Juan Alexander Campos Hernández (born May 8, 1980) is a

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professional

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player.

Club career

Águila

Nicknamed ''El Murciélago'' (the Bat), Campos started his career at

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club Los Andes, then had a spell at

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, before making his Primera División debut for Águila in 2003. He immediately became the league top scorer with 13 goals in his first season. One of his most important moments with the team of

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came during the Clausura 2006 final against FAS, in that game Campos scored a goal against the Santa Ana team, helping Águila to win his 14th title, under the coaching of

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. With Águila he also lost the final of the Apertura 2003.

Alianza

He joined Alianza in 2008, only to leave them for

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after inexplicably failing to turn up for training with Alianza.

Luis Ángel Firpo

Campos signed with Luis Ángel Firpo for the Apertura 2009, reaching the semi-finals of that tournament, before being eliminated 0–3 by Águila on aggregate.

Atlético Balboa

In 2010, he signed with

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. With the team of La Unión, Campos became the top scorer of the Apertura 2010 with 9 goals, beating other scorers like

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and

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Once Municipal

In the Apertura 2011, Campos signed with

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. With the team of

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reached the final of that tournament, but they were defeated by Isidro Metapán. Campos played the final as substitute.

UES

He signed with UES for the Apertura 2012.

Juventud Independiente

Campos signed with

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for the Clausura 2013.

Dragón

In December 2013, he signed with Dragón.

Topiltzín

In 2014, he signed with Topiltzín.

Pasaquina

Campos signed with

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for the Clausura 2015. Later, at the Apertura 2015, Campos played 11 games and could not finish his contract for a year with Pasaquina after being fired by the directive. However, Campos filed a lawsuit.

Return to Dragón

Before starting the Clausura 2016, Campos played with Dragón some friendly matches during the pre-season.

Return to Luis Ángel Firpo

In 2016, he joined to Luis Ángel Firpo of

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Return to Pasaquina

Campos played with Pasaquina for the Apertura 2016. He scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory against

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at the

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Jocoro

In 2017, Campos signed with

International career

Campos made his debut for El Salvador national team in a February 2003

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match against

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and has earned a total of 23 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in only 1

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match and played at the

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and

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s and at the

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s. His final international game was a June 2007

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match against the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campos, Alexander 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from San Miguel Department (El Salvador) Men's association football forwards Salvadoran men's footballers 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen El Salvador men's international footballers 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Águila footballers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers Atlético Balboa footballers C.D. Once Municipal footballers