Wamberto de Jesus Sousa Campos
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Wamberto de Jesus Sousa Campos (born 13 December 1974 in Cururupu
, Maranhão
) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Belgian
amateur club, KFCO Wilrijk.
He was also nicknamed Wampie by Ajax supporters.http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=136699.html
and Standard Liège
in Belgium and Ajax Amsterdam
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 FC Utrecht in the 2002 Dutch Cup final which eventually 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 saw Wamberto join Standard Liège
on summer of 2004 on a 2-year contract, but he rejoined the newly promoted Mons on a free transfer on summer 2006. He was released after a year, and returned to the Netherlands, joining FC Omniworld.
His eldest son Danilo Sousa Campos
has signed an academy contract until summer 2010 with AFC Ajax in June 2007.
Cururupu
Cururupu is a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.-References:...
, Maranhão
Maranhão
Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...
) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
amateur club, KFCO Wilrijk.
He was also nicknamed Wampie by Ajax supporters.http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=136699.html
Biography
He played for R.F.C. SeraingR.F.C. Seraing
R.F.C. Seraing is a Belgian football club from the municipality of Seraing, province of Liège.-History:It was created in 1900 as F.C. Sérésien and it registered to the FA the same year as the matricule n°17. The prefix Royal was added in 1928. The named changed in 1994 to R.F.C...
and Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
in Belgium and Ajax Amsterdam
Ajax Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...
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 FC Utrecht in the 2002 Dutch Cup final which eventually was won by Ajax in the extra time. In January 2004, he was loaned to Belgian club Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons is a Belgian football club based in Mons, Belgium. The team was promoted to the Belgian Jupiler League recently on 29 May 2011 after beating Waasland-Beveren in a "Winner-Take-All" Test match of the Final Tour of the Belgian second division and has Re-Joined the Top Belgian League...
for 18 months who also retained the first option to buy him. But Mons failed to protect their place in top division, and saw Wamberto join Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
on summer of 2004 on a 2-year contract, but he rejoined the newly promoted Mons on a free transfer on summer 2006. He was released after a year, and returned to the Netherlands, joining FC Omniworld.
His eldest son Danilo Sousa Campos
Danilo Sousa Campos
Richard Danilo Maciel Sousa Campos is a Belgian professional footballer of Brazilian descent who plays for Standard Liège reserve team, as a attacking midfielder.His father is former Standard Liège player Wamberto.-Career:...
has signed an academy contract until summer 2010 with AFC Ajax in June 2007.