Kevin Campbell was not too long ago admitted to hospital with sepsis. “We’re devastated by the information that our former striker Kevin Campbell has died after a brief sickness. Kevin was liked by everybody on the membership. We’re all pondering of his family and friends at this tough time,” Arsenal stated in an announcement.
“Kevin Campbell was an icon of English soccer”
Everton – one other English Premier League workforce that Campbell performed for – launched an announcement saying everybody on the membership was deeply saddened by the demise of the previous striker on the age of simply 54. Kevin Campbell was, it was emphasised, “not solely the hero of Goodison Park (Everton’s headquarters in Liverpool – ed.) and an icon of English soccer, but in addition a unprecedented particular person – as everybody who met him is aware of.”
Kevin Campbell was born in 1970. He began his profession at Arsenal. In 1988, after profitable performances within the junior workforce, he broke into the primary workforce. He performed 224 matches for the Gunners and scored 59 targets. With the membership he received the English Championship (1991), the FA Cup and League Cup (1993) and the Cup Winners’ Cup (1994).
How Kevin Campbell made Everton historical past
Within the following seasons, the striker performed for Nottingham Forest and Turkish Trabzonspor, and in 1999 he moved to Everton. On this membership, he was remembered as a participant who saved the membership from relegation by scoring 9 targets in 5 matches.
