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Robbie Keane

Personal information
Full name	Robert David Keane
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur
Number	10
Youth career
	Crumlin United
1995–1997	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Wolverhampton Wanderers	74	(24)
1999–2000	Coventry City	31	(12)
2000–2001	Internazionale	14	(3)
2001	→ Leeds United (loan)	18	(9)
2001–2002	Leeds United	28	(4)
2002–2008	Tottenham Hotspur	197	(80)
2008–2009	Liverpool	19	(5)
2009–	Tottenham Hotspur	40	(11)
2010	→ Celtic (loan)	16	(12)
Total		428	(157)
International career
1998–	Republic of Ireland	104	(45)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2010

Robert David Keane (born 8 July 1980) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He is also the current captain of the Irish national team, where he has 104 caps. With 45 goals, he is Ireland's all-time record goalscorer. Keane is the ninth highest goalscorer in Tottenham's history and the eleventh highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League with 121 goals (as of 5th December 2010).

He began his professional career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring twice in his first team debut aged 17. The following season he was the club's leading goalscorer and scored his first international goal with Republic of Ireland. He changed club frequently between 1999 and 2002, breaking transfer fee records, but his brief spells at Inter Milan and Leeds United were unexceptional. He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2002 and played there for six years. The 2007–08 season was the most fruitful of his career as he set a career record of 23 goals in a season, scored a landmark 100th competitive goal for Tottenham and won his first senior honour, the League Cup. He moved to Liverpool in July 2008 but he spent only six months at the club and soon returned to Tottenham and was made first team captain. In January 2010, Keane moved on loan to Scottish Premier League side Celtic for the rest of the season.

Keane is best known for his performances at Tottenham, where he gained repute as a consistent goalscorer and often finished the season having scored the most goals on his team. Keane's pedigree was reinforced when he became Ireland's record goalscorer in 2004 and Steve Staunton appointed him national team captain in 2006.

Early life

Keane was born on 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland; the son of Robert Senior and Ellie Keane. He started his football career with South Dublin schoolboy team Crumlin United where his talent was recognised at an early age. Keane received offers from both Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers but decided to go to the First Division side, judging that it would be harder to break into the first team at Liverpool. He moved to Wolves at the age of fifteen, joining their youth team.

Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Keane progressed through Wolves' youth ranks and made his professional debut aged 17 on 9 August 1997, scoring twice against Norwich City. The following season he excelled at the club, earning praise from both the press and Wolves manager Colin Lee. He went on to be the club's leading scorer, with 16 goals in the 1998–99 season. Keane's performances and goalscoring record with both Wolves and his national team attracted much interest from larger clubs and a move for the young striker seemed imminent given Wolves' finances. However, with three years left on his contract, Wolves sought a high price for their Irish starlet and managing director John Richards stated his reluctance to sell Keane unless their asking price was met.

Coventry City

Just weeks into the 1999–2000 season, he was sold to Premier League club Coventry City for £6m, then a British record for a teenager. Keane got off to a great start, scoring two goals in his debut. During a successful season at Coventry, he played a major role in a stylish attacking side boasting the likes of Gary McAllister, Mustapha Hadji and Youssef Chippo. He scored 12 goals in 34 games, many of them showpiece finishes, and came to both national and international prominence. Although his 12 goals and one season stay at the club may seem unremarkable today, his popularity among Sky Blues fans remains undiminished, with many pointing to his departure to Serie A as the principal catalyst in the club's eventual relegation after 34 consecutive seasons.

Internazionale

Marcello Lippi succeeded in obtaining Keane's signature, for a fee of £13 million. Lippi went on to say "At that time at Inter, they had a policy of going for young players and Robbie Keane was the best one that I saw." However, Keane's dream move to Italy soon soured when Lippi was sacked. Lippi's successor, Marco Tardelli, deemed Keane to be surplus to requirements. Keane's ambition refused to let him stagnate in Italy and in December 2000, he was loaned out to Leeds United after only 14 appearances and three goals for Internazionale in all competitions.

Leeds United

His Leeds career got off to an impressive start, scoring 9 goals in 14 starts before the Leeds manager, David O'Leary, made his loan deal permanent in May 2001 at an original cost of £12 million. The following season was not so bright, and he found himself dropping down the pecking order. His form suffered and he only managed 10 goals in 36 appearances. Meanwhile, Leeds' financial troubles forced the club to sell many of its players and Keane joined the exodus when he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur just before the 2002–03 transfer deadline for a fee of £7 million.

Tottenham Hotspur

On signing him for Tottenham, manager Glenn Hoddle said that Keane was ideally suited to Tottenham and could make White Hart Lane his "spiritual home" for years to come. Keane had an impressive debut at Spurs, winning a penalty during a 3–2 win over West Ham. Keane's first goal for Tottenham came in a 2–1 win against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Although Spurs finished in a disappointing tenth place, Keane was their success story of the season, finishing as Tottenham's top scorer with 13 goals, including a spectacular hat-trick in a win over Everton at White Hart Lane.

In the 2003–04 season, Spurs battled with relegation, but Keane's goals played a major part in helping secure Tottenham's Premier League status. A hat-trick against Wolves and a last minute penalty to equalise in the North London derby against Arsenal were highlights as Keane once again ended the season as Tottenham's top scorer with 16 goals.

His third season, 2004–05, was more frustrating. Despite finishing with his highest return of goals in a season for Tottenham, 17, he played second-fiddle to the likes of Jermain Defoe, Fredi Kanoute and Mido for much of the season. The frustration culminated in Keane storming from the dugout towards the end of a game against Birmingham City in April 2005 after all the substitutes had been used, meaning he would not get a chance to appear. He was fined £10,000 and forced to train with the reserves after the outburst and his future at the club was thrown into doubt.

The 2005–06 season started as the previous one had ended, with Defoe being preferred to partner Mido in Tottenham's strikeforce. However, Defoe's strike-rate continued to disappoint and Keane's persistence paid off in November when manager Martin Jol eventually gave Keane a chance to replace Defoe and stake his claim.

By March he had overtaken Mido as the top goalscorer at the club. Keane went on to finish the season with 16 league goals — making him the Premier League's joint fourth top goalscorer that season. He had also been made the vice-captain, taking the captaincy on occasions when Ledley King was not available.

Hoddle once said of Keane's personality:

"He's such a bubbly lad that anyone who meets him loves him."

Edgar Davids and Keane were involved in a training ground fight in December 2005, but the pair subsequently made up publicly and were seen encouraging each other on the pitch.

In February 2006, Inter's owner and president, Massimo Moratti, admitted his regret at letting Keane go after being impressed by his performances at Tottenham. Keane extended his commitment to Tottenham, signing a new four year contract in March 2006. Keane was named as one of ten Spurs squad members to be struck down by norovirus on 6 May 2006. However, he still managed to play in their final game of the season against West Ham United.

Keane had a slow start to the 2006–07 season which was further set back by a knee ligament injury that Keane suffered against Middlesbrough on 5 December 2006. His coming back from injury marked the beginning of a return to form and a dynamic partnership with Dimitar Berbatov. Keane and Berbatov were jointly awarded the FA Premier League's Player of the Month Award for April 2007. Keane finished the season with a total of 22 goals in all competitions – the highest ever season tally of his career – scoring 15 goals in his last 15 appearances of the season.

Keane started in his 200th appearance for Tottenham in the final game of the 2006–07 season against Manchester City scoring the first goal in a 2–1 victory that saw Tottenham secure fifth place in the league.

He signed a new five year contract with Tottenham on 28 May 2007. On 26 December 2007 he became the thirteenth player in the history of the league to score 100 Premier League goals. 2007 proved to be a remarkable year for the striker with a total of 31 goals and 13 assists from just 40 starts. His tally of 19 league goals in the calendar year was the highest of any player in the Premier League throughout 2007.

He scored his 100th competitive goal for Tottenham in the 2–0 win against Sunderland on 19 January 2008. He is the fifteenth Tottenham player to achieve this feat. On 24 February 2008 he won his first senior honour as a player as his Tottenham side won the first League Cup Final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, beating Chelsea 2–1 after extra time. On 12 April 2008 Keane made his 250th appearance for Spurs in the 1–1 draw with Middlesbrough. Keane finished the 2007–08 season equal top scorer for Spurs with Berbatov, with 23 goals in all competitions. His 15 Premier League goals making him the first Spurs player to score double figures in the Premier League in 6 consecutive seasons. Keane in his Tottenham career won the player of year three times (2003–04, 2005–06 and 2007–08); the first player to do so.

His consistency and strike-rate attracted the attention of Premier League rivals Liverpool. Despite initial resistance to the sale and accusations of misconduct, Tottenham agreed to a £20.3 million deal for the player.

Liverpool

Liverpool publicly announced their interest in Keane on 1 July 2008. Amid accusations that Liverpool had unsettled the player, Tottenham Hotspur filed a complaint to the Premier League regarding the club's conduct. However, on 28 July 2008, Tottenham confirmed the sale of Keane for £19 million (plus a potential £1.3 million in performance based compensation). Keane agreed terms with Liverpool shortly afterwards, signing a four year contract with the Merseyside club. Upon his arrival to Liverpool, Robbie Keane said, "I've been a Liverpool fan all my life, going back to when I was a kid growing up in Dublin, and I always had a Liverpool shirt on my back. So, to be here now as a Liverpool player is incredible and I couldn't be happier." Following the transfer, Tottenham withdrew their official complaint against Liverpool after the club made a donation to the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation and apologised for their behaviour prior to the deal. Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy publicly stated his dissatisfaction, saying he had been forced into transferring the player due to Liverpool's interference. Keane was given the squad number 7, and scored his first goal for Liverpool on 1 October 2008 in a Champions League win against PSV Eindhoven at Anfield. A second Champions League goal quickly followed scoring the opening goal in Liverpool's 1–1 draw with Atlético Madrid. Premier League goals were less forthcoming but he scored twice for Liverpool against West Bromwich Albion on 8 November. The double after a goalless spell came as a relief to the striker but he reflected upon the situation with maturity:

"The goals have been a long time coming but deep down I knew they would. I might have worried about it when I was younger but not now."

Six weeks passed before Keane scored again but it was a crucial equaliser against Arsenal, giving Liverpool a 1–1 away draw against their league rivals. In the following Premier League match against Bolton Wanderers, Keane scored two more league goals to seal a 3–0 win for Liverpool. During the January transfer window, Tottenham Hotspur made an approach for the striker and Liverpool accepted the offer, allowing the Irishman to return to his former club.

Return to Tottenham Hotspur

Keane rejoined Tottenham on 2 February 2009, signing for a basic fee of £12 million, potentially rising to £16 million with add-ons. The deal meant that the cumulative transfer fees paid for Keane over his career amounted to around £75 million.

Despite his spell at Liverpool being short and disappointing, he was at that time the most expensive player ever to be sold by the club.

He signed a four-year contract with the north London club. Keane was one of three players to make returns to Tottenham during the transfer window, along with Jermain Defoe and Pascal Chimbonda. He was also made Tottenham vice-captain a week later, after often deputising for Ledley King during his first spell there. Keane scored his first goal since his return to the club on 4 March, opening the scoring in the crucial 4–0 home victory against Middlesbrough. He followed this up by scoring another vital goal, this time a last-minute equaliser, away to Sunderland in a 1–1 draw on 7 March.

Soon after Keane's return to White Hart Lane, railway service Virgin Trains ran an advertisement with the slogan "A Liverpool to London return faster than Robbie Keane." On his return to Liverpool on the final day of the season, he scored in a 3–1 defeat. He received a generally warm reception from the fans despite scoring against them.

On 31 July 2009, Keane captained Tottenham to winning the Premier League Asia Trophy in a pre-season competition in China. He scored twice in the 3–0 win over Hull City inside Beijing National Stadium. On 26 September 2009, Keane scored four goals in a 5–0 win over Burnley. During Tottenham's Carling Cup Fourth Round match, Keane scored one of two goals against Everton on 27 October 2009 at White Hart Lane. He continued his scoring form with another against Sunderland in their 2–0 home win on 7 November 2009.

Celtic

On 1 February 2010, Keane signed for Celtic in a loan deal until the end of the 2009–10 season and was assigned the number 7 shirt, previously worn by Jimmy Johnstone and Henrik Larsson. After signing for Celtic, Keane said "The club is brilliant. I am a Celtic fan and did not have to ask much about it. I always wanted to play for Celtic. It's absolutely fantastic to be here."

He made his Celtic debut in a 1–0 defeat on 2 February at Rugby Park against Kilmarnock. He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 4–2 victory in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup against Dunfermline at East End Park. He scored his first goal in the SPL against Aberdeen in the 4–4 draw on 13 February. Celtic were ahead 3 times during the match, only for Aberdeen to come back. His first goal at Celtic Park proved to be the winner against Dundee United on 20 February. He got his first sample of the Old Firm derby atmosphere against Rangers for the first time on 28 February, where Celtic lost 1–0. On 13 March 2010, Keane scored his first Celtic hat-trick in a 3–0 Scottish Cup win over Kilmarnock, and then scored a brace in a league clash against them two weeks later.

On 12 April 2010, Keane was announced as SPL Player of the Month for March 2010. On 19 April 2010, Keane was announced as Celtic's Fans' Player of the Year.

International career

Keane was part of so called "Golden Generation" of Republic of Ireland youth football of the late 1990s. Under the guidance of Brian Kerr, the unfancied Republic won the UEFA U-16 and U-18 European championships in 1998, and Robbie was part of the victorious U-18 side in Cyprus. In 1999, he played at the World Youth Cup in Nigeria, where the Republic reached the last 16 before going out on penalties to the hosts.

His first Ireland cap came against the Czech Republic in Olomouc in March 1998, scoring his first senior goal against Malta in October that year. He won his 70th cap in the Republic's 5–0 defeat of San Marino, scoring a hat-trick along the way.

Keane was selected by Mick McCarthy as part of the Republic of Ireland squad for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, scoring three goals in Ireland's four games. Keane scored an injury-time equaliser against Germany in the group stage match as the Irish surprised many by holding the former champions to a draw. This was the first of only three goals which Germany conceded in the tournament (the other two were scored in the final by Ronaldo). In the Round of 16 match against Spain, he scored a last-minute penalty to force the game into extra-time and a penalty shoot-out after the Irish had gone a goal down early in the first half, but eventually lost 3–2 on penalties.

Although the Republic of Ireland failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Keane scored four goals in the Republic's eight qualifying matches and remains their most prolific goalscorer, topping the national team scoring charts.

Following Steve Staunton's appointment as the manager of the Republic of Ireland, Keane was appointed captain. In their first game under Staunton, Keane scored the second goal in the 3–0 victory against Sweden at Lansdowne Road, and celebrated the final match at the Lansdowne Road stadium, against San Marino, with a hat trick. Giovanni Trapattoni, who took over from Staunton, maintained Keane as team captain starting in his first game in charge against Serbia on 24 May 2008 which ended in a 1–1 draw.

As captain, Keane led the team to a second place finish in the 2010 World Cup qualifying. He scored his 40th international goal against Cyprus, a header in the 83rd minute, which secured a 2–1 win for Ireland. Along with Dimitar Berbatov, he topped the scoring chart in the qualifying group with 5 goals in 10 games. His 41st international goal came in the 2010 World cup play-off with France on 18 November 2009. This was his 26th goal in competitive (non-friendly) internationals.

He won his 100th cap against Argentina in a 1-0 friendly defeat on 11 August 2010. This match was also the first international football match at the new Aviva Stadium.

He scored his 44th international goal against Andorra in September 2010 .

Having been rendered absolutely dreadful ever since leaving Spurs for the first time, Robbie has decided to put an end to his illustrious career, deciding it was the better option to joining Newcastle.

Personal life

On 7 June 2008, he married former Miss Ireland contestant Claudine Palmer, in Ballybrack, South Dublin. The couple had their first child on 10 May 2009, a boy named Robert Ronan Keane.

Honours

Club

Tottenham

• Football League Cup (1): 2007-08
• Peace Cup (1): 2005
• Barclays Asia Trophy (1): 2009

International

Republic of Ireland

• UEFA U-19 Championship: 1998

Individual

• Premier League Player of the Month (3): August 1999, January 2001, April 2007*
• Peace Cup Best Player: 2005
• Peace Cup Top Scorer: 2005
• Barclays Asia Trophy Best Player: 2009
• SPL Player of the Month (1): March 2010
• FAI Senior International Player of the Year 2010

(* Jointly shared with Dimitar Berbatov)

Career statistics

Statistics correct as of matches played 30 October 2010

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International goals

Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Scored(Tally)
14 October 1998	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Malta	5–0	Euro 2000 qualification	2 (2)
1 September 1999	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	FR Yugoslavia	2–1	Euro 2000 qualification	1 (3)
8 November 1999	Ta' Qali Stadium, Mdina	Malta	3–2	Euro 2000 qualification	1 (4)
13 November 1999	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Turkey	1–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification	1 (5)
23 February 2000	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Czech Republic	2–0	Friendly match	1 (6)
2 September 2000	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	Netherlands	2–2	2002 World Cup qualification	1 (7)
10 November 2001	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Iran	2–0	2002 World Cup qualification	1 (8)
13 February 2002	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Russia	2–0	Friendly match	1 (9)
27 March 2002	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Denmark	3–0	Friendly match	1 (10)
5 June 2002	Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Ibaraki	Germany	1–1	2002 World Cup	1 (11)
11 June 2002	International Stadium of Yokohama, Yokohama	Saudi Arabia	3–0	2002 World Cup	1 (12)
16 June 2002	Suwon Big Bird Stadium, Suwon	Spain	1–1	2002 World Cup	1 (13)
21 August 2002	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki	Finland	3–0	Friendly match	1 (14)
7 June 2003	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Albania	2–1	Euro 2004 qualification	1 (15)
11 June 2003	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Georgia	2–0	Euro 2004 qualification	1 (16)
18 November 2003	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Canada	3–0	Friendly match	2 (18)
31 March 2004	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Czech Republic	2–1	Friendly match	1 (19)
5 June 2004	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	Netherlands	1–0	Friendly match	1 (20)
4 September 2004	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Cyprus	3–0	2006 World Cup qualification	1 (21)
13 October 2004	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Faroe Islands	2–0	2006 World Cup qualification	2 (23)
16 November 2004	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Croatia	1–0	Friendly match	1 (24)
4 June 2005	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Israel	2–2	2006 World Cup qualification	1 (25)
1 March 2006	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Sweden	3–0	Friendly match	1 (26)
15 November 2006	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	San Marino	5–0	Euro 2008 qualification	3 (29)
22 August 2007	NRGi Park, Aarhus	Denmark	4–0	Friendly match	2 (31)
11 November 2007	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Wales	2–2	Euro 2008 qualification	1 (32)
29 May 2008	Craven Cottage, London	Colombia	1–0	Friendly match	1 (33)
20 August 2008	Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo	Norway	1–1	Friendly match	1 (34)
15 October 2008	Croke Park, Dublin	Cyprus	1–0	2010 World Cup qualification	1 (35)
11 February 2009	Croke Park, Dublin	Georgia	2–1	2010 World Cup qualification	2 (37)
1 April 2009	Stadio San Nicola, Bari	Italy	1–1	2010 World Cup qualification	1 (38)
29 May 2009	Craven Cottage, London	Nigeria	1–1	Friendly match	1 (39)
5 September 2009	GSP Stadium, Nicosia	Cyprus	2–1	2010 World Cup qualification	1 (40)
18 November 2009	Stade De France, Paris	France	1–1	2010 World Cup qualification play-off	1 (41)
28 May 2010	RDS Arena, Dublin	Algeria	3–0	Friendly match	2 (43)
7 September 2010	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	Andorra	3–1	Euro 2012 qualification	1 (44)
8 October 2010	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	Russia	2-3	Euro 2012 qualification	1 (45)

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Accolades

External links

• Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur
• Profile - Robbie Keane BBC Sport
• Robbie Keane at Soccerbase
• FIFA Player Statistics: Robbie KEANE FIFA.com
• ESPN Profile

v t e Republic of Ireland squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Given 2 Finnan 3 Harte 4 Cunningham 5 Staunton (c) 6 Roy Keane 7 McAteer 8 Holland 9 Duff 10 Robbie Keane 11 Kilbane 12 Kinsella 13 Connolly 14 Breen 15 Dunne 16 Kiely 17 Quinn 18 G. Kelly 19 Morrison 20 O'Brien 21 Reid 22 Carsley 23 A. Kelly Coach: McCarthy

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