Editing Bryan Robson (section)

{{Short description|English footballer (born 1957)}}
{{For|the 1960s–1980s footballer of the same name|Pop Robson}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Bryan Robson <br /> <small>[[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]</small>
| image          = Bryan Robson Thailand 2009-11-01 (2).jpg
| caption        = Robson in 2009
| fullname       = Bryan Robson<ref>{{Hugman|16980|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref>
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1957|1|11|df=y}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132544/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article5484753.ece ''The Times''] 10 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010</ref>
| birth_place    = [[Chester-le-Street]], England
| height         = 1.76 m<ref name="nft">{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Bryan Robson (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/14221/Bryan_Robson.html |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref>
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub    = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (global ambassador)
| youthyears1    = 1972–1975 |youthclubs1 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C. Reserves and Academy|West Bromwich Albion]]
| years1         = 1975–1981 |clubs1 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] |caps1 = 198 |goals1 = 40
| years2         = 1981–1994 |clubs2 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]       |caps2 = 345 |goals2 = 74
| years3         = 1994–1997 |clubs3 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]               |caps3 = 25  |goals3 = 1
| totalcaps      = 568 |totalgoals = 115
| nationalyears1 = 1975 | nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England Youth]] | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1979–1980 |nationalteam2 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]] |nationalcaps2 = 7  |nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 1979–1980 |nationalteam3 = [[England B national football team|England B]]          |nationalcaps3 = 3  |nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 1980–1991 |nationalteam4 = [[England national football team|England]]              |nationalcaps4 = 90 |nationalgoals4 = 26
| manageryears1  = 1994–2001 |managerclubs1 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| manageryears2  = 2003–2004 |managerclubs2 = [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]
| manageryears3  = 2004–2006 |managerclubs3 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| manageryears4  = 2007–2008 |managerclubs4 = [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]
| manageryears5  = 2009–2011 |managerclubs5 = [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]]
| manageryears6  = 2009–2011 |managerclubs6 = [[Thailand national under-23 football team|Thailand U23]]
}}
'''Bryan Robson''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 11 January 1957) is an English [[association football|football]] manager and former player. He began his career with [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in 1972, where he amassed over 200 appearances and was club captain, before moving to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in 1981, where he became the longest-serving captain in the club's history. He won two [[Premier League]]s, three [[FA Cup]]s, one [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]], two [[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield]]s and a [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] during his time there. Nicknamed '''"Captain Marvel"''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cmj4dlgm32jo|title=Manchester United: Who was your favourite Man Utd captain?|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 July 2023|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref> Robson was voted in August 2011 as the greatest ever Manchester United player in a poll of the club's former players as part of a book, ''19'', released to celebrate the club's record-breaking 19th league title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/263866/Bryan-Robson-named-as-Manchester-United-s-most-marvellous- |title=Bryan Robson named as Manchester United's most marvellous |author=Harry Harris |website=Daily Express|date=9 August 2011 }}</ref>

Robson represented [[England national football team|England]] on 90 occasions between 1980 and 1991, making him at the time the fifth-most [[cap (sport)|capped]] England player.<ref>Robson was behind [[Peter Shilton]], [[Bobby Moore]], [[Bobby Charlton]] and [[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]]. Others have since won more caps and Robson has moved down the list.</ref> His goalscoring tally of 26 placed him eighth on the list at the time. He played for England at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] and [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]s, and at [[UEFA Euro 1988|Euro 1988]]. Robson captained his country 65 times; only [[Bobby Moore]] and [[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]] have captained England on more occasions.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Robson began his management career as a player-manager with [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in 1994, retiring from playing in 1997. In seven years as Middlesbrough manager, he guided them to three [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] finals, which were all lost, and earned them promotion to the Premier League on two occasions. Between 1994 and 1996, he also served as assistant coach to England manager [[Terry Venables]], which included [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/lessons-of-the-long-goodbye-1323998.html |title=Lessons of the long goodbye |first=Ian |last=Ridley |work=[[The Independent]] |date=14 January 1996 |access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/world-cup/2018/redemption-song-gareth-southgate-semi-finals-and-football-coming-home_sto6839357/story.shtml |title=Redemption Song? Gareth Southgate, semi-finals and football coming home |first=Mike |last=Gibbons |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |date=9 July 2018 |access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> He later returned to West Bromwich Albion for two years as manager, helping them become the first top division team in 14 years to avoid relegation after being bottom of the league table on Christmas Day. Less successful have been his short-lived spells as manager of [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] and [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], the former lasting barely six months and ending in relegation from what is now the [[EFL Championship]], and the latter lasting less than a year and seeing his expensively-assembled side fail to challenge for promotion to the Premier League. On 23 September 2009, Robson was appointed manager of the [[Thailand national football team|Thailand national team]]. He resigned on 8 June 2011. On 1 July 2011, Robson was appointed "Global Ambassador" at Manchester United.