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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| Full name | Mark William Robertson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editClub career
editRobertson 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
editRobertson played one full international match for Australia in 2001.
Personal life
editRobertson 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
editInternational
edit| Australia | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
editAustralia
- AFC–OFC Challenge Cup: runner-up 2001[8]
References
edit- ^ "Mark Robertson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Cockerill, Michael (26 January 1999). "Burnley's Aussie busy body happy talking the talk". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 35. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Sydney FC signs midfielder Mark Robertson". Sydney FC. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
- ^ a b Lewis, Dave (23 February 2020). "Manchester City rookie Robertson set for Australia debut". SBS Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Weiner, David (5 April 2019). "Meet Manchester City's teenage Aussie superstar in the making". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Stock, Greg. "Socceroo B Matches for 1984". OzFootball. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Mark Robertson at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "AFC–OFC Challenge". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
edit- Sydney FC profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 July 2011)
- Aussie Footballers Robertson to Rooney
- Mark's soccer coaching academy (archived)
- Stats for Sydney United in 2008
- Sydney United 2009 player roster (archived)