Luis Campos (football manager)
Luís Filipe Hipólito Reis Pedrosa Campos (born 6 September 1964) is a Portuguese former manager, and current director of football for Lille OSC.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Filipe Hipólito Reis Pedrosa Campos | ||
Date of birth | September 6, 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Esposende, Portugal | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lille OSC (football director) | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
1992–1993 | Leiria | ||
1995–1996 | Esposende | ||
1996–1998 | Aves | ||
1998–1999 | Esposende | ||
1999 | Leça | ||
1999–2001 | Penafiel | ||
2001–2002 | Gil Vicente | ||
2002–2003 | Vitória de Setúbal | ||
2003 | Varzim | ||
2003–2004 | Gil Vicente | ||
2004–2005 | Beira-Mar | ||
2012–2013 | Real Madrid (scout) | ||
2013–2016 | Monaco (football director) | ||
2017–2020 | Lille OSC (football director) |
Managerial career
Campos began coaching in the lower leagues of Portugal at the age of 27 with Leiria, and managed several amateur teams and eventually professional teams in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. As manager of Gil Vicente, Campos ended José Mourinho's 27-game unbeaten streak with FC Porto. In 2012, Campos became a scout and tactical analyst for Real Madrid C.F. under Mourinho.
Campos made his name as sporting director at AS Monaco FC from 2013 to 2016. He oversaw the transfers of Radamel Falcao, João Moutinho, James Rodríguez, Fabinho, Anthony Martial, Ricardo Carvalho, Dimitar Berbatov, Bernardo Silva, Tiémoué Bakayoko, Geoffrey Kondogbia, and Thomas Lemar amongst others. He became the sporting director of Lille OSC in 2017.[1][2][3] On 18 December, 2020, Campos left Lille OSC after a change of ownership at the club.[4]
References
- "Luís Campos: The rise of football's most underrated sporting director".
- "Luis Campos: The transfer chief with the Midas touch". Sky Sports.
- "Luis Campos, l'homme invisible qui tire les ficelles à Monaco". Eurosport. April 16, 2014.
- Deniran-Alleyne, Tashan (December 18, 2020). "'Written in the stars!' - Excited Tottenham fans react to big Luis Campos announcement". football.london. Retrieved December 18, 2020.