Robbie Elliott
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert James Elliott | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Gosforth, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997 | Newcastle United | 79 | (9) |
| 1997–2001 | Bolton Wanderers | 86 | (5) |
| 2001–2006 | Newcastle United | 63 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Sunderland | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Leeds United | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Hartlepool United | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 257 | (16) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:34, 16 April 2008 (UTC). |
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Robert James "Robbie" Elliott (born 25 December 1973 in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former football left back who is currently the strength coach for the United States U-20 men's football team.
His favoured position was left back but he could also play in central defence or in midfield. He is one of the very few players to have played for both Newcastle United and Sunderland.
Elliott began his career with his hometown club in 1989 as a youth trainee and offered a professional contract just two years later. He was one of a number of youngsters who had been blooded by the Magpies for first team action by Ossie Ardiles in 1991–92, others included Steve Watson, Steve Howey, Alan Thompson and Lee Clark. He had made his debut the previous season, in a 3–0 league defeat by Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park on 12 March 1991.
He found opportunities hard to come by in his early years at Newcastle, this mainly being due to the form of regular left-back and crowd favourite John Beresford, a signing from Portsmouth in 1992. However, he was still very much considered to be a key part of the first team squad and one to develop by the manager at the time Kevin Keegan. In the season of 1993–94, he was capped by the England U21 team along with fellow Geordie Lee Clark, whilst also making a total of 15 appearances in the Premier League, his first in the top flight.
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