Steve Robinson (Northern Ireland footballer)

Steve Robinson

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Robinson[1]
Date of birth	10 December 1974[1]
Place of birth	Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
000?–1993	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1994	Tottenham Hotspur	2	(0)
1994	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	0	(0)
1994–2000	Bournemouth	241	(52)
2000–2002	Preston North End	24	(1)
2002	→ Bristol City (loan)	6	(1)
2002–2008	Luton Town	185	(8)
National team
	Northern Ireland U16	1	(0)
	Northern Ireland U18	2	(1)
1994	Northern Ireland U21	1	(0)
1994–1998	Northern Ireland B	4	(1)
1997–2007	Northern Ireland	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Stephen "Steve" Robinson (born 10 December 1974) is a football player and coach. During his career he played for Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, Bournemouth, Preston North End, Bristol City, Luton Town and Northern Ireland.

Club career

Born in Lisburn, Robinson began his career with the Tottenham Hotspur youth system as a trainee, signing a professional contract in January 1994.^[1] He joined Bournemouth due to the lack of first team opportunities at Tottenham. After a highly successful time at Bournemouth, Robinson joined Preston North End in 2000. After failing to force himself into Preston's starting XI, he joined Bristol City on loan until the end of the 2001–02 season.

After this he joined Luton Town for a fee of £50,000 in 2002. He was forced to play on the right-wing by then manager Joe Kinnear, despite his position being an attacking centre-midfielder in his Bournemouth days. New manager Mike Newell soon reverted Robinson to his favoured central-midfield role, and he was rewarded with a League One championship in 2005, and a tenth-place finish in the Championship in 2006. During the 2006–07 season, Robinson captained the side in Chris Coyne's absence and was handed a new two-year contract by Hatters boss Mike Newell. On 26 July 2008 Robinson agreed to a mutual termination of his contract at Luton.

International career

Robinson was capped internationally by Northern Ireland on seven occasions from 1997 to 2007.^[2] He also played for the under-16 (one cap), under-18 (two caps, one goal), under-21 (one cap) and B (four caps, one goal) teams.^[3]

Coaching

Robinson was manager of the Under-16 and Under-17 Northern Ireland squads, working for the Irish Football Association. In February 2015 he was appointed assistant manager of Motherwell.^[4]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 530. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
2. "Robinson, Steve". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
3. "Steve Robinson". NIFG. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
4. BBC Sport

External links

• Steve Robinson career statistics at Soccerbase