Carl Robinson

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**Carl Robinson** (born 13 October 1976) is a retired Welsh footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently coaching Australian A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.

## Club career

### Wolverhampton Wanderers

Robinson started his career as a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was promoted to the first-team for the 1995–96 season.

#### Loan to Shrewsbury Town

On 28 March 1996, Robinson was sent on loan to Shrewsbury Town for the remainder of the season to gain first-team experience. Two days later, Robinson made his professional debut against Hull City in a 1–1 draw at Gay Meadow in front of 2,346 supporters. He made five appearances for The Shrews: four in the league and one in The Football League Trophy final at Wembley Stadium in a 2–1 defeat against Rotherham United on 14 April 1996.

#### Return to Wolves

Following his loan spell at Shrewsbury Town, Robinson returned to Wolves for the 1996–97 season, making his club debut that year. He would go on to become a regular with the first-team over the next six seasons as the club challenged regularly for promotion to the Premier League and made a memorable run to the semi-finals of the 1997–98 FA Cup, losing to eventual champions Arsenal. Robinson was released by Wolves in June 2002 at the expiry of his contract.

### Portsmouth

After over 180 appearances for Wolves over six seasons, he moved to Portsmouth in July 2002 under the Bosman ruling. He played 15 league games for Portsmouth in the first half of their Championship season before finishing the season with loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday (where he scored once against future club Norwich) and Walsall, where he scored once against Bradford. The following season he was loaned out again, this time to Rotherham, Sheffield United and Sunderland. However between these loan spells he did return to Portsmouth to make one Premier League appearance against Chelsea.

### Sunderland

After impressing at Sunderland he signed a three-year deal in June 2004. He then went on to collect another championship winners medal as they gained promotion during a season in which he played 42 of 46 matches.

### Norwich City

After a loan spell with Norwich City, he signed for The Canaries permanently on a 2.5 year deal for an undisclosed fee in January 2006. Robinson scored his first goal for Norwich in a 5–1 win against Barnsley on 26 August 2006.

### Toronto FC

On 31 January 2007, Robinson joined Toronto FC from Norwich after just over a year at Carrow Road, even though he still had 18 months remaining on his deal with Norwich. He scored his first MLS goal when he netted Toronto's third in a 4–0 win against FC Dallas on 17 June 2007. He was voted team MVP in his first year and repeated in his second year at the club.

### New York Red Bulls

In March 2010 he was traded from Toronto FC to the New York Red Bulls for a fourth-round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. On 20 March 2010, Robinson started for New York in a 3–1 victory against Santos FC, which was the first match played at the new Red Bull Arena. On 21 August 2010, he scored his first goal for New York Red Bulls in a 4–1 road victory against his old club Toronto FC and refused to celebrate.

## International career

A Wales international player, Robinson made his debut against Belarus in 1999, winning the man of the match award. His 50th cap came in the 2–0 World Cup Qualifier victory over Liechtenstein. On 1 April 2009, Robinson announced his retirement from international football at the age of 32 with 52 caps after Wales suffered two consecutive defeats, making it virtually impossible for them to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

## Managerial career

### Vancouver Whitecaps FC

In January 2012, Robinson retired as a player and joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC as an assistant coach. He took over as the head coach of the club in December 2013. The club parted ways with Robinson on 25 September 2018.

### Newcastle Jets

In February 2020, Robinson signed a three-and-a-half-year contract as the head coach of Australian A-League club Newcastle Jets. On 14 October 2020, the Jets announced that Robinson was in talks with Western Sydney Wanderers. It was later revealed that the Jets had been effectively bankrupt, with CEO Lawrie McKinna paying wages out of his own pocket.Template:Citation needed The club were later taken over by a consortium of other A-League club owners.
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### Western Sydney Wanderers

On 15 October 2020, Western Sydney Wanderers announced the signing of Robinson from Newcastle Jets.

## Honours

### Player

#### Club

**Shrewsbury Town**

* Football League Trophy runner-up: 1995–96

#### Individual

* Red Patch Boys Player of the Year: 2008

### Manager

**Vancouver Whitecaps**

* Voyageurs Cup: 2015; runner-up: 2016, 2018

## References

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7. ↑ THE STARTING XI Salou, Kandji partner up top. Bigapplesoccer.com (20 March 2010).
8. ↑ Molinaro, John F. (21 August 2010). Ex-TFC star Robinson a class act. CBC Sports.
9. ↑ "Robinson takes Wales retirement" BBC Sport Retrieved on 2 April 2009
10. ↑ Whitecaps FC solidify MLS coaching staff | Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Whitecapsfc.com (20 January 2012).
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12. ↑ Vancouver Whitecaps FC release head coach Carl Robinson. Whitecapsfc.com (25 September 2018).
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14. ↑ Club statement: Carl Robinson (en) (14 October 2020).
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## External links

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* Biography Template:Webarchive at BBC Mid-Wales

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