Carl Robinson

Carl Robinson (born 13 October 1976) is a retired Welsh footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently coaching Australian A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.

Not to be confused with Karl Robinson.

Carl Robinson
Robinson with Vancouver in 2015
Personal information
Full name Carl Robinson
Date of birth (1976-10-13) 13 October 1976
Place of birth Llandrindod Wells, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers (head coach)
Youth career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 165 (19)
1996 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 4 (0)
2002–2004 Portsmouth 16 (0)
2003 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 4 (1)
2003 → Walsall (loan) 11 (1)
2003 → Rotherham United (loan) 14 (0)
2004 → Sheffield United (loan) 5 (0)
2004 → Sunderland (loan) 7 (1)
2004–2006 Sunderland 45 (4)
2005–2006 → Norwich City (loan) 7 (0)
2006–2007 Norwich City 42 (2)
2007–2010 Toronto FC 74 (3)
2010–2011 New York Red Bulls 12 (1)
Total 406 (32)
National team‡
1995–1997 Wales U-21 6 (0)
1998 Wales B 2 (0)
1999–2009 Wales 52 (1)
Teams managed
2013–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2020 Newcastle Jets
2020– Western Sydney Wanderers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 June 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 April 2009

Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Robinson started his career as a trainee with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made his Wolverhampton Wanderers debut during the 1996–97 season.

Shrewsbury Town

While on loan at Shrewsbury Town Robinson made his Football League debut versus Hull City in a 1–1 draw at Gay Meadow in front of 2,346 on 30 March 1996. He made five appearances for The Shrews: four in the league and one in The Football League Trophy final at Wembley Stadium in a 2–1 defeat against Rotherham United.

Portsmouth

After over 180 appearances for Wolves over six seasons, he moved to Portsmouth in July 2002 under the Bosman ruling. He played 15 league games for Portsmouth in the first half of their First Division Championship season (2002-03)[1] before finishing the season with loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday (where he scored once against future club Norwich)[2] and Walsall (where he scored once against Bradford).[3] The following season he was loaned out again, this time to Rotherham, Sheffield United and Sunderland. However between these loan spells he did return to Portsmouth to make one Premier League appearance against Chelsea.[4]

Sunderland

After impressing at Sunderland he signed a three-year deal in June 2004. He then went on to collect another championship winners medal as they gained promotion during a season in which he played 42 of 46 matches.

Norwich City

After a loan spell with Norwich City, he signed for The Canaries permanently on a 2.5 year deal for an undisclosed fee in January 2006. Robinson scored his first goal for Norwich in a 5–1 win against Barnsley on 26 August 2006.

Toronto FC

On 31 January 2007, Robinson joined Toronto FC from Norwich after just over a year at Carrow Road, even though he still had 18 months remaining on his deal with Norwich. He scored his first MLS goal when he netted Toronto's third in a 4–0 win against FC Dallas on 17 June 2007. He was voted team MVP in his first year and repeated in his second year at the club.

New York Red Bulls

In March 2010 he was traded from Toronto FC to the New York Red Bulls for a fourth-round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.[5] On 20 March 2010, Robinson started for New York in a 3–1 victory against Santos FC, which was the first match played at the new Red Bull Arena.[6] On 21 August 2010, he scored his first goal for New York Red Bulls in a 4–1 road victory against his old club Toronto FC and refused to celebrate.[7]

International career

A Wales international player, Robinson made his debut against Belarus in 1999, winning the man of the match award. His 50th cap came in the 2–0 World Cup Qualifier victory over Liechtenstein. On 1 April 2009, Robinson announced his retirement from international football at the age of 32 with 52 caps after Wales suffered two consecutive defeats, making it virtually impossible for them to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[8]

Managerial career

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

In January 2012, Robinson retired as a player and joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC as an assistant coach.[9] He took over as the head coach of the club in December 2013.[10] The club parted ways with Robinson on 25 September 2018.[11]

Newcastle Jets

In February 2020, Robinson signed a three-and-a-half-year contract as the head coach of Australian A-League club Newcastle Jets.[12] On 14 October 2020, the Jets announced that Robinson was in talks with Western Sydney Wanderers.[13]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 15 October 2020, Western Sydney Wanderers announced the signing of Robinson from Newcastle Jets.[14]

Career statistics

Playing career
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1995-96Shrewsbury TownDivision Two400000--
2001–02Wolverhampton WanderersFirst Division1110000—102
2002–03Walsall10200——102
Sheffield Wednesday4100——41
Portsmouth1500020—170
2003–04Premier League1020——30
2003–04Rotherham UnitedChampionship140—20—30
Sheffield United50———50
Sunderland91———91
2004–054042010—434
2005–06Premier League500020—70
2005–06Norwich CityChampionship2200000—220
2006–072722000—290
Canada League Voyageurs Cup League Cup North America Total
2007Toronto FCMLS262———262
200827140—311
20092104020270
United States League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2010New York Red BullsMLS111—111
201120—20
Total England 163116070—17611
Canada 74380—20843
United States 131—131
Career total 25015140702027315

Managerial statistics
As of match played 29 January 2021 [15]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Vancouver Whitecaps 16 December 2013 25 September 2018 199 78 49 72 276 275 +1 039.20
Newcastle Jets 6 February 2020 15 October 2020 11 7 3 1 19 9 +10 063.64
Western Sydney Wanderers 15 October 2020 Present 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 040.00
Total 215 87 54 74 300 288 +12 040.47

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Games played by Carl Robinson in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "Sheff Weds 2–2 Norwich". BBC. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  3. "Bradford 1–2 Walsall". BBC. 1 March 2003. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  4. "Chelsea 3-0 Portsmouth". BBC. 28 December 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. Molinaro, John F. (10 March 2010). "No hard feelings on Robinson: Toronto FC". CBC Sports.
  6. "THE STARTING XI Salou, Kandji partner up top". Bigapplesoccer.com. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  7. Molinaro, John F. (21 August 2010). "Ex-TFC star Robinson a class act". CBC Sports.
  8. "Robinson takes Wales retirement" BBC Sport Retrieved on 2 April 2009
  9. "Whitecaps FC solidify MLS coaching staff | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  10. "Vancouver Whitecaps introduce Carl Robinson as head coach". Vancouver Sun. 16 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  11. "Vancouver Whitecaps FC release head coach Carl Robinson". Whitecapsfc.com. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  12. Dillon, Robert (6 February 2020). "Newcastle Jets sign Welshman Carl Robinson as head coach". The Newcastle Herald.
  13. "Club statement: Carl Robinson". Newcastle Jets. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  14. "Wanderers announce Carl Robinson as head coach". Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  15. "Carl Robinson career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  16. "RFB Toronto FC "Man of the Year" Award". redpatchboys.ca. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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