Robbie Keane
Irish association football player and football manager (born 1980)
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- Robert David Keane (born 8 July 1980) is an Irish professional football coach and former player, currently the head coach of NB I club Ferencváros.
- He is the most capped player and top goalscorer for Ireland.
- The following season, he was the club's leading goalscorer and scored his first international goal for Ireland.
- He joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2002 and played there for seven and a half years over two spells, amassing 306 appearances and 122 goals across all competitions.
Robert David Keane (born 8 July 1980) is an Irish professional football coach and former player, currently the head coach of NB I club Ferencváros. Widely considered one of Ireland's greatest ever footballers, Keane played as a striker, and was captain of the Republic of Ireland from March 2006 until his international retirement in August 2016. He is the most capped player and top goalscorer for Ireland.
Keane began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, scoring twice on his first-team debut aged 17. The following season, he was the club's leading goalscorer and scored his first international goal for 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 seven and a half years over two spells, amassing 306 appearances and 122 goals across all competitions. The 2007–08 season was the most fruitful of his career as he set a career record of 23 goals in a season, including a landmark 100th competitive goal, and won his first senior honour (the League Cup).
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