 Fowler in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Fowler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1975[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Toxteth, Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[3][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1993 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2001 | Liverpool | 236 | (120) |
| 2001–2003 | Leeds United | 30 | (14) |
| 2003–2006 | Manchester City | 80 | (21) |
| 2006–2007 | Liverpool | 30 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Cardiff City | 13 | (4) |
| 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | North Queensland Fury | 26 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Perth Glory | 28 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | Muangthong United | 13 | (6) |
| Total | 459 | (192) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1995 | England U21 | 8 | (3) |
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| 1996–2002 | England | 26 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Muangthong United | ||
| 2019–2020 | Brisbane Roar | ||
| 2020–2021 | East Bengal | ||
| 2023 | Al-Qadsiah | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Bernard Fowler (born 9 April 1975) is an English football coach and former player. He most recently managed Saudi First Division League side Al-Qadsiah.
As a player, he was a striker, and is the eighth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League. He is best known for his time at Liverpool, initially from 1993 to 2001. He scored 183 goals in total for Liverpool, earning the nickname "God" from the Anfield fans, and he is Liverpool's second-top scorer in the Premier League.[4] He subsequently played for Leeds United and Manchester City, before returning to Liverpool in January 2006. He moved to Cardiff City eighteen months later. He played there for a year before transferring to Blackburn Rovers on a short-term deal. In December 2008, he departed Blackburn and played in Australia with North Queensland Fury and Perth Glory. In 2011, he joined Thai side Muangthong United as a player, but later was appointed player-manager, which he remained until his retirement in 2012.
Fowler was capped for England 26 times, scoring 7 goals. He was included in England's squads for Euro 1996, Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Socially aware, Fowler showed support for the Liverpool dockers' strike during a goal celebration in 1997 where he unveiled a t-shirt which incorporated the Calvin Klein "CK" into the word doCKer.[5]
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002–03. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-85291-648-0.
- ^ a b "Robbie Fowler: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Robbie Fowler profile". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 10 November 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Making a comeback: Is returning to one's old stomping ground a good idea?". Robbie Fowler", The Independent; retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Football: Fowler fined for show of support". The Independent. Retrieved 10 October 2018.