Robinson as manager of Milton Keynes Dons in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Playing position | Striker / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Charlton Athletic (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Everton | |||
Blackpool | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Caernarfon Town | 13 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Marine | ||
2001 | Bamber Bridge | ||
2001–2002 | Marine | ||
2002 | Oswestry Town | 5 | (0) |
2002 | Rhyl | 4 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Oswestry Town | 26 | (5) |
2003 | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
2003–2005 | Prescot Cables | ||
2005–2006 | St Helens Town | ||
2006 | Alsager Town | ||
2006–2007 | Warrington Town | ||
Total | 48 | (5) | |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2016 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
2016– | Charlton Athletic | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Karl Robinson (born 13 September 1980) is an English former footballer and current manager of League One club Charlton Athletic.
Robinson was born in Liverpool, Merseyside. He played for Caernarfon Town, Bamber Bridge, Marine, Oswestry Town, Rhyl, Kidsgrove Athletic, Prescot Cables, St Helens Town, Alsager Town and Warrington Town.
Robinson played as a striker, being described as a "big, powerful centre forward", and later in his career played as a midfielder.
Robinson coached at the Liverpool youth academy and later worked as a coach at Blackburn Rovers.
He was appointed manager of League One team Milton Keynes Dons on 10 May 2010, having previously been the club's assistant manager under previous boss Paul Ince. At 30 years of age, he was the youngest manager at the time in the Football League and former England coach John Gorman was named his number two.