Michael Robinson (footballer)
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Michael John Robinson (12 July 1958 – 28 April 2020) was a professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Full name | Michael John Robinson | ||
Date of birth | (1958-07-12)12 July 1958[1] | ||
Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
Date of death | 28 April 2020(2020-04-28) (aged 61) | ||
Place of death | Madrid, Spain[2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1979 | Preston North End | 48 | (15) |
1979–1980 | Manchester City | 30 | (8) |
1980–1983 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 113 | (37) |
1983–1984 | Liverpool | 30 | (6) |
1984–1986 | Queens Park Rangers | 48 | (5) |
1987–1989 | Osasuna | 58 | (12) |
Total | 327 | (83) | |
International career | |||
1980–1986 | Republic of Ireland | 24 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He appeared in more than 300 official matches in England for Preston North End, Manchester City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Liverpool and Queens Park Rangers and played the last three seasons of his career in Spain with Osasuna. He represented the Republic of Ireland at international level.
Robinson settled in Spain after retiring in 1989 and went on to work as a television pundit in the following decades, hosting El día después from 1991 to 2005.