Luís Campos (football)

Luís Filipe Hipólito Reis Pedrosa Campos (born 6 September 1964) is a Portuguese football executive and former manager who works as Football Advisor for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Reis Pedrosa and the second or paternal family name is Campos.
Luís Campos
Personal information
Full name Luís Filipe Hipólito Reis Pedrosa Campos
Date of birth (1964-09-06) 6 September 1964
Place of birth Esposende, Portugal
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
(Football Advisor)
Managerial career
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

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 Porto. In 2012, Campos was a scout and tactical analyst for Real Madrid under Mourinho.

Campos made his name as sporting director at Monaco 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 in 2017.[1][2][3] On 18 December, 2020, Campos left Lille after a change of ownership at the club.[4]

On 10 June 2022, Campos joined French champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) as Football Advisor. According to the club, the role of Football Advisor entails "focus on the performance, recruitment, and organisational side" of the team.[5]

References
  1. "Luís Campos: The rise of football's most underrated sporting director".
  2. "Luis Campos: The transfer chief with the Midas touch". Sky Sports.
  3. "Luis Campos, l'homme invisible qui tire les ficelles à Monaco". Eurosport. April 16, 2014.
  4. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Luis Campos is Paris Saint-Germain new Football Advisor". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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