Date Of Birth: 18th February 1933
Place Of Birth:Sacriston,England
Teams Managed
1968 Fulham
1969–1982 Ipswich Town
1982–1990 England
1990–1992 PSV Eindhoven
1992–1994 Sporting CP
1994–1996 Porto
1996–1997 Barcelona
1998–1999 PSV Eindhoven
1999–2004 Newcastle United
Bobby Robson was an English footballer and manager who was appointed manager of the English team in September 1982,making his managerial debut against Denmark.Robson helped guide into the 1986 world cup finals.
Robson's achievements with Ipswich earned him a job offer from the Football Association for the position of national coach, and he declined an offer of a ten-year contract extension from Ipswich director Patrick Cobbold.
On 7 July 1982, two days after England were knocked out of the 1982 world cup,he succeeded Ron Greenwood as coach of the England, selecting former West Bromwich Albion team-mate Don Howe as his chief coach.
England struggled in their two opening games and he received a lot of criticism.However the team improved in the following games and they lost to Argentina in quarter final with a brace of goals from Diego Maradonna; the infamous 'Hand Of God' goal and the 'Goal Of The Century'he scored five minutes later.Robson was unimpressed with Maradona's claim of divine intervention.
"It wasn't the hand of God. It was the hand of a rascal. God had nothing to do with it... That day, Maradona was diminished in my eyes forever."
Italia 90 proved to be Robson’s most successful month as manager of England, and a fitting swansong. England qualified through the group phase effectively and they put on brilliant displays against Belgium in the second round and stunned Cameroon in the quarter finals with two late goals. Unfortunately for Robson and England, they lost in a penalty shoot out against West Germany in the semi-finals. Robson resigned as the manager of England after the 1990 world cup finals on a high.
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