Paul Robinson

Also known as Paul William Robinson

English association football player (born 1979)

Key facts

Full name: Paul William Robinson
Date of birth: ( 1979-10-15 ) 15 October 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth: Beverley , England
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position: Goalkeeper
1996 1998: Leeds United
Years: Team
1998 2004: Leeds United
2004 2008: Tottenham Hotspur
2008 2015: Blackburn Rovers
2015 2017: Burnley
1999 2002: England U21
2003 2007: England

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: William
Family name: Robinson
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Beverley
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: English language
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2004
Sport: association football
Member of team: England men's national association football team
Position played: goalkeeper
League: Premier League
Country for sport: England
Mass: 90
Image: Robinson (cropped).jpg
Height: 193

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birth name: Paul William Robinson
name in native language: Paul Robinson
Commons category: Paul Robinson
date of birth: 1979-10-15
start of work period: 1998-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Paul William Robinson (born 15 October 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Premier League and Football League for Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. Robinson is a former England international, earning 41 caps between 2003 and 2007.

Robinson joined Leeds United at age 16, becoming professional aged 18, and made 119 appearances for the club, 95 of which were in league matches, and scored a goal in a League Cup tie. He also was voted Leeds United's Player of the Year in 2003 by the supporter's club. In 2004, following Leeds' relegation from the Premier League to the Championship, he moved to Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He played in 175 matches for Tottenham, including 137 Premier League matches, and scored another goal (this time in a Premier League match, whilst he also won the 2008 League Cup with the club). He was signed by Blackburn Rovers in 2008, being voted the Blackburn Rovers Player of the Year in 2011 by the supporters' club.

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