Bryan Robson
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Robson in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Manchester United (global ambassador) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1981 | West Bromwich Albion | 198 | (40) |
| 1981–1994 | Manchester United | 345 | (74) |
| 1994–1997 | Middlesbrough | 28 | (1) |
| Total | 571 | (115) | |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1980 | England U21 | 7 | (2) |
| 1979–1990 | England B | 3 | (1) |
| 1980–1991 | England | 90 | (26) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1997 | Middlesbrough (player-manager) | ||
| 1997–2001 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 2003–2004 | Bradford City | ||
| 2004–2006 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 2007–2008 | Sheffield United | ||
| 2009–2011 | Thailand | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and a former player. He began his career with West Bromwich Albion in 1972 before moving to Manchester United in 1981 where he became the longest serving captain in the club's history.
He managed Middlesbrough for seven years, guiding them to two promotions to the FA Premier League and to the first three cup finals of the club's history, later returning to West Bromwich Albion for a two-year spell as manager after a brief and unsuccessful spell in charge of Bradford City. He has also managed Sheffield United and the Thailand national team.
Born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, Robson began his playing career at West Bromwich Albion, before moving on to Manchester United, whom he captained to three FA Cups and a European Cup Winners' Cup. He also won two FA Premiership winners medals. Towards the end of his playing career he moved into management as player-manager with Middlesbrough. A well-rounded midfielder, Robson had a good goal-scoring record; terrific anticipation, movement, timing on and off the ball; was fiercely competitive and brave; possessed high levels of stamina; tackled, passed well and was also a good header of the ball.
He represented England on 90 occasions between 1980 and 1991, making him, at the time, the fifth most capped England player. His goalscoring tally of 26 placed him eighth on the list at the time. Robson captained his country 65 times, with only Bobby Moore and Billy Wright having captained England on more occasions. Robson is also known by the nicknames "Robbo" and "Captain Marvel". Bobby Robson stated that Robson was, along with Alan Shearer and Kevin Beattie, the best British player he ever worked with. In August 2011, Robson was voted as the greatest ever Manchester United player from a poll of ex Manchester United players as part of a new book, 19, released to celebrate their 19th league title win.
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