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- Birth nameRobert William Robson
- Bobby Robson is an English footballer and football manager. His career included periods playing for and later managing the England National Football Team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at Ipswich Town F.C..
Bobby Robson's professional playing career as an inside forward spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for three clubs: Fulham F.C., West Bromwich Albion F.C., and Vancouver Royals. He also made 20 appearances for England, scoring four goals. After his playing career, he found success as both a club and international manager, winning league championships in both the Netherlands and Portugal, earning trophies in England and Spain, and taking England to the semi-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which remained the national team's best run in a World Cup since 1966 until they reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup. His last management role was as a mentor to the manager of the Republic of Ireland National Football Team.
Robson was created a Knight Bachelor in 2002, was inducted as a member of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003, and was the honorary president of Ipswich Town F.C..
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpouseElsie Robson(? - July 31, 2009) (his death, 3 children)
- He was appointed manager of the England football team on 8 August 1982. He managed England in two FIFA World Cups, 1986 and 1990. In both tournaments, England were narrowly beaten by the eventual winners; Argentina in the quarterfinals of '86 and West Germany in the semifinals of '90. He remained the only England manager other than Sir Alf Ramsey to have taken the team to the semifinals of the World Cup until Gareth Southgate did it again in 2018. Robson's contract as England manager was not renewed by the Football Association before the 1990 World Cup.
- His son, Mark, is married to Jane Walker. Her father murdered his wife Glenda with a shotgun on November 12 2002, after she discovered his affair. The case is currently (24 March 2004) being heard at Ipswich Crown Court.
- He was the manager of Newcastle United FC (1999-2004). In August 2004, he was sacked.
- He played for England in the 1958 World Cup.
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1991 Queen's New Year Honours List and made a Knight Bachelor in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to Association Football.
- It's marvellous that every now and then the world produces a player like Maradona (Diego Maradona).
- I've been a football nut all my life.
- My idea of going to the theatre is actually going and watching Coventry play Leicester.
- There's no crib from me for people who miss penalties. It's part of the game and you have to put aside that disappointment.
- I thrive on pressure.
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