Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell was born on 18 September 1974 and is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of National League club Southend United.
69 Facts About Sol Campbell
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Sol Campbell previously managed Macclesfield Town from November 2018 to August 2019.
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Sol Campbell 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.
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Sol Campbell left the club by mutual consent in September 2009, having played just one match for the club.
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In May 1998, Sol Campbell became what was then England's second-youngest captain, after Bobby Moore, aged 23 years 248 days.
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Sol Campbell was named in the Teams of the Tournament for the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2004.
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In February 2015, Sol Campbell announced his ambition to be the Conservative Party candidate for Mayor of London in the 2016 election, but he was not shortlisted.
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Sol Campbell was born in Plaistow, London, to Jamaican parents Sewell and Wihelmina.
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Sol Campbell was the youngest of twelve children, nine of whom were boys.
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Sol Campbell's father was a railway worker and his mother, Wihelmina, was a Ford factory worker.
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Sol Campbell attended the Portway Primary School in Plaistow, London and had secondary education at Lister Community School in Plaistow, London.
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Sol Campbell was a prodigious schoolboy talent and was part-educated at the FA's School of Excellence at Lilleshall, where he met table tennis player and later football agent Sky Andrew.
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Sol Campbell had a short spell at West Ham United, beginning his career as a striker.
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Sol Campbell left the Youth programme at Upton Park after a coach joked to him that Campbell would be pleased to hear that the West Indies were beating England at cricket; Campbell took this to be offensive.
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Waldon offered to make him captain of the youth team, but Sol Campbell declined the offer as he wanted to concentrate on his own game.
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Sol Campbell was named on the PFA Team of the Year, as was teammate David Ginola.
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The club's lack of progress in the league, his poor relationship with recent managers and the club's lack of support during the assault case left Sol Campbell feeling disillusioned with Spurs.
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Sol Campbell made his final appearance for the club in the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal at Old Trafford.
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However, before the substitution could be made, Patrick Vieira scored a header for Arsenal while Sol Campbell was off the pitch receiving treatment.
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Mindful of the Bosman ruling and what happened with Steve McManaman, Tottenham offered him a contract which would have made him the club's highest-ever paid player, but after months of negotiations and several public assurances he would stay at Spurs, Sol Campbell stated his need to leave the club in order to play UEFA Champions League football, with the likes of England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson advising him of such a course.
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Sol Campbell had previously stated in an interview with Spurs Monthly magazine that he would never play for Arsenal.
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Sol Campbell was going to help and promised to be there for me.
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Sol Campbell enjoyed immediate success with Arsenal, as he won both Premier League and FA Cup winners' medals as Arsenal won the Double in his first season at Highbury.
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Sol Campbell's performances were recognised with a place on the PFA Team of the Year, alongside teammates Lauren, Ashley Cole, Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires and Thierry Henry.
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Sol Campbell is monstrous and, with his full power and his ability to score a goal, you have an outstanding player.
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Sol Campbell was named on the PFA Team of the Year for the third time in his career, alongside teammates Lauren, Cole, Vieira, Pires and Henry.
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Referee Mike Riley gave a penalty after Sol Campbell challenged Wayne Rooney, though Sol Campbell would maintain that the young striker had taken a dive.
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Towards the end of the campaign, Wenger began playing Kolo Toure and one of Pascal Cygan and Philippe Senderos in central defence, and Sol Campbell was benched, leaving him to complain to the manager that Senderos was a "lucky player" who should not be considered good enough to play at Sol Campbell's expense.
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Arsenal again finished second in the league and won the FA Cup final at Manchester United's expense, though Sol Campbell was an unused substitute in the match.
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Sol Campbell left the country and spent a week with a friend in Brussels as he reflected on his life.
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Sol Campbell holds the distinction, alongside Teddy Sheringham, Steve McManaman, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney, as one of six Englishmen to have scored in a Champions League final.
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In July 2006, Sol Campbell left Arsenal by mutual consent in order to seek "a fresh challenge".
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Sol Campbell was courted by Italian club Juventus, but manager Didier Deschamps eventually ended contract negotiations.
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Sol Campbell signed a five-year deal with League Two side Notts County in August 2009.
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Sol Campbell said that County, who had recently been the subject of a takeover by a Middle Eastern consortium, were the best club for "where I am at the moment in my life", and that the recent appointment of ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson as director of football played a "big role" in his decision.
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Sol Campbell later admitted he felt embarrassed and that "I was being a mug" in believing the club's owners were ambitious billionaires who intended to take the club into the Premier League.
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Sol Campbell began training with the Arsenal side in mid-October 2009 in a bid to maintain his fitness ahead of the January transfer window.
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In July 2010, after turning down an offer of a two-year contract with Scottish club Celtic, Sol Campbell joined Newcastle United on a one-year contract.
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Sol Campbell started again in Newcastle's next two fixtures with West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool, but lost his place upon the return of Coloccini.
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In May 2011, manager Alan Pardew announced Sol Campbell was a free agent after the club opted not to renew his contract.
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Sol Campbell announced his retirement from football a year later in May 2012.
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Sol Campbell made his international debut as a substitute against Hungary on 18 May 1996.
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Sol Campbell's international career was an immense source of pride for Campbell.
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Sol Campbell started all four of England's matches in the 1998 World Cup.
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Sol Campbell headed a corner into the Argentine net and wheeled away to celebrate his first international goal, which appeared to be the winning goal which would have put England into the quarter finals.
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Sol Campbell was England's first-choice centre back throughout the successful qualification campaign for Euro 2000 under new boss Kevin Keegan, and played in all three group games at the tournament, which England exited after defeat by Romania.
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Sol Campbell scored his only senior international goal at the tournament, a header off a corner kick by Beckham in the opening group game against Sweden.
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Sol Campbell's partnership with Ferdinand was an integral part of a strong defensive performance throughout the tournament, and he was the only England player to be named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team.
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Sol Campbell maintained his place in the centre of defence as he took part in England's successful qualification campaign for Euro 2004.
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Sol Campbell continued to play for England after Euro 2004, although his place in the international team had become less secure since the emergence of the central defensive partnership of Terry and Ferdinand, which blossomed during Sol Campbell's period of absence with injury in 2005.
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Sol Campbell was named in England's squad for the 2006 World Cup, but was third-choice centre back, with coach Sven-Goran Eriksson preferring the partnership of Ferdinand and Terry.
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However, after a knock to Ferdinand, Sol Campbell came on as a substitute in England's group match against Sweden, which made him the first player to represent England on the pitch at six consecutive international tournaments.
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Sol Campbell played four matches under McClaren as England's qualification campaign failed.
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Sol Campbell enjoyed a fine run of form on his return to Arsenal and had retained hope of making it to England's squad for the 2010 World Cup, which would have been his fourth outing on the world stage along with a record seventh major tournament for his country.
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Sol Campbell did not possess good natural stamina, but had pace, power, agility and quick feet, as well as significant mental strength.
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On 30 January 2017, Sol Campbell was named as Dennis Lawrence's assistant manager, after the latter was appointed manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
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Sol Campbell was appointed manager of Macclesfield Town on 27 November 2018, then bottom of League Two and five points adrift of safety.
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Under Sol Campbell, Macclesfield finished 22nd in League Two, three points above the bottom two relegation places.
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Sol Campbell oversaw eight wins and 12 draws in his 30 games in charge.
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On 22 October 2019, Sol Campbell was appointed manager of EFL League One club Southend United.
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However, financial constraints prevented Sol Campbell from signing any new players during the January 2020 transfer window.
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Sol Campbell has stated he is considering joining the Conservative Party and would be interested in helping the party gain more of "the black vote".
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Sol Campbell has criticised the racial diversity in The Football Association, and he made newspaper headlines in March 2014 after claiming that institutional racism on the part of the FA meant he was never chosen to captain the England team during his playing career.
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Sol Campbell had been named as starting captain for England in a friendly against the United States in May 2005 under Sven-Goran Eriksson, he was replaced with Zat Knight at half-time following an ankle injury.
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In February 2015, Sol Campbell confirmed his intention to run for the Conservative Party nomination for Mayor of London in the 2016 election.
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In 2008, Sol Campbell began dating interior designer Fiona Barratt, the granddaughter of Barratt Homes founder Sir Lawrie Barratt.
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Sol Campbell has a son from a previous relationship with Janet Tyler.
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Sol Campbell had homes in London and at Hallington Hall at Hallington in Northumberland.
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In 2009, Sol Campbell launched his charity "Kids go live" which allows inner city children to see a variety of live sporting events such as Wimbledon, the Olympic Games and rugby internationals.