Tony Roberts (footballer)
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Anthony Mark Roberts (born 4 August 1969) is a Welsh football coach and former professional footballer, who is the goalkeeping coach at AC Milan and the Wales national team.
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![]() Roberts with Wales at the 2022 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Mark Roberts[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1969-08-04) 4 August 1969 (age 54)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Holyhead, Wales | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | |||
Youth career | |||
1979–1982 | Bodedern | ||
1982–1986 | Holyhead United Juniors | ||
1986–1987 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1998 | Queens Park Rangers | 122 | (0) |
1998 | Millwall | 8 | (0) |
1999–2000 | St. Albans City | 44 | (0) |
2000 | Atlanta Silverbacks | ? | (0) |
2000–2012 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 445 | (1) |
Total | 619 | (1) | |
International career | |||
1990–1991 | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
1993–1996 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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As a player, he was as a goalkeeper who notably played in the Premier League for Queens Park Rangers over various seasons before dropping down into the Football League with the club in 1996. He later played for Millwall, St. Albans City, Atlanta Silverbacks and Dagenham & Redbridge. He was capped twice by Wales.
Since retiring, Roberts moved into coaching and returned to Queens Park Rangers before later becoming an academy coach at Arsenal. He has since worked as a goalkeeping coach for Swansea City, Hebei China Fortune and Birmingham City.