David Robertson (footballer, born 1968)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Robertson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Aberdeen | 135 | (2) |
| 1991–1997 | Rangers | 183 | (15) |
| 1997–2001 | Leeds United | 26 | (0) |
| 2005 | Montrose | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 351 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2005 | Elgin City | ||
| 2006–2007 | Montrose | ||
| 2013 | Phoenix FC | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
David Robertson (born 17 October 1968 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a left back. Throughout his career, Robertson played for Aberdeen, Rangers, Leeds United and Montrose.
Playing career
Robertson began playing football with Deeside Boy's Club (now Banks O' Dee FC) before he started his football career by signing an "s" form with local club Aberdeen in 1986, where he won a Scottish League Cup winners medal against Rangers in 1989 and a Scottish Cup winners medal in 1990 against Celtic in a match which led to a thrilling 9–8 penalty shoot out, Robertson being one of the scorers in the shoot out.
Robertson moved to Rangers for £970,000 in 1991. With Rangers, he helped the club to a record nine championship titles in a row. During his time at the club, he won three caps for Scotland. Robertson signed for Leeds United in 1997 for £500,000, but recurring injury problems curtailed his spell in England and he played only 26 league matches in four years at Elland Road.
Robertson retired from football in 2001 but was back playing in 2002 when he was appointed player/assistant manager of Scottish Football League club Montrose. He scored his first and only goal for Montrose in a 3–2 defeat at Cowdenbeath in the Scottish League Cup.[1] His playing career with Montrose was cut short, however, due to one of his Achilles tendons snapping during a match against Greenock Morton in the same year.
Career honours
Player
- Scottish Cup (1): 1990
- Scottish League Cup (1): 1989
- Scottish Premier Division (6): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- Scottish Cup (3): 1992, 1993, 1996
- Scottish League Cup (3): 1992, 1993, 1996
Manager
- North of Scotland Cup (1) : 2003–04
Coaching career
Robertson had a brief spell managing Elgin City. In September 2006, Robertson was appointed manager of Montrose[2] but he resigned just four months later.[3] He now resides in Phoenix, Arizona, where he is Director of Boy's Coaching at Sereno Soccer Club.[4] Robertson was Head Coach of Phoenix FC of the USL Pro League in 2013.[5]
References
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath 3-2 Montrose". BBC. 10 September 2002. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "Robertson takes over from Wolecki". BBC Sport website. 2006-09-04.
- ↑ "Robertson resigns Montrose post". BBC Sport website. 2007-01-17.
- ↑ Sereno SC Bio Page
- ↑ "USL Pro Valley team names coach, reveals team name". Arizona Republic. 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
