Kevin Campbell, a former ahead who performed for Arsenal and Everton, has died. He was 54.
Arsenal and Everton introduced the demise of Campbell, with the London membership saying in a publish on X that he had died “after a brief sickness.”
Arsenal posted a press release on their web site on Saturday, detailing Campbell’s profession.
“Everybody at Arsenal is devastated to listen to of the demise of our much-loved former participant Kevin Campbell, on the age of 54,” it started.
“A boyhood Arsenal supporter, Kevin joined our youth set-up in 1985 aged 15 and shortly set about demonstrating his unbelievable eye for aim, changing into essentially the most prolific younger striker within the nation.”
Campbell scored 59 targets in 228 appearances for Arsenal serving to them to win the league title in 1991. He additionally received the FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup with the London-based staff earlier than transferring to Nottingham Forest in 1995.
A quick spell in Turkish soccer additionally adopted earlier than Campbell joined Everton in March 1999.
Everton mentioned in a press release that the membership is “deeply saddened to be taught of the passing of one of many membership’s hottest and much-loved former strikers.
“Not only a true Goodison Park hero and big followers’ favorite, Kevin was the Blues’ first black captain and likewise an unbelievable particular person, as anybody who had the pleasure of assembly him would know.”
Campbell netted 51 targets in 164 matches for Everton throughout his six-year spell on the membership, serving to them stave off relegation from the highest flight. He went on to play for West Bromwich Albion earlier than ending his profession at Cardiff.
“Kevin was at all times afforded the warmest of welcomes when he returned to Merseyside, and fairly proper, too,” Everton added. “He was an enormous of a person, a wonderful footballer and he will likely be sorely missed by everybody lucky sufficient to know him.”
