Bobby Robson is an English footballer and football manager. His career included periods playing for and later managing the
England National Football Team and being a UEFA Cup-winning manager at
Ipswich Town F.C..
Bobby Robson's professional playing career as an inside forward spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for three clubs:
Fulham F.C.,
West Bromwich Albion F.C., and Vancouver Royals. He also made 20 appearances for England, scoring four goals. After his playing career, he found success as both a club and international manager, winning league championships in both the Netherlands and Portugal, earning trophies in England and Spain, and taking England to the semi-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which remained the national team's best run in a World Cup since 1966 until they reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup. His last management role was as a mentor to the manager of the
Republic of Ireland National Football Team.
Robson was created a Knight Bachelor in 2002, was inducted as a member of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2003, and was the honorary president of
Ipswich Town F.C..