Bobby Robson
Sir Robert William Robson 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.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Sacriston
- Awards
- 🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"I'm not going to look beyond the semi-final - but I would love to lead Newcastle out at the final."
"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.…"
"Bobby Robson is one of those people who never die, not so much for what he did in his career, for one victory more or less, but for what he knew to give to those who had, like me, the good fortune to …"
"He would talk to me like I was the best player in the world and I went out at St James’ Park feeling like I was going to play like the best player in the world. I am 5ft 6 or 5ft 7ins tall but I am te…"
"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."
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Timeline
1933
Born
Birth2009
Died
Death
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