Robbie Fowler
Fowler in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Bernard Fowler | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Toxteth, Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1993 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2001 | Liverpool | 236 | (120) |
| 2001–2003 | Leeds United | 30 | (14) |
| 2003–2006 | Manchester City | 80 | (20) |
| 2006–2007 | Liverpool | 30 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Cardiff City | 13 | (4) |
| 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | North Queensland Fury | 26 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Perth Glory | 28 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | Muangthong United | 13 | (2) |
| Total | 460 | (186) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1995 | England U21 | 8 | (3) |
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| 1996–2002 | England | 26 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Muangthong United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert Bernard "Robbie" Fowler (born 9 April 1975) is an English former professional footballer and manager who played as a striker from 1993 to 2012. Fowler was known for being a natural scorer with an instinctive goal-poaching ability.
Fowler is best remembered for his time at Liverpool and is the sixth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League. He scored 183 goals in total for Liverpool, 128 of which were scored in the Premier League (162 Premier League goals in total). He earned the nickname "God" from the Anfield crowd, becoming a club legend due to his ruthlessness in front of goal. He subsequently played for Leeds United and Manchester City, before returning to Liverpool in January 2006.
He moved clubs 18 months later to sign for Cardiff City. He refused a one-year "pay as you play" contract extension and signed with Blackburn Rovers on a three-month deal on the same terms instead. In December 2008, he departed Blackburn and forged a career in Australia with North Queensland Fury and Perth Glory. In 2011, he joined Thai side Muangthong United as a player, but later was appointed player-manager which he remained until his retirement in 2012.
He was capped for England 26 times, scoring 7 goals. Fowler was included in England's squads for Euro 96, Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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