 Robson in 1988 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert William Robson | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Sacriston, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 July 2009 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Beamish, County Durham, England | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1956 | Fulham | 152 | (68) |
| 1956–1962 | West Bromwich Albion | 239 | (56) |
| 1962–1967 | Fulham | 192 | (9) |
| 1967–1968 | Vancouver Royal Canadians | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 583 | (133) | |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1962 | England | 20 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967 | Vancouver Royal Canadians | ||
| 1968 | Fulham | ||
| 1969–1982 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 1982–1990 | England | ||
| 1990–1992 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1992–1994 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1994–1996 | Porto | ||
| 1996–1997 | Barcelona | ||
| 1998–1999 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1999–2004 | Newcastle United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sir Robert William Robson CBE (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009)[2] was an English footballer and football manager. 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 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.
Robson was created a Knight Bachelor in 2002, was inducted as a member of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003, and was the honorary president of Ipswich Town. From 1991 onwards, he had recurrent medical problems with cancer, and in March 2008, put his name and efforts into the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, a cancer research charity which had raised over £12 million as of March 2018.[3] In August 2008, his lung cancer was confirmed to be terminal; he said, "My condition is described as static and has not altered since my last bout of chemotherapy... I am going to die sooner rather than later. But then everyone has to go sometime and I have enjoyed every minute."[4] He died just under a year later, in July 2009.
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- ^ "Football legend Robson dies at 76". BBC Sport. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
- ^ Stott, Matt. "Ipswich: Sir Bobby Robson Foundation reaches £7m milestone as Mick Mills and Alan Shearer join Lady Elsie Robson in thanking fundraisers". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Taylor, Louise (30 July 2009). "Sir Bobby Robson dies at the age of 76". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 November 2013.