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Sir Robert William Robson KBE, known as Sir Bobby
Robson (born February 18 1933) is a
soccer|football manager and former football
player. His most recent appointment was as manager
of Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United and he
previously managed the English national football
team.

Currently Robson is regarded as the grandfather of
English managers - but a sprightly one. He has a
coaching CV as impressive as any in world
football. 

Robson was born in Langley Park, County Durham,
the youngest son of Philip and Lilian Robson (née
Watt). As a child he walked a round trip of
several miles to watch Newcastle United, then in
its golden years. He signed for Fulham F.C. in May
1950, playing as a winger. He moved to West
Bromwich Albion F.C. in March 1956 where he was to
play 257 games, scoring 61 goals and winning 20
England caps as a midfielder. In August 1962, he
moved back to Fulham before a short spell as
player/ coach at Vancouver Royals in Canada from
1967 to 1968, their inaugural season in the North
American Soccer League.

He began managerial life proper in the dug-out at
Fulham before entering a blissful union with
Ipswich Town F.C. in 1969. After 13 years,
including 2 seasons as league championship
runners-up, an FA Cup, and a UEFA Cup later, he
answered the call of his country by succeeding Ron
Greenwood as national coach. 

A mixed eight-year reign included glorious failure
at both the Football World Cup 1986 (where England
lost in the quarter finals to Argentina national
football team|Argentina in the infamous 'hand of
God' game) and the Football World Cup 1990|1990
World Cup finals (when England reached the
semi-finals and lost to
Germany_national_football_team|West Germany on
penalties). Robson has since said that not a day
goes by when he does not think about the
semi-final and other choices he might have made.
Since then he has coached PSV Eindhoven in the
Netherlands (twice), Sporting Lisbon and FC Porto
of Portugal and Spain's FC Barcelona where his
assistant was José Mourinho to great success and
was voted European Manager of the Year. But it was
only in September 1999 the affable Geordie with
the charming penchant for forgetting his players'
names landed his dream job--that of reviving the
club he worshipped as a child.  With no money for
major signings Robson guided the club to finish
fifth in the 2002 and 2003 sesons enough to
qualify for the UEFA Champions League|Champions
League - though both campaigns were shortlived.
Unfortunately Robson was at odds with the
millionaire lifestyles of his players at Newcastle
and the politics of the English Premiership. A
split also opened up with the club's owners as
Robson was rarely kept informed of transfer deals.
He held the Newcastle post until August 30, 2004,
when he was dismissed following a poor start to
the FA Premier League|Premier League season and
alleged discontent in the dressing room. The final
straw came when Robson made an off the record
negative remark to a reporter about the club's
fans that was published. On June 7,2005 he
declined the invitation to become manager of Heart
of Midlothian because he wanted to stay in
Newcastle.

Robson, who has had successful surgery to beat
cancer, was knighted in 2002 for services to
football.

==Links==
*http://dangerhere.com/issues/issue46-160402/robso
n1.htm Uncle Bobby - He's a Geordie gibberish
machine.

England national football team manager | Prev=Ron
Greenwood | CoManager= | Next=Graham Taylor 
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 before=Vic Buckingham|
 title=Fulham_Football_Club#Managers|Fulham F.C.
Manager|
 years=1968|
 after=Bill Dodgin Jnr.

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 before=Steve Clarke(caretaker)|
 title=Newcastle United Manager|
 years=1999-2004|
 after=John Carver(football)|John
Carver(caretaker}

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