Abel Campos

Abel Campos
Personal information
Full name Afonso Abel de Campos
Date of birth (1962-05-04) 4 May 1962
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1988 Petro Atlético
1988–1990 Benfica 49 (8)
1990–1991 Estrela Amadora 30 (3)
1991–1992 Braga 15 (3)
1992–1994 Benfica Castelo Branco 12 (1)
1994–1995 Gelora Dewata 25 (5)
1995–1997 Alverca 19 (1)
1997–1998 PSIS Semarang 20 (4)
Total 170 (25)
National team
1988−1996 Angola

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Afonso Abel de Campos (born 4 May 1962) is an Angolan retired footballer who played as a right winger.

Club career

Born in Luanda, Campos started his career with local Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, where he won five Girabola championships in only six years. Subsequently he caught the eye of Portuguese top division club S.L. Benfica, who signed him for the 1988–89 season.

31 of Campos' league appearances with the Eagles came in that first year – 19 starts – and he added three goals to help his team to the domestic title.[1] He continued competing in the country in the following three years, with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, S.C. Braga and Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, the latter club in the second level.

Until his retirement, in 1998 at the age of 36, Campos alternated between Portugal and Indonesia. In the latter nation, he shared teams at Gelora Dewata with former Benfica teammate Vata.

International career

Campos represented Angola during eight years, making his debut in 1988. He appeared in six 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches,[2] and was part of the squad at the 1996 African Cup of Nations.

Honours

Club

Petro Atlético
Benfica

Personal life

Campos' son, Djalma, was also a footballer. He too spent most of his career in Portugal.[3][4]

References

  1. "Afonso Abel de Campos" (in Portuguese). Vedeta ou Marreta?. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. Abel CamposFIFA competition record
  3. "Pai de Djalma de coração dividido no clássico" [Djalma's father's heart divided for clássico] (in Portuguese). Record. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. "Djalma Campos, o filho pródigo" [Djalma Campos, the prodigal son] (in Portuguese). O País. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

External links

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