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Bobby Robson
English association football player and manager (1933-2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson CBE (18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009)[1] was an English association footballer and football team manager. As a player, he played almost 600 games and scored over 100 goals. He also played for the England national team. He scored four goals in 20 games for them.
![]() Robson after the Netherlands versus England match on 15 June 1988 in Düsseldorf, West Germany | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert William Robson | ||
Date of birth | (1933-02-18)18 February 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Sacriston, England | ||
Date of death | 31 July 2009(2009-07-31) (aged 76) | ||
Place of death | County Durham, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside striker (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 Royals | 0 | (0) |
Total | 583 | (133) | |
National team | |||
1957–1962 | England | 20 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
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 | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Robson managed Fulham F.C. and Ipswich Town F.C.. (F.C. means football club). He then managed the England national football team for eight years, from 1982 to 1990. He led England to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 1990. He left England to manage other football teams in Europe. These included clubs from The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Robson came back to England to manage Newcastle United F.C. in 1999.
Robson was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007. It was described as terminal. With no hope of recovery, two years later, he died in the year 2009.