Carl Robinson

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Carl Robinson
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Carl Robinson (2009)
Personnel
birthday October 13, 1976
place of birth Llandrindod Wells ,  Wales
size 178 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1995-2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 165 (19)
1996 →  Shrewsbury Town  (loan) 4 0(0)
2002-2004 Portsmouth FC 16 0(0)
2003 →  Sheffield Wednesday  (loan) 4 0(1)
2003 →  FC Walsall  (loan) 11 0(1)
2003 →  Rotherham United  (loan) 14 0(0)
2004 →  Sheffield United  (loan) 5 0(0)
2004 →  Sunderland FC  (loan) 7 0(1)
2004-2006 Sunderland FC 45 0(4)
2005-2006 →  Norwich City  (loan) 7 0(0)
2006-2007 Norwich City 42 0(2)
2007-2010 Toronto FC 74 0(3)
2010-2011 New York Red Bulls 12 0(1)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1999-2009 Wales 52 0(1)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2013-2018 Vancouver Whitecaps
1 Only league games are given.

Carl Robinson (born October 13, 1976 in Llandrindod Wells ) is a retired Welsh football player .

After retiring in 2011, he first became assistant coach at the Vancouver Whitecaps , and later he became the team's head coach. Robinson was released on September 25, 2018.

Career

society

Robinson began his football career at the then second division Wolverhampton Wanderers , where he signed a professional contract in 1995. To get more game practice, the Welshman was loaned to Shrewsbury Town for the following season . With these he reached the final of the Football League Trophy in 1996 . In the game against Rotherham United, however, the club lost 2-1. After Robinson returned, he came on regular assignments with the Wanderers. 1996/97 the club reached the play-off round for promotion to the Premier League , but where they failed in the semifinals. Year after year, the Wolves missed the re-qualification for the highest English football class. It was not until 2001/02 that they placed themselves in third place, which made it possible to move into the promotion round, but the club missed this after a loss to Norwich City .

In the summer of 2002 Robinson decided to change clubs and transferred to league rivals Portsmouth FC . With these he won the second division and rose to the Premier League in 2003. However, he could not contribute much to this achievement. Between 2003 and 2004, the midfielder was loaned to five different clubs. So also at Sunderland AFC . Robinson convinced there and signed a three-year contract with First Division participants in 2004. With the AFC , the Welshman won the second division for the second time in his career, where he was an important player in promotion as a regular player. But in the Premier League Robinson had it difficult again and was therefore loaned to the lower class club Norwich City before he finally signed there in 2006.

On January 31, 2007, he moved away from the island and Robinson moved to North America to the newly formed Toronto FC . He quickly rose to become a top performer and fan favorite at the Canadian club. In his first year at TFC , club supporters voted him the club's Most Valuable Player . The following year this award was confirmed and Robinson received it for the second time. The midfielder won the Canadian Championship with Toronto in 2009 . In March 2010, Robinson and his teammate Greg Sutton moved to the USA for the New York Red Bulls . There he is on his team with players like the former Barcelona players Rafael Márquez and Thierry Henry , as well as Juan Pablo Ángel and Bouna Coundoul .

National team

From 1999 to 2009 Robinson played for the Welsh senior team . Before that, he was already in the squad of youth teams. He made his debut in 1999 against a Belarusian selection . In April 2009, after Wales failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup , he announced that he would end his national team career. The midfielder played his last game in Welsh dress on March 28, 2009 in the World Cup qualifying match against Finland .

successes

society

Individually

  • Toronto FC MVP : 2007, 2008

Trivia

  • With 84 league appearances between 2007 and 2010, Robinson is the Toronto player with the most appearances for the club behind Jim Brennan . (As of October 23, 2010)
  • Robinson's cousin, Andy Robinson , is also a professional soccer player

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vancouver Whitecaps introduce Carl Robinson as head coach . In: Vancouver Sun , December 16, 2013. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. 
  2. ↑ Vancouver Whitecaps FC release head coach Carl Robinson . Whitecapsfc.com. September 25, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ Robinson completes Toronto move of February 1, 2007 on news.bbc.co.uk, English
  4. ^ New York Signs Former Toronto Players Carl Robinson, Greg Sutton from March 11, 2010 on goal.com, English
  5. ↑ International match statistics on rsssf.com
  6. ↑ a b Robinson takes Wales retirement from April 1, 2009 on news.bbc.co.uk, English
  7. ^ Match report: Wales - Finland on weltfussball.de
personal data
SURNAME Robinson, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION welsh football player
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Llandrindod Wells