Sol Campbell

Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell (born 18 September 1974) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of National League club Southend United. A centre-back, he spent 20 years playing in the Premier League and had an 11-year international career with the England national team.

Sol Campbell
Campbell in 2014
Personal information
Full name Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell
Date of birth (1974-09-18) 18 September 1974
Place of birth Plaistow, London, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1988–1989 West Ham United
1989–1992 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2001 Tottenham Hotspur 255 (10)
2001–2006 Arsenal 135 (8)
2006–2009 Portsmouth 95 (2)
2009 Notts County 1 (0)
2010 Arsenal 11 (0)
2010–2011 Newcastle United 7 (0)
Total 504 (20)
International career
England U15
England U16
England U18
1994–1996 England U21 11 (2)
1994–2006 England B 2 (0)
1996–2007 England 73 (1)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Macclesfield Town
2019–2020 Southend United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell began his career with Tottenham Hotspur in December 1992. He spent nine years at Spurs, scoring 10 goals in 255 appearances, and captaining the team to victory in the 1999 Football League Cup Final against Leicester City. In 2001, he joined Tottenham's North London rivals Arsenal on a free transfer, and as a result has remained a deeply unpopular figure amongst Spurs supporters. In his five years and 195 appearances at Arsenal, he won two Premier League winners medals and three FA Cup winners medals, encompassing the 2001–02 league and FA Cup double, and being part of the team that became known as The Invincibles for their undefeated 2003–04 Premier League campaign. He scored Arsenal's only goal in their 2–1 defeat to Barcelona in the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.

In August 2006, he joined Portsmouth on a free transfer. His three years with the club included captaining them to victory in the 2008 FA Cup Final. He had a brief stint at League Two side Notts County before making a brief return to Arsenal and ending his career with Newcastle United.

Campbell gained his first of 73 full caps for England aged 21. In May 1998, Campbell became what was then England's second-youngest captain, after Bobby Moore, aged 23 years 248 days. In 2006, he became the only player to have represented England in six consecutive major tournaments, playing in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 UEFA European Championships; and the 1998, 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. He was named in the Team of the Tournament for the 2002 World Cup. He was in the PFA Team of the Year three times, in 1999, 2003 and 2004.

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