Robbie Neilson
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| Robbie Neilson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 16, 1980 (age 26) | |
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | |
| Height | 5' 8" | |
| Playing position | Right-back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Heart of Midlothian | |
| Number | 2 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Rangers | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996- 1999-2000 2002-2003 |
Hearts →Cowdenbeath (loan) →Queen of the South (loan) |
140 (1) 8 (0) 13 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006- | Scotland | 1 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Robbie Neilson (born 19 June 1980, in Paisley) is a Scottish professional football player currently playing as a right-back for Hearts in the Scottish Premier League.
Neilson was originally attached to Rangers, the team he supported, through their Boys Club system, however, he joined Hearts Youth Academy at 16, as he felt it offered him a better chance of eventual first-team football and career progression. With hindsight, his judgment could be viewed as a wise one, for few of his contemporaries have established themselves at Ibrox.
Although lacking in both raw pace and intricate footballing skills, Neilson has developed a good positional awareness, which has helped to ensure the Hearts' offside trap is amongst the most effective in the Scottish Premier League. He is also famed for his long throw-in, which can be just as effective as a corner from halfway inside the opponents half.
He has been capped for Scotland U21's and had loan spells at Cowdenbeath (1999-00) and Queen of the South (2002-03) before securing his first-team position at Tynecastle. The pinnacle of his career to date would probably be his match-winning goal in Hearts' 2-1 victory away to FC Basel in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup, remarkably his first in any competition for the club.
He won his first Scotland cap in the 2-0 defeat to Ukraine on October 11, 2006.
[edit] Honours
- Scottish Cup: 2006
- Scottish League Challenge Cup: 2002-03
[edit] External links
- Robbie Neilson career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at londonhearts.com
| Heart of Midlothian F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Gordon | 2 Neilson | 3 Fyssas | 5 Tall | 6 Barasa | 7 McCann | 8 Aguiar | 9 Jankauskas | 11 Pospíšil | 12 Bednář | 13 Banks | 14 Bešlija | 16 Mikoliūnas | 18 Česnauskis | 20 Berra | 21 Gonçalves | 22 Elliot | 23 Wallace | 24 Ivaškevičius | 25 Karipidis | 26 Žaliūkas | 27 Velička | 28 Brellier | 34 Kingston | 36 Neill | 37 Driver | 38 Lithgow | 40 Jónsson | 41 J. Armstrong | 42 Glen | 43 Kurskis | 44 Klimek | 45 Pilibaitis | 46 Kančelskis | 47 Mackle | 53 Park | 57 Kostadinov | — Copil | Interim Head Coach: Korobochka |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Neilson, Robbie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Scottish footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paisley, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
