Noel Campbell (11 December 1949 – 13 June 2022)[1] was an Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
in the League of Ireland where, alongside his brother Johnny, he played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Girondins de Bordeaux; with Noel scoring twice in the Stade Chaban-Delmas.
Campbell won 11 caps for Ireland, one in his St Patrick's Athletic days and a further ten whilst under contract to Fortuna Köln (becoming, in 1972, the first Irishman to appear in the national colours whilst on the books of a club based in mainland Europe).
He departed the international stage in somewhat ignominious circumstances, dismissed (rather arbitrarily, in the view of contemporary observers) within a minute of his introduction as a substitute in a 1977 World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria in Sofia.
Campbell made his debut for Shamrock Rovers on 3 December 1980 in a Leinster Senior Cup tie.