Wamberto

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Jesus and the second or paternal family name is Sousa Campos.

WambertoPersonal information

Full name|  Wamberto de Jesus Sousa Campos
Date of birth|  (1974-12-13) 13 December 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth|  Cururupu, Brazil
Height|  1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Midfielder
Youth career
|  São Luís
0000–1991|  Sampaio Corrêa
1991–1993|  Seraing
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1993–1996|  Seraing|  86|  (13)
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

Wamberto de Jesus Sousa Campos (born 13 December 1974) is a Brazilian former footballer who last played as a forward and as a midfielder. He notably represented Ajax and Standard Liége.

He was also nicknamed Wampie by Ajax supporters.[1]

## Biography[edit]

Wamberto 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 Danilo Sousa Campos is also a professional footballer, having played for Standard Liège and Metalurh Donetsk after a formation period in the Ajax academy.[2][3] His younger son Wanderson is also a footballer currently playing for Internacional.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Wamberto on Mons mission". UEFA. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. ^ "Ajax sign Danilo". AFC Ajax. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
3. ^ 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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