- For the Paraguayan football player, see Jorge Luis Campos. Jorge Luis Campos Velázquez (born August 11, 1970) is a former Paraguayan footballer who played as a midfielder or upfront
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| Full name | Jorge Campos Navarrete | |
| Date of birth | October 15, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| Height | 1. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Acapulco (Officially Acapulco de Juárez) is a City and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. 68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper, Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| 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) |
| National team | ||
| 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. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Campos was a particularly eccentric player, known for his constant play outside the penalty area, his acrobatic style in goal, and his attire. The penalty area (colloquiallly also known as the 18-yard box, penalty box or simply the box) is an area of an Association football pitch 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. Acapulco (Officially Acapulco de Juárez) is a City and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing 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. A kit (also known as a "strip" or "uniform" is the standard equipment and attire worn by players in Association football.
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Club career
Campos started his career in 1989 in Mexico with Pumas UNAM. Club Universidad Nacional AC, also referred to as Pumas de la UNAM, is a Mexican professional football club 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. José Adolfo Rios Garcia (born December 11 1966 in Uruapan) was a Mexican Football (soccer player 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. Club Universidad Nacional AC, also referred to as Pumas de la UNAM, is a Mexican professional football club
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. Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional Football (soccer club Óscar Pérez may refer to Óscar Pérez Bovela (born 1981 a Spanish football (soccer player Óscar Pérez Rojas (born 1973 a Mexican 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. Club Universidad Nacional AC, also referred to as Pumas de la UNAM, is a Mexican professional football club Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, also known as Cruz Azul, is a popular Mexican professional Football (soccer club Atlante Futbol Club, also known as Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing at the Mexican First Division League. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, also known as UANL or simply Tigres, is a popular Mexican professional football club which plays in the Primera Puebla Futbol Club, also known as the Camoteros and La Franja (The Stripe is a professional Mexican football club
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. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U Los Angeles Galaxy (aka LA Galaxy) is an American soccer club based in Los Angeles California.
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. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football
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. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian [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. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy
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. Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe Guarchoni, born February 6, 1952 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football manager He was an assistant director of the National team that played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament
His last game with Mexico was in 2004 when they played against Tecos
Miscellaneous
- 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. Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH, usually referred to simply as Rui Costa ( pron Paolo Cesare Maldini ( born 26 June 1968 in Milan) is a legendary Italian footballer who has played his entire career for Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. Edgar Steven Davids (born March 13, 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch professional football player Per Tomas Brolin (born November 29, 1969 in Hudiksvall) is a former Swedish professional football player and manager Ian Edward Wright, MBE (born 3 November 1963 in Woolwich, London) is an English former professional footballer who won the Golden
- 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. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is a popular long running Japanese Manga, Anime, and Video game series originally created by Yoichi Takahashi in 1981 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. A torta is a Mexican sandwich served on an oblong 6-8 inch firm crusty white Sandwich roll called a Bolillo, Telera or birote.
References
- ^ Phil Davidson, Top footballer's father kidnapped, The Independant, Feb 19 1999, Accessed 5 June 2008
External links
- Profile at National Football Teams
- International statistics at rsssf
| Persondata | |
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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 |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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