Jeaustin Campos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeaustin Campos | ||
| Date of birth | June 30, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 175Cm | ||
| Playing position | Manager (Former Midfielder) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991-1992 | Municipal Pérez Zeledón | ? | (?) |
| 1992-1995 | Saprissa | ? | (?) |
| 1995–1996 | LG Cheetahs / Anyang LG Cheetahs | 17 | (2) |
| 1996-1999 | Saprissa | ? | (?) |
| 1999-2001 | Municipal Pérez Zeledón | ? | (?) |
| 2001-2002 | Saprissa | ? | (?) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1993-2002 | Costa Rica | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006-2009 | Saprissa | ||
| 2010 | Bayamon FC | ||
| 2011 | Municipal Pérez Zeledón | ||
| 2011-2013 | Puerto Rico | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2011-11-02. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jeaustin Campos Madriz (born June 30, 1971) is a Costa Rican football player and coach.[1] He was one of the most famous Costa Rican soccer midfielders during the 1990s and played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, where he won four national championships and two CONCACAF Champions Cup, in 1993 and 1995. He also played for Municipal Pérez Zeledón and FC Seoul of the South Korean K League, then known as LG Cheetahs and during the 90's played frequently for the Costa Rica national football team.
After retiring from professional football, Campos was appointed as Football Operations Manager in Saprissa, during the years that Hernan Medford was head coach, and played a very important role in the achievements accomplished by Saprissa during that period, such as 2 national tournaments, the Uncaf Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup, giving them the right to compete in the second FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup in Japan, in December 2005, in which Saprissa ended up finishing third Since Hernan Medford and his coaching staff were announced by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol as the new coaches for the Costa Rica national football team, Campos was named by Saprissa as their new head coach and has since then, against all expectations, led his team to win both legs of the 2007-2008 Championship earning it the Champion title without the need of a final.
Later he led the squad to 3 more consecutive national championships (make it fourth in a row) in the years 2007-2008. He was fired in November 2009. On February 2010, he signed with 2009 Puerto Rico Soccer League Champions Bayamon FC to help the club qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League. On August 2011, he was appointed head Coach for the Puerto Rico national football team. He is also activating and assuming charge of the U-15, U-17 and U-20 selections.