Abel Campos

Abel Campos
Personal information
Full name	Afonso Abel de Campos
Date of birth	4 May 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1988	Petro Atlético
1988–1990	Benfica
1990–1991	Estrela Amadora
1991–1992	Braga
1992–1994	Benfica Castelo Branco
1994–1995	Gelora Dewata
1995–1997	Alverca
1997–1998	PSIS Semarang
Total
International career
1988−1996	Angola
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 Primeira Liga side S.L. Benfica, who signed him for the 1988–89 season.^[1]

31 of Campos' league appearances with them came in that first year – 19 starts – and he added three goals to help his team to the domestic title.^[2] He continued competing in the country in the following three years, with C.F. Estrela da Amadora^[3] S.C. Braga and Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, the latter club in the Segunda Liga.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Campos represented Angola during eight years, making his debut in 1988. He appeared in six 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches,^[4] and was part of the squad at the 1996 African Cup of Nations.^[5]

Personal life

Campos' son, Djalma, was also a footballer. He too spent most of his career in Portugal.^[6]^[7]

Honours

Club

Petro Atlético

Girabola: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988
Taça de Angola: 1987

Benfica

Primeira Liga: 1988–89
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1989
European Cup: Runner-up 1989–90

References

^ "Abel no Benfica" [Abel signs with Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22667): 19. 18 May 1988. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 491. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.
^ "Aumentam as trocas" [Trades increase]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23257): 25. 7 June 1990. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ Abel Campos – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "African Nations Cup 1996 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ "Pai de Djalma de coração dividido no clássico" [Djalma's father's heart divided for clássico]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ "Djalma Campos, o filho pródigo" [Djalma Campos, the prodigal son]. O País (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2014.

External links

Abel Campos at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Abel Campos at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Abel no Benfica" [Abel signs with Benfica]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (22667): 19. 18 May 1988. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[2] Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. p. 491. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.

[3] "Aumentam as trocas" [Trades increase]. Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese) (23257): 25. 7 June 1990. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[4] Abel Campos – FIFA competition record (archived)

[5] "African Nations Cup 1996 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[6] "Pai de Djalma de coração dividido no clássico" [Djalma's father's heart divided for clássico]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

[7] "Djalma Campos, o filho pródigo" [Djalma Campos, the prodigal son]. O País (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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