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Robbie Savage | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Robert William Savage | |
Date of birth: | 18 October 1974 | |
Place of birth: | Wrexham, ![]() | |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
Playing position: | Midfielder | |
Youth clubs | ||
1990 1991–1993 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
1993–1994 1994–1997 1997–2002 2002–2005 2005–2008 2008–2011 2008 2019–2021 |
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77 (10) 172 (8) 82 (11) 76 (1) 124 (7) 6 (0) 1 (0) | 0 (0)
National team | ||
1992 1995 1995–2004 |
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5 (1) 39 (2) | 2 (0)
Robert William Savage (born 18 October 1974) is a Welsh football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career he played predominantly as a midfielder, starting off as a youth player with Manchester United before joining Crewe Alexandra when released by the Old Trafford club. He became a regular for Leicester City in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and performed a similar role for Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers. In 2008, he joined Derby County; after a short loan spell with Brighton & Hove Albion later that year, he returned to captain Derby, with whom he finished his playing career. He also played for the Wales national team on 39 occasions. He is now a pundit for the BBC and regularly presents 606 on BBC Radio 5 Live on Sunday evenings. He also co-presents Early Kick Off on BT Sport.
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