DOSSIER RMC Sport – In full light since joining PSG, Luis Campos has made a name for himself. But the Portuguese knew several souls before they were the ones who whispered in the ears of the powerful. The teacher, the educator, and especially the coach. A journey filled with ambitions and disappointments. RMC takes you in the footsteps of Mr. Campos.
Luis Campos, his first life
According to his own words, Luis Campos has two passions: his family and football. From an early age, one led him to the other.
deep. Like the rhythm of life led by Luis Campos. In Fão (pronounced “fawn” with a southern accent), this is where it all began. The new advisor to the president of Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, was born on September 6, 1964 in this coastal city in northern Portugal associated with the municipality of Esposindi. There, the Campos family is a must. Father Albino was a teacher and principal of a local high school; The mother, Maria Candida, had a heavy task running the house. in manager mode. Because in Casa Campos, we are eleven years old. The couple has nine offspring: five girls and four boys. Including Luis Pedro Filipe Hipolito Reis Pedrosa Campos.
Albino, who liked to dribble the ball (he particularly wore the colors of neighboring club Gil Vicente) is also the father of Clube de Futebol de Fão. The playground is located next to the family’s house and it is natural here for Louis to push his first balloons. He would soon join AD Esposende’s team as he forged a reputation as the “stinging side”. His stubbornness also sets him apart off the field.
“Our father was very strict about education, he admits to zerozero.pt Paulo Campos, one of Luis’ brothers and current president of CF Fão. I can tell you that all nine of his children have entered university.” Paulo and Luis enrolled at the University of Porto to join the Higher Institute of Education in Visca. The famous ISEF announced by Jorge Castillo, Jesualdo Ferreira or Carlos Queiroz, Jose Mourinho also attended in Lisbon. Zé Mário and Luís got to know each other during the various training activities organized by ISEF. They exchange their knowledge, impressions, information and feelings and become friends. And they will embody, in a few years, the new generation of physical education teachers – football specialists – to train in the Portuguese first division. Before that, Lewis will have to go to the end of the course, mixing theory with practice. He trains AD Esposende children (where he continues to tease leather), gives physical education lessons in schools in Esposende and Barcelos (which is why some people continue to call him “The Professor”) …
Barely graduated, he joined the staff of Carlos Garcia. The former Braga and Campos midfielder know each other since childhood. And when he first started his career as a head coach with Espinho (and then in the first division) at the end of the eighties, he offered his friend to adopt this project. Like Mourinho (at Estrella da Amadora), for his first experience in a professional team, Campos was tasked with the physical preparation of the players. He is only 24 years old. At that time, few teachers were seconded in professional groups and some coaches sought to draw on the physical, physiological but also tactical knowledge of these groups. Masters. Lewis no longer plays football, he is the form of it. Espinho, however, lives up to the kitchen season. Garcia jumps but Campos continues with Amândio Barreiras, becoming his first assistant.
Young Lewis passionately lives his mission. Barreras laughs: “He was often confused with the referees. It was a disaster!” The duo would then continue to Leixões in Leiria. And in Lys, Campos will be showing off the head coach’s suit. A (prolonged) phase of his career and life, often unknown, RMC invites you to (re)discover it through archives, anecdotes, and other testimonies.
Find all episodes of our profile dedicated to Luis Campos by clicking on these links:
Part 1 >>> Discovering Coach Luis Campos
Part 2 >>> Luis Campos, his first appearance on the bench
Part 3 >>> Penafil Don’t sell your soul to the devil
Part 4 >>> Luis Campos, Discovery of the Elite
Part 5 >>> Setúbal and the missed date with Benfica
Part 6 >>> Notoriety
Part 7 >>> Back to Gil Vicente
Part 8 >>> Gil Vicente, as deja vu
Part 9 >>> Pera Mar, another independent
Part 10 >>> Campus rupture
