Alan Campbell (Irish footballer)
Alan Campbell is a former professional football player.
He played for Shamrock Rovers, Racing de Santander, CD Logroñés, Berchem Sport, Dundee and Forfar Athletic and also played for the Republic of Ireland national football team on three occasions.
After joining Santander, AS Roma were reportedly interested in signing him.
He made his Rovers debut on 11 October 1978 in the Leinster Senior Cup and scored twice in a 5-1 win over St. Francis. He made his League of Ireland debut at Galway on 18 March 1979 scoring once in a 2-0 win. Campbell made 4 appearances in European competition, scoring once. as well as one Inter-League cap. He was also the League of Ireland top goalscorer in the 1979–80 season with 22 goals.
After three years in Spain he turned down a move to Glasgow Celtic to play in Belgium in 1987.
