Editing Bryan Robson (section)

===Middlesbrough===
Robson's 13-year spell at Manchester United came to an end after nearly 500 appearances and 99 goals in May 1994 when he accepted the role of player-manager at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]. From 1994 to 1996, he combined the role with that of England assistant manager (under [[Terry Venables]]), and was linked with the manager's job when Venables announced his intention to quit after [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]], only to rule himself out of the running due to his limited experience. He was not included in new manager [[Glenn Hoddle]]'s coaching staff. In 2015, he expressed regret at turning down the opportunity to manage England.

Robson played his final game as a player on 1 January 1997, in a Premier League game against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]] 10 days before his 40th birthday. He claimed in his autobiography that he knew it was the right time to retire as his whole body ached for two weeks afterwards trying to keep up with the livewires [[Dennis Bergkamp]] and [[Ian Wright]].