Robbie Neilson
Neilson in 2006
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Robert Neilson | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Milton Keynes Dons (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Rangers | ||
| 1996–1999 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2009 | Heart of Midlothian | 200 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Leicester City | 26 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Brentford (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Dundee United | 21 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Falkirk | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | East Fife | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 291 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2016 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| 2016– | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert Neilson (born 19 June 1980) is a Scottish former professional footballer who is the manager of League One club Milton Keynes Dons.
Neilson, who played as a defender, started his senior career with Hearts, making 200 Scottish Premier League (SPL) appearances and winning the Scottish Cup in 2006 with the club. Earlier on in his career, Neilson was loaned to Scottish Football League (SFL) clubs Cowdenbeath and Queen of the South. After failing to agree a new contract with Hearts, Neilson left and signed for English Championship club Leicester City in 2009. After about a year he was dropped from the Leicester first team, and was loaned to Brentford, and was then given a free transfer in the summer of 2011. Neilson played for Dundee United during the 2011–12 season, and later played for Falkirk and East Fife. He became Hearts' head coach in 2014, winning the Scottish Championship title in his first season.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Neilson was originally attached to Rangers, the team he supported, through their Boys Club system. He joined Heart of Midlothian's Youth Academy aged 16.
He had time on loan at Cowdenbeath in 1999. In August 2002 Neilson joined Dumfries club Queen of the South on loan. Neilson helped the club consolidate their Scottish First Division status and win the 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, beating Brechin City 2–0. Neilson made 17 appearances for Queens including a man of the match performance at Clyde. He returned to Tynecastle in January 2003.
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