Wamberto de Jesus Sousa Campos (born 14 December 1974) is a Brazilian former footballer who last played as a forward and as a midfielder. He notably represented Ajax and Standard Liége.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wamberto de Jesus Sousa Campos | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Cururupu, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Luís | |||
| –1991 | Sampaio Corrêa | ||
| 1991–1993 | Seraing | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Seraing | 86 | (14) |
| 1996–1998 | Standard Liège | 53 | (10) |
| 1998–2004 | Ajax | 122 | (26) |
| 2004 | → Mons (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2004–2006 | Standard Liège | 28 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Mons | 20 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Omniworld | 16 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | KFCO Wilrijk | 7 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Berlaar-Heikant | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was also nicknamed Wampie by Ajax supporters.[1]
Biography
editWamberto played for Seraing and Standard Liège in Belgium and Ajax in Netherlands. The tricky and illusive player established himself in Belgium between 1993 and 1998, before joining Ajax in August 1998. He is famously remembered for scoring the equaliser in offside position against Utrecht in the 2002 Dutch Cup final, which was won by Ajax in the extra time. In January 2004, he was loaned to Belgian club Mons for 18 months who also retained the first option to buy him. But Mons failed to protect their place in top division, and Wamberto joined Standard Liège in the summer of 2004 on a two-year contract, but he rejoined the newly promoted Mons on a free transfer in summer 2006. He was released after a year, and returned to the Netherlands, joining Omniworld.
His eldest son Damilo is also a former professional footballer, having played for Standard Liège and Metalurh Donetsk, ending his career in Cyprus, after a formative period in the Ajax academy.[2][3] His younger son Wanderson is also a footballer currently playing for Internacional.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Wamberto on Mons mission". UEFA. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Ajax sign Danilo". AFC Ajax. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Wanderson, la perla del Getafe, es hijo y hermano de futbolistas" [Wanderson, Getafe's pearl, is a son and brother of footballers] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
External links
edit- Wamberto at WorldFootball.net
- Wamberto at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Brazilian FA Database (in Portuguese)
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