Čampara started out at Iskra Bugojno, collecting 51 appearances and scoring one goal in the Yugoslav Second League between 1989 and 1991.
He subsequently joined Yugoslav First League club Velež Mostar, making eight appearances in the competition's final 1991–92 season.
In 1995, Čampara moved abroad to Spain and signed with Segunda División club Lleida.
In 1997, Čampara signed with Belgian side Royal Antwerp, spending the next seven years with the club.
[1] In July of that year, Čampara took over the same role at Hajduk Kula, but left the club less than three months later after the dismissal of manager Nebojša Vignjević.