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Robbie Keane: Striker |
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Nickname: |
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Date of
Birth: 08.07.1980 |
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Squad:
number: |
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With the Reds: 2008-09 |
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Height:
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
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Weight:
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Bought from: Tottenham
Hotspur |
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Signed
for LFC: Ј19,000,000 - 28.07.2008 |
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Debut: 13.08.2008 (Aged
28) |
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Last match: |
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Debut goal: 01.10.2008 |
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1st
team league games: 18 (2 as sub) |
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1st
team league goals: |
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Total
1st team games: 27 (4 as sub) |
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Total
1st team goals: |
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Contract expiry: 02.02.2009,
transfered to Tottenham Hotspur for J16,000,000 |
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International
caps: 85 Republic of Ireland (15.10.2008) |
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International
goals: 35 |
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International debut:
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Former clubs:
Crumlin United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City, Inter Milan, Leeds United,
Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur (2) |
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Birth Place:
Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
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Honours: |
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Personal Honours: |
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Honours former clubs: 1 League Cup 07-08 (Tottenham Hotspur) |
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Website: |
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Total LFC games/goals
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 2008-09 |
16/2 |
5 |
1 |
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0/1 |
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6/1 |
2 |
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23/4 |
7 |
| Total |
16/2 |
5 |
1 |
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0/1 |
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6/1 |
2 |
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23/4 |
7 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
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Total |
Competition |
| 23 |
Started |
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18 |
Premier League |
| 9 |
On the bench |
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7 |
Champions League |
| 4 |
Substitute |
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1 |
FA Cup |
| 18 |
Substituted |
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1 |
League Cup |
Career Milestones for Robbie Keane:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
13.08.2008 |
Standard Liege |
0-0 |
Stade de Sclessin |
Europe |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
01.10.2008 |
34 |
PSV Eindhoven |
3-1 |
Anfield |
Europe |
| Seasons |
Player № |
| 2008-09 |
7 |
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* Note, Since the 1993-94 season players have a fixed
number. |
Total other club games/goals
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League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| Wolverhampton W
(1 D) |
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| 1997-98 |
38 |
11 |
3 |
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4 |
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45 |
11 |
| 1998-99 |
33 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
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39 |
16 |
| 1999-00 |
2 |
2 |
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3 |
2 |
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| Coventry City
(PL) |
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| 1999-00 |
31 |
12 |
3 |
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34 |
12 |
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| Inter Milan
(S A) |
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| 2000-01 |
6 |
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3 |
1 |
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4 |
1 |
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13 |
2 |
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| Leeds United
(PL) |
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| 2000-01 |
18 |
9 |
2 |
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20 |
9 |
| 2001-02 |
25 |
3 |
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2 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
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33 |
9 |
| 2002-03 |
3 |
1 |
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3 |
1 |
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| Tottenham
Hotspur (PL) |
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| 2002-03 |
29 |
13 |
1 |
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2 |
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32 |
13 |
| 2003-04 |
34 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
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41 |
16 |
| 2004-05 |
35 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
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45 |
17 |
| 2005-06 |
36 |
16 |
1 |
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1 |
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38 |
16 |
| 2006-07 |
27 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
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44 |
22 |
| 2007-08 |
36 |
15 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
4 |
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54 |
23 |
| 2008-09 |
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PROFILE
Irish striker Robbie Keane has been tearing Premier League defences apart for
years - now he's doing so with a Liver bird on his chest.
The forward arrived at Anfield in July 2008 in what was his sixth major move since
starting out with South Dublin side Crumlin United as a schoolboy.
Fourteen years before joining the Rafalution, Keane chose Wolverhampton Wanderers
over Liverpool in order to gain first-team experience.
The decision seemed justified when, in 1997 and aged just 17, he burst onto the
scene with a raft of spectacular goals which were usually followed by his trademark
cartwheel celebration.
It was no surprise when Premiership side Coventry City agreed to fork out ?6million
in 1999 - then a British record for a teenager.
A tally of 12 goals in 34 games for the Highfield Road club soon made Keane one of
the hottest properties in football; someone with the ability to turn a game with a sublime
touch of brilliance.
Even so, one or two eyebrows were raised when Marcelo Lippi, manager of Italian
giants Inter Milan, offered ?13million for his services in 2000.
The Republic of Ireland captain would team up with Ronaldo and Christian Vieri in
Serie A, though the move was to turn sour when Lippi was sacked.
A loan move to Leeds United was arranged in December 2000, where nine goals in 14
games persuaded David O'Leary to write a cheque for ?12million.
Unfortunately, Keane's arrival at Elland Road coincided with a growing financial
crisis, and he was to join the exodus of stars in 2002 with a ?7million transfer to
Tottenham Hotspur.
Over the next few years the prodigious talent finally settled, tallying an
impressive 107 goals in 253 appearances and becoming a firm fans' favourite.
So good was his form in February 2006 that Inter president Massimo Moratti admitted
his regret at letting Keane go.
Three months before departing for Merseyside he won his first senior honour as a
player after helping Spurs beat Chelsea in the League Cup final.
Keane has also carved out a name for himself on the international stage having made
up part of the so-called Golden Generation which emerged in the late 1990s.
The frontman was part of the Irish side which triumphed in the 1998 European U18
Championships just months after making his senior bow against the Czech Republic.
His first international goal came against Malta in October 1998 and he is now the
Republic's all-time record scorer ahead of Niall Quinn.
Keane famously scored a last-minute equaliser against Germany in the 2002 World
Cup, one of three in the tournament.
Few were surprised when former Reds defender Steve Staunton handed him the
captain's armband upon taking the Irish reins in 2006.
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