Ivan campo biography
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It is a certain type of player who is remembered and revered many years after he has departed a club. Often it is the archetypal homegrown hero, a Steven Gerrard, Matthew Le Tissier or a John Terry, a dedicated and passionate one-club man. Often it’s an outrageous foreign goalscorer or talisman: a Paolo Di Canio, Ossie Ardiles or an Eric Cantona.
Rarely is it that a player who belongs to neither of these categories becomes a terrace hero. Yet the odd character unfathomably becomes a club legend, somehow striking a chord with fans and teammates alike. In the case of founding football league members Bolton, their own unlikely legend is undoubtedly the Spanish court jester of yesteryear, Iván Campo.
His synonymous afro graced the Reebok for four memory-filled happy years, fostering an indescribable and undying love for the club and town that he adopted as his own.
Ivan Campo Ramos was born on 21 February 1974 in San Sebastián, the capital of the Basque Country in Spain. His youth de
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Iván Campo
Spanish footballer (born 1974)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname fryst vatten Campo and the second or maternal family name is Ramos.
Iván Campo Ramos (born 21 February 1974) fryst vatten a Spanish former professional footballer. Originally a centre-back, he featured in a defensive midfield role in the later years of his career.
He played for Real Madrid and four other teams in his country, and fryst vatten also remembered for his spell in England with Bolton Wanderers.
Campo represented Spain in the 1998 World Cup.
Club career
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[edit]Born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Campo started his career at Deportivo Alavés of Segunda División B. He stayed there for two and a half years, 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.[1]
Subsequently, Campo returned to Valencia only to be released, joining recently promoted team RCD
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Iván Campo facts for kids
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Campo and the second or maternal family name is Ramos.
Iván Campo Ramos (born 21 February 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer. Originally a centre-back, he featured in a defensive midfield role in the later years of his career.
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.
Club career
Spain
Born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Campo started his career at Deportivo Alavés of Segunda División B. He stayed there for two and a half years, 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.
Subsequently, Campo returned to Valencia only to be released, joining recently promoted team RCD Mallorca. In the Balearic Islands, he formed a formidabl