés, by then in the third level. He stayed there for two seasons until midway through his third, signing with Valencia CF, who immediately loaned him for the rest of the season to Real Valladolid, which he helped narrowly avoid relegation from La Liga.
After completing the year with Valladolid, Campo returned to Valencia only to be released, joining recently promoted RCD Mallorca. In the Balearic Islands side, he formed a formidable partnership with Marcelino Elena (later of Newcastle United), as Mallorca finished fifth in 1997–98.
In 1998, Campo signed with Real Madrid, and contributed to the club's 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League conquest, playing all 90 minutes in the final against former club Valencia. However, after falling out of favor, he was sent to Bolton Wanderers on a one-year loan in August 2002.[1] Following the 2002–03 season, he was expected to return to the Spanish capital, but unexpectedly signed a three-year permanent deal with the English club, deciding he preferred living in Bolton.[2]
On 19 August 2006, in the first match of Bolton's new season, Campo scored a 43-yard drive which caught Tottenham Hotspur and England goalkeeper Paul Robinson off-guard and flew into the bottom corner of the net. In a post-match interview, his boss Sam Allardyce admitted Bolton's goal of the season competition may have already been decided by Campo's wonder strike.
The player fitted in well with Bolton's style of play, but also topped the charts for most red and yellow cards received of any player in the Premier League in 2006–07.[3]
In May 2008, Campo was not offered a new contract by manager Gary Megson and left Bolton.[4] Shortly before the UEFA Euro 2008, Campo wrote a letter to the Bolton supporters expressing his regret at not having been able to bid the club a proper farewell. The letter appeared on a website run by the Sky Television presenter Guillem Balague.[5] He eventually played in a testimonial match at the Reebok Stadium, in honour of teammate Jussi Jääskeläinen.
On 11 August 2008, Campo signed for Ipswich Town in the Football League Championship, after passing a medical.[6] He scored his first goal against Barnsley in a 3–0 win.[7] After only featuring in roughly a third of the league's matches for the club, the 35-year old was released by manager Roy Keane at the end of the season.[8]
In December 2009, Campo joined Cypriot Second Division side AEK Larnaca FC. He retired at the end of the season, aged 36, having appeared in 124 Spanish first division games in seven seasons, and 190 official matches for Bolton.
Campo appeared four times for Spain, his debut coming on 25 March 1998, in a 4–0 friendly win over Sweden in Vigo. He was picked for the squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, with the national team exiting in the group stage.
Campo featured in a Spanish TV advert for a fruit drink. In the advert two men take off their shirts to reveal tattoos of Campo's head on their chests.[9]
An Indie band from Preston, England have named themselves Ivan Campo. They featured as part of an interview given by Charlie Webster for a BBC News report after the player signed for Ipswich.[10][11]
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