| Robbie Keane | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Robert David Keane | |
| Date of birth | 8 July 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin,  Ireland
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Maccabi Tel Aviv (manager)
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| Youth clubs | ||
1995–1997 |
Crumlin United Wolverhampton Wanderers
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001 2001–2002 2002–2008 2008–2009 2009–2011 2010 2011 2011–2016 2012 2017–2018 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry City Internazionale → Leeds United (loan) Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur → Celtic (loan) → West Ham United (loan) LA Galaxy → Aston Villa (loan) ATK
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73 (24) 31 (12) 6 (0) 18 (9) 46 (13) 197 (82) 19 (5) 41 (11) 16 (12) 9 (2) 125 (83) 6 (3) 9 (6) |
| National team | ||
| 1998–2016 | Republic of Ireland
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146 (58) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2018 2018–2020 2019–2020 2023 2023– |
ATK (player-manager) Republic of Ireland (assistant) Middlesbrough (assistant) Leeds United (assistant) Maccabi Tel Aviv
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Robert David Keane (born 8 July 1980) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who played as a striker. Keane served as captain of the Republic of Ireland from March 2006 until his international retirement in August 2016. Keane is the most capped player and is the top goalscorer in the team's history. He is the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Keane has scored a total of 65 goals for the Irish national team since his debut in 1998, making him the all-time record Irish scorer. He is currently the highest male international scorer among active players following Miroslav Klose's retirement in August 2014, and the fifth highest scoring European in history. He is also the top scorer of all time in European Championship qualification matches. Keane was Ireland's top scorer at the 2002 FIFA World Cup with three goals as they reached the Last 16, and also played at UEFA Euro 2012.
He began his professional 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 with Republic of 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 six years. 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 he won his first senior honour, the League Cup.
Keane scored 68 goals for the Republic of Ireland national team over an 18-year international career, making him the all-time record Irish scorer. His 146 caps is also an Irish record. Keane is the joint fifth-highest European international goalscorer of all time, and the only player in the history of world football to have scored at least one international goal in 19 consecutive years. Keane was the Republic of Ireland's top scorer at the 2002 FIFA World Cup with three goals as they reached the last 16, and also played at UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016. Throughout his club and international career he was known for his goal celebration where he performed a cartwheel followed by a forward roll.
After announcing his retirement from playing, Keane began his coaching career with the Ireland senior team as assistant manager under Mick McCarthy's management setup in November 2018. He also took on the role of assistant manager at Championship club Middlesbrough in 2019,with his former teammate Jonathan Woodgate as manager. He left both roles in 2020. He became the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv on 26 June 2023.
Honours[]
Club[]
Tottenham Hotspur
- Football League Cup: 2007–08
LA Galaxy
- MLS Cup: 2011, 2012, 2014
- Supporters' Shield: 2011
International[]
Republic of Ireland U18
Republic of Ireland
- Nations Cup: 2011
External links[]
- Robbie Keane Tottenham Hotspur
- Profile – Robbie Keane BBC Sport
- FIFA Player Statistics: Robbie KEANE FIFA.com
- ESPN Profile
- Premier League profile
- MLS Player Profile
Template:Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers Template:Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. squad
| Republic of Ireland
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| Republic of Ireland – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16 |
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1. Westwood
2. Coleman
3. Clark
4. O'Shea
5. Keogh
6. Whelan
7. McGeady
8. McCarthy
9. Long
10. Keane (c)
11. McClean
12. Duffy
13. Hendrick
14. Walters
15. Christie
16. Given
17. Ward
18. Meyler
19. Brady
20. Hoolahan
21. Murphy
22. Quinn
23. Randolph
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