Mark Robertson (soccer)
Australian soccer player
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Mark William Robertson (born 6 April 1977) is an Australian former soccer player who played in Australian, English and Scottish leagues. He played at international level for Australia.
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| Full name | Mark William Robertson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Positions | |||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Australia U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Australia U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Australia | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 September 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 January 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Club career
Robertson signed with Burnley in 1997 after being noticed playing for Australia at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[2]
In December 2007, Robertson signed with Sydney FC as cover for Adam Casey, out with a long-term injury.[3]
International career
Robertson played one full international match for Australia in 2001.[citation needed]
Personal life
Robertson was born in Sydney in 1977. His father, Alex, had emigrated from Scotland to play for Sydney City in the National Soccer League and eventually represented Australia eight times in non-official matches.[4][5][6]
Robertson's son Alexander, who was born in Scotland whilst he played for Dundee, currently plays for Cardiff City and the Australian national football team.[4]
Career statistics
Honours
Australia
- AFC–OFC Challenge Cup: runner-up 2001[8]