Robbie Keane
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Robbie Keane (born July 8, 1980) is an Irish football player, who currently stars as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur and the Republic of Ireland.
Keane was born in Dublin. He joined Wolves as a teenager, making his first professional appearance in 1997. He played two seasons at Molineux before a transfer to Coventry City in 1999. During his tenure with Wolves, he made his first appearance for the Republic of Ireland (in 1998). After a season at Coventry, he was acquired by Internazionale, but was loaned out to Leeds United in December 2000.
Keane's loan deal became permanent in May 2001. However, Leeds' financial troubles forced the club to sell many of its young players, and Keane was sold to Spurs just before the 2002-03 season, where he has played ever since.
Keane has recently become the Republic's top goalscorer at international level; his 25 goals (his most recent against Israel in June 2005) surpass Niall Quinn's record of 21. He has one of the more distinctive goal celebrations in the modern game, running to one side of the field to perform a round-off to a front somersault on the pitch, ending on one knee, and then miming a machine gun action. His most famous goal to date was the injury-time equaliser against Germany in the 2002 World Cup.
Robbie Keane is not related to Roy Keane, the Manchester United team captain and fellow Irish international player.
Robbie Keane has recently been linked with a transfer move to Everton away from Tottenham Hotspur.
Clubs
- Tottenham Hotspur (2002 - )
- Leeds United (2001 - 2002)
- Leeds United (Loan; 2000 - 2001]
- Internazionale (Inter Milan) (2000 - 2001)
- Coventry City (1999 - 2000)
- Wolves (Trainee; 1997 - 1999)he:רובי קין