Jairo Campos

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Personal information
Jairo Campos
Full name	Jairo Rolando Campos León
Date of birth	July 18, 1984 (1984-07-18) (age 23)
Place of birth	Ibarra, Imbabura, Ecuador
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Central defender or Right Back
Club information
Current club	LDU Quito
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2003 2004 2005 (loan) 2005-	Barcelona SC KAA Gent SD Aucas LDU Quito	- - 43 (0) 90 (5)
National team²
2004–	Ecuador
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Jairo Rolando Campos León (born 18 July 1984 in Ibarra, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Quito of Ecuador.

[edit] Club career

Campos rose through the youth ranks at Guayaquil club Barcelona SC. However, in he then moved to SD Aucas in Quito, where he made his first professional appearance. That same year in 2004, he tried his luck at European football, earning a transfer to Belgian side KAA Gent. However, after a year he returned to Ecuador^[1], where he went to Liga.

Campos is currently making big news with his club, due to their extraordinary campaign in the Copa Libertadores 2008. Liga is currently in the semifinals, where they are battling it out with Mexican side CF América.