Mark Robertson (soccer)

Mark William Robertson (born 6 April 1977 in Sydney) is a former footballer.

Mark Robertson
Personal information
Full name Mark William Robertson[1]
Date of birth (1977-04-06) 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)
National team‡
1997 Australia U-20
2000 Australia U-23
2001 Australia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2012
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2008

Club career

He had previously played for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory before being released at the end of the season by coach Ron Smith. He was a member of the Wollongong Wolves team which famously fought back from a 3–0 half time deficit to beat Perth Glory in the 2000 National Soccer League grand final.

Perth Glory is Mark's ninth club after returning from the United Kingdom where he turned out for Stockport County, St Johnstone, Dundee, Swindon Town and Burnley. Mark has previously played in Australia with Eastern Suburbs, Marconi and Wollongong Wolves in the NSL and has represented Australia at under 20, under 23's and at full international level in 2001.

Mark's contract with Perth Glory was not renewed after the 2006/2007 A-League season, and he moved to Hungary with FC Sopron. He however announced that he would like to rejoin his former club at Perth due to family reasons.

In December 2007, Robertson signed with Sydney FC as cover for Adam Casey, out with a long-term injury.[2]

After his Sydney FC stint he signed with NSW Premier League side, Sydney United for the remainder of the 2008 season. At the conclusion of the season, Mark decided to retire and now ran his own football academy called "Mr Soccer", which went into administration and shut down in 2016.

Personal life

Robertson's son Alexander, who was born in Scotland whilst he played for Dundee, currently plays for Manchester City and England U17s.[3]

National team statistics

[4]

Australia national team
YearAppsGoals
200110
Total10

Honours

With Wollongong Wolves:

References
  1. "Mark Robertson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. "Sydney FC signs midfielder Mark Robertson". sydneyfc.com. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
  3. "Manchester City rookie Robertson set for Australia debut". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. "Mark Robertson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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