Mark Robertson (soccer)

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Mark Robertson
Personal information
Full name Mark William Robertson [1]
Date of birth (1977-04-06) 6 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder, centre back
Youth career
1993–1994 Eastern Suburbs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994 Stanmore Hawks 1 (1)
1994–1997 Marconi Stallions 23 (0)
1997–1999 Burnley 36 (1)
1999–2000 Wollongong Wolves 12 (0)
2000–2001 Swindon Town 10 (1)
2001–2003 Dundee 25 (0)
2003–2004 St Johnstone 19 (2)
2004–2005 Stockport County 32 (1)
2006–2007 Perth Glory 2 (0)
2007 FC Sopron ? (?)
2007–2008 Sydney FC 3 (0)
2008–2009 Sydney United 11 (0)
International career‡
1997 Australia U20
2000 Australia U23
2001 Australia 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Men's Association football
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
Runner-up 2001 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2008

Mark William Robertson (born 6 April 1977) is an Australian former soccer player who played in Australian, English and Scottish leagues. He played at international level for Australia.

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Playing career

Club career

Robertson signed with Burnley in 1997 after being noticed playing for Australia at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. [2]

In December 2007, Robertson signed with Sydney FC as cover for Adam Casey, out with a long-term injury. [3]

International career

Robertson played one full international match for Australia in 2001.

Personal life

Robertson was born in Sydney in 1977. His father, Alex, had emigrated from Scotland to play for Sydney City in the National Soccer League and eventually represented Australia eight times in non-official matches. [4] [5] [6]

Robertson's son Alexander, who was born in Scotland whilst he played for Dundee, currently plays for Cardiff City and the Australian national football team. [4]

Career statistics

International

[7]

Australia
YearAppsGoals
200110
Total10

Honours

Australia

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References

  1. ↑ "Mark Robertson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Cockerill, Michael (26 January 1999). "Burnley's Aussie busy body happy talking the talk". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 35. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sydney FC signs midfielder Mark Robertson". Sydney FC. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
  4. 1 2 Lewis, Dave (23 February 2020). "Manchester City rookie Robertson set for Australia debut". SBS Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Weiner, David (5 April 2019). "Meet Manchester City's teenage Aussie superstar in the making". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Stock, Greg. "Socceroo B Matches for 1984". OzFootball. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Mark Robertson at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ↑ "AFC–OFC Challenge" . Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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