Editing Robbie Keane (section)

===Return to Tottenham Hotspur===
[[File:Robbie Keane vs Chelsea.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Keane playing against Chelsea on 21 March 2009 at [[White Hart Lane]]]]

Keane rejoined Tottenham on 2 February 2009, signing for a basic fee of £12&nbsp;million, potentially rising to £16&nbsp;million with add-ons.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/02/robbie-keane-return-spurs-tottenham-hostpur-liverpool |title=Redknapp delight as £16m Keane makes Spurs return |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Dominic |last=Fifield |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=5 March 2009}}</ref> The deal meant that the cumulative transfer fees paid for Keane over his career amounted to around £75&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/premierleague/article2292195.ece |title=Robbie Keane eager to make up for lost time and win back the Tottenham Hotspur fans |newspaper=[[The Times]] |first=James |last=Ducker |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=3 February 2009}}</ref>
He signed a four-year contract with the north London club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7858331.stm |title=Live – Transfer deadline day |website=BBC Sport |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009}}</ref> Keane was one of three players to make returns to Tottenham during the transfer window, along with [[Jermain Defoe]] and [[Pascal Chimbonda]].<ref name="BBC19" /> He was also made Tottenham vice-captain a week later,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7868947.stm |title=Keane given Tottenham vice-captaincy |website=BBC Sport |date=3 February 2009 |access-date=3 February 2009}}</ref> after often deputising for [[Ledley King]] during his first spell there.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/fulham-3-tottenham-hotspur-3-keanes-departure-hastens-blustering-jol-towards-the-exit-401237.html |title=Fulham 3, Tottenham Hotspur 3: Keane's departure hastens blustering Jol towards the exit |newspaper=The Independent |first=Glenn |last=Moore |date=3 September 2007 |access-date=28 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2007/sep/21/match.tottenhamhotspur |title=Jol damns Defoe with faint praise after Tottenham's flood of goals |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Paul |last=Jiggins |date=21 September 2007 |access-date=28 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/west-ham-united-1-tottenham-hotspur-1-green-shows-england-credentials-with-penalty-save-760542.html |title=West Ham United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1: Green shows England credentials with penalty save |newspaper=The Independent |first=Evan |last=Fanning |date=26 November 2007 |access-date=26 November 2007}}</ref> He was cup-tied for Spurs' appearance in the [[2009 Football League Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/24/roman-pavlyuchenko-spurs-carling-cup|title=Pavlyuchenko concerned about starting for Spurs in the Carling Cup final |newspaper=The Guardian |first=David |last=Hytner |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref> Keane scored his first goal since his return to the club on 4 March,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breakingnews/breakingnews_sport/breakingnews_sport_soccer/keane-on-target-as-spurs-beat-boro-40-28469345.html |title=Keane on target as Spurs beat Boro 4–0 |newspaper=The Belfast Telegraph |date=5 March 2009 |access-date=5 March 2009}}</ref> opening the scoring in the crucial 4–0 home victory against Middlesbrough.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/mar/04/tottenham-middlesbrough-premier-league |title=Heady heights for Spurs as Keane and Lennon leave Boro in a dark place |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Jamie |last=Jackson |date=4 March 2009 |access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7908467.stm |title=Tottenham 4–0 Middlesbrough |website=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2009 |access-date=4 March 2009}}</ref> He followed this up by scoring another vital goal, this time a last-minute equaliser, away to Sunderland in a 1–1 draw on 7 March.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7910387.stm |title=Sunderland 1–1 Tottenham |website=BBC Sport |date=7 March 2009 |access-date=7 March 2009}}</ref>

Soon after Keane's return to White Hart Lane, railway service [[Virgin Trains]] ran an advertisement with the slogan "A Liverpool to London return faster than Robbie Keane."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/article.html?Train_advert_rubs_it_in_for_Liverpool_flop_Keane&in_article_id=533701&in_page_id=46 |title=Train advert rubs it in for Liverpool flop Keane |newspaper=Metro |access-date=12 February 2009}}</ref> On his return to Liverpool on the final day of the season, he scored in a 3–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8048312.stm |title=Liverpool 3–1 Tottenham |website=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2009 |access-date=25 May 2009}}</ref> He received a generally warm reception from the fans despite scoring against them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thisisanfield.com/2009/05/liverpool-3-1-tottenham/ |title=Liverpool 3–1 Spurs: Farewell Sami |website=This Is Anfield |date=25 May 2009 |access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>

On 31 July 2009, Keane captained Tottenham to winning the [[2009 Premier League Asia Trophy|Premier League Asia Trophy]] in a pre-season competition in China. He scored twice in the 3–0 win over [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] inside [[Beijing Workers Stadium]]. On 26 September 2009, Keane scored four goals in a 5–0 win over Burnley.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8269521.stm |title=Tottenham 5–0 Burnley |website=BBC Sport |date=26 September 2009 |access-date=26 September 2009}}</ref> During Tottenham's [[2009–10 Football League Cup|League Cup]] [[2009–10 Football League Cup#Fourth round|Fourth round]] match, Keane scored one of two goals against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on 27 October 2009 at [[White Hart Lane]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8323083.stm |title=Tottenham 2–0 Everton |website=BBC Sport |date=27 October 2009 |access-date=27 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/match?gameId=284283 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Everton |publisher=ESPN FC |date=27 October 2009 |access-date=27 October 2009}}</ref> He continued his scoring form with another against Sunderland in their 2–0 home win on 7 November 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8340234.stm |title=Tottenham 2–0 Sunderland |website=BBC Sport |first=Sam |last=Lyon |date=7 November 2009 |access-date=7 November 2009}}</ref>

====Loan to Celtic====
On 1 February 2010, Keane signed for [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in a loan deal until the end of the [[2009–10 Celtic F.C. season|2009–10 season]] and was assigned the number 7 shirt, previously worn by [[Jimmy Johnstone]] and [[Henrik Larsson]].<ref name="JoinCeltic">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8492185.stm |title=Tottenham striker Robbie Keane joins Celtic |website=BBC Sport |date=1 February 2010 |access-date=1 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_010210201341.aspx |title=Transfer sensation: Robbie Keane signs for Celtic |first=Paul |last=Cuddihy |date=1 February 2010 |publisher=Celtic F.C. |access-date=3 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204074513/http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_010210201341.aspx |archive-date=4 February 2010}}</ref> After signing for Celtic, Keane said: "The club is massive. I am a Celtic fan and did not have to ask much about it. I always wanted to play for Celtic and it works for all parties."<ref name="JoinCeltic" />

He made his Celtic debut in a 1–0 defeat on 2 February at [[Rugby Park]] against [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8493164.stm |title=Kilmarnock 1–0 Celtic |website=BBC Sport |first=Martin |last=Conaghan |date=2 February 2010 |access-date=2 February 2010}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 4–2 victory in the fifth round of the [[Scottish Cup]] against [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline]] at [[East End Park]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/scotland/article2629462.ece |title=Robbie Keane turns tide in Celtic's favour |newspaper=The Times |first=Graham |last=Spiers |date=8 February 2010 |access-date=8 February 2010}}</ref> He scored his first goal in the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] in a 4–4 draw on 13 February.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8510568.stm |title=Aberdeen 4–4 Celtic |website=BBC Sport |first=Andy |last=Campbell |date=13 February 2010 |access-date=20 February 2010}}</ref> His first goal at [[Celtic Park]] proved to be the winner against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] on 20 February.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8523293.stm |title=Celtic 1–0 Dundee Utd |website=BBC Sport |first=Martin |last=Conaghan |date=20 February 2010 |access-date=20 February 2010}}</ref> Keane's first [[Old Firm]] match against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] was on 28 February, with Celtic losing 1–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8537948.stm |title=Rangers 1–0 Celtic |website=BBC Sport |first=Thomas |last=McGuigan |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=28 February 2010}}</ref> On 13 March, Keane scored his first Celtic hat-trick in a 3–0 Scottish Cup win over [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/8563557.stm |title=Kilmarnock 0–3 Celtic |website=BBC Sport |first=Fraser |last=Gibson |date=13 March 2010 |access-date=13 March 2010}}</ref> and then scored two in a league clash against them two weeks later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8588252.stm |title=Celtic 3–1 Kilmarnock |website=BBC Sport |first=Clive |last=Lindsay |date=27 March 2010 |access-date=27 March 2010}}</ref>

Keane's penultimate match was a 2–1 Old Firm win over Rangers on 4 May<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8658392.stm |title=Celtic 2–1 Rangers |website=BBC Sport |first=Andy |last=Campbell |date=4 May 2010}}</ref> his last match for Celtic came against [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] on 9 May, he scored the first goal in a 2–1 victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3268895,00.html |title=Celtic sign off with win |publisher=Sky Sports |date=9 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511005705/http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0%2C19764%2C11065_3268895%2C00.html |archive-date=11 May 2010 }}</ref> He stated that he enjoyed his time at Celtic and that it had given him back his 'hunger for football'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8701839.stm |title=Neil Lennon can revive Celtic says Robbie Keane |website=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2010}}</ref>
On 12 April, Keane was announced as [[Scottish Premier League monthly awards|SPL Player of the Month]] for [[2009–10 Scottish Premier League#Monthly awards|March 2010]].<ref name="SPL POTM">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8615887.stm |title=Defeat dulls Keane joy over player prize |website=BBC Sport |date=12 April 2010 |access-date=12 April 2010}}</ref> On 19 April 2010, Keane was announced as [[Celtic Player of The Year|Celtic's Fans' Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_190410151631.aspx |title=Irish eyes are smiling at Celtic awards night |publisher=Celtic F.C. |date=19 April 2010 |access-date=19 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422113828/http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_190410151631.aspx |archive-date=22 April 2010}}</ref>

====Loan to West Ham United====
[[File:RobbieKeaneBobbyMooreFund.JPG|thumb|upright|Keane warming up for West Ham United before a match against Aston Villa in April 2011]]

On 30 January 2011, Keane joined [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] on loan for the remainder of the [[2010-11 Premier League|season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20110130/keane-signs_2236884_2280156 |title=Keane signs |publisher=West Ham United F.C. |date=30 January 2011 |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203004803/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20110130/keane-signs_2236884_2280156 |archive-date=3 February 2011}}</ref> Keane made his debut for West Ham on 2 February in a 3–1 victory over [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] at [[Bloomfield Road]], scoring his first goal in the process.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9379946.stm |title=Blackpool 1–3 West Ham |website=BBC Sport |first=Julian |last=Shea |date=2 February 2011 |access-date=2 February 2011}}</ref> West Ham had an option to extend the deal by two years if they avoided relegation from the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/9380430.stm |title=West Ham confirm loan deal for Tottenham's Robbie Keane |website=BBC Sport |date=30 January 2011 |access-date=30 January 2011 |first=Saj |last=Chowdhury}}</ref> However, in May 2011 West Ham were relegated and Keane returned to Tottenham.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/robbie-keane-expects-spurs-exit-6404519.html |title=Robbie Keane expects Spurs exit |newspaper=London Evening Standard |date=24 May 2011 |access-date=26 May 2011}}</ref>