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Bobby Robson

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Also known as Robert William Robson

English association football player and manager (1933-2009)

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Bobby Robson was an English football player and manager who lived from 1933 to 2009 and had a significant career in the sport. He is notable for his long tenure in football during a period when the sport was growing in prominence in England and internationally.

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  • Football Heroes (Digital Download)
  • Farwell but Not Goodbye
  • Farewell but Not Goodbye - SSb
  • Farewell but Not Goodbye - Signed
  • Bobby Robson (Abandoned)

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Acting · Sacriston, County Durham, England

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  • The Match — Self (archive footage)2026
  • Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager — Self2018
  • Gascoigne — Self (archive footage)2015
  • Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember — Self2009
  • EK 'Eighty-Eight - Oranje Kampioen! — Himself2004
  • Beckham and the Battle with Argentina — Self2003
  • Soccer's Hard Men — Self1992
  • Going Live! — Self1987
  • Match of the Day — Guest1964
  • Match of the Day — Analyst1964

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  • What is a club in any case? Not the buildings or the directors or the people who are paid to represent it. It’s not the television contracts, get-out clauses, marketing departments or executive boxes. It’s the noise, the passion, the feeling of belonging, the pride in your city. It’s a small boy clambering up stadium steps for the very first time, gripping his father’s hand, gawping at that hallowed stretch of turf beneath him and, without being able to do a thing about it, falling in love.
  • When Gazza was dribbling, he used to go through a minefield with his arm, a bit like you go through a supermarket.
  • Manchester United dropped points, Liverpool dropped points, Chelsea dropped points, Everton dropped points, so in a way we haven't lost anything at all really, although we dropped all three.
  • I'm not going to look beyond the semi-final - but I would love to lead Newcastle out at the final.
  • He never fails to hit the target. But that was a miss.
  • Eighteen months ago Sweden were arguably one of the best three teams in Europe, and that would include Germany, Holland, Russia and anybody else if you like.

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Bobby Robson
date of birth
1933-02-18
date of death
2009-07-31
pseudonym
Uncle Sir Bob
birth name
Robert William Robson
name in native language
Bobby Robson
start of work period
1950-00-00
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Sir Robert William Robson (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009) was an English football player and coach. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England national team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at Ipswich Town.

Robson's professional playing career as an inside forward spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for three clubs: Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, and, briefly, Vancouver Royals. He also made 20 appearances for England, scoring four goals. After his playing career, he found success as both a club and international manager, winning league championships in both the Netherlands and Portugal, earning trophies in England and Spain, and taking England to the semi-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which remained the national team's best run in a World Cup since 1966 until they reached the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. His last management role was as a mentor to the manager of the Republic of Ireland national team, while his final official club job was at boyhood club Newcastle United, whom he left in 2004. He held several managerial positions outside of England, most notably one year at Barcelona in 1996–97, as well as stints at PSV, Sporting CP and Porto.

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