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Robbie Fowler
About[edit]
Robert Bernard "Robbie" Fowler (born 9 April 1975) is an English professional footballer and manager who plays as a striker and is currently a free agent.
He is best remembered for his playing days at Liverpool and is the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League. Fowler scored 183 goals in total for Liverpool, 128 of which were scored in the Premier League (162 Premier League goals in total). He subsequently played for Leeds United and Manchester City, before returning to Liverpool in January 2006.
He moved clubs 18 months later to sign for Cardiff City. He refused a one year "pay as you play" contract extension and signed with Blackburn Rovers on a three-month "pay as you play" deal instead. In December 2008, he departed Blackburn and forged a career in Australia with North Queensland Fury and Perth Glory. In 2011 he joined Thai side Muangthong United as a player, but later was appointed player/manager where he remained until 2012. He has been capped for England twenty-six times, scoring seven goals.
Early life[edit]
Fowler was born in Toxteth, Liverpool and brought up in the inner city area of Liverpool. At this time he was known as Bernard Ryder, his mother's surname. He lived in Toxteth at the time of the 1981 Toxteth riots, when he was six years old. As a youngster he supported Everton F.C., regularly travelling to Goodison Park. He played regularly for schoolboy team Thorvald, and once scored 16 times in a 26–0 rout.
In 1985 a 10-year-old Fowler was selected for Liverpool Schoolboys and was spotted by Liverpool scout Jim Aspinall. He began training with Liverpool once a week and signed schoolboy forms with the club. On leaving school in 1991 he signed as a YTS trainee, and turned professional on his 17th birthday less than a year later.
Youth Career[edit]
1984–1993 Liverpool
Senior Career[edit]
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1993–2001 Liverpool 236 (120)
2001–2003 Leeds United 30 (14)
2003–2006 Manchester City 80 (20)
2006–2007 Liverpool 30 (8)
2007–2008 Cardiff City 13 (4)
2008 Blackburn Rovers 3 (0)
2009–2010 North Queensland Fury 26 (9)
2010–2011 Perth Glory 28 (9)
2011-2012 Muangthong United 13 (2)
National team
1993–1995 England U21 8 (3)
1994 England B 1 (1)
1996–2002 England 26 (7)
Coaching Career[edit]
On returning to England, Robbie has worked with League One side Milton Keynes Dons on an ad-hoc basis to assist the club's coaching staff. On 7 April 2011, Bury F.C.Bury confirmed that Fowler would join their coaching staff for one week to assist Richie Barker. Fowler briefly coached Liverpool's strikers in April 2011.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Bernard Fowler | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Toxteth, Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1993 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2001 | Liverpool | 236 | (120) |
| 2001–2003 | Leeds United | 30 | (14) |
| 2003–2006 | Manchester City | 80 | (20) |
| 2006–2007 | Liverpool | 30 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Cardiff City | 13 | (4) |
| 2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | North Queensland Fury | 26 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Perth Glory | 28 | (9) |
| 2011-2012 | Muangthong United | 13 | (2) |
| 2013- | PBDKT T-Team | - | (-) |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1995 | England U21 | 8 | (3) |
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (1) |
| 1996–2002 | England | 26 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011-2012 | Muangthong United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||