Former English footballer Kevin Campbell died this Saturday at the age of 54, about two weeks after he was hospitalized due to illness, Arsenal, the striker’s former club, announced.
Campbell, who played 542 games and scored 148 goals in his career, was a professional between 1988 and 2007, excelling at Arsenal, a club for which he played 163 games and scoring 46 goals, and at Everton, with whom he He participated in 137 matches and scored 36 goals.
The English striker won the English League, FA Cup, League Cup and former European Cup Winners’ Cup with the Gunners.
“We are devastated to learn of Campbell’s death,” Arsenal said in a statement, while Everton also expressed their sadness: “Everyone at Everton is deeply saddened by the death of our former striker Kevin Campbell, who was just 54 years old. “He was not just a Goodison Park hero and an icon of English football, he was also an incredible human being and everyone who knew him knows that.”