Born 1980 in Dublin. Capped by Eire over 50 times with an excellent International strike-rate, he rose quickly to prominence with Wolves where his ball skills won the admiration of older players, scoring 24 goals in only 67 games. A fee of ????6m took him across the Midlands to Coventry City. He was the subject of several very expensive transfer deals costing Inter-Milan ????13m, United ????12m and Tottenham ????7m as he changed clubs in quick succession. Often used by United as a shock tactic bench player. Keane's quick-thinking and ball skills made him a threat to any defence. United's glut of striker power saw him reluctantly leave after initially turning down an ????8m transfer to Sunderland. Made 36 starts, with a further 18 from the bench scoring 19 times which was usually followed by his signature cart-wheel and gunslinger celebration.

	Spells
Signed From		Type	Joined	Left For		Left
	Glasgow Schools	Apprentice	Jun 1971		Nottingham Forest	Jun 1979
	Nottingham Forest	Permanent	Jul 1981		Sunderland	Jun 1985

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	Player Record	Apps	Start	(Sub)	Unused Sub	Goals
League		46	28	(18)	9	13
FA Cup		2	2	(0)	0	0
League Cup		2	2	(0)	0	3
Europe		6	6	(0)	2	3
TOTAL		56	38	(18)	11	19

	Season by Season	Apps	Start	(Sub)	Unused Sub	Goals
1971-1972		0	0	(0)	1	0
Europe 0 0 (0) 1 0
1972-1973		6	4	(2)	6	1
League 4 3 (1) 1 1 FA Cup 0 0 (0) 1 0 Europe 2 1 (1) 4 0
1973-1974		14	9	(5)	11	1
League 6 3 (3) 10 0 FA Cup 1 0 (1) 1 0 League Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0 Europe 6 5 (1) 0 1
1974-1975		33	32	(1)	3	2
League 18 18 (0) 0 2 FA Cup 8 8 (0) 0 0 League Cup 1 0 (1) 0 0 Europe 6 6 (0) 3 0
1975-1976		46	46	(0)	0	2
League 42 42 (0) 0 2 FA Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0 League Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
1976-1977		47	47	(0)	0	3
League 41 41 (0) 0 3 FA Cup 5 5 (0) 0 0 League Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0
1977-1978		48	47	(1)	1	6
League 41 40 (1) 1 3 FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 1 League Cup 6 6 (0) 0 2
1978-1979		51	51	(0)	0	10
League 40 40 (0) 0 6 FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 2 League Cup 8 8 (0) 0 2
1979-1980		1	1	(0)	0	0
League 1 1 (0) 0 0
1981-1982		41	40	(1)	1	0
League 37 36 (1) 1 0 FA Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0 League Cup 2 2 (0) 0 0
1982-1983		48	48	(0)	0	5
League 42 42 (0) 0 5 FA Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0 League Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0
1983-1984		29	29	(0)	0	4
League 24 24 (0) 0 4 FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0 League Cup 4 4 (0) 0 0
1984-1985		43	43	(0)	0	1
League 39 39 (0) 0 1 FA Cup 1 1 (0) 0 0 League Cup 3 3 (0) 0 0

	Appearances		Date	Score		Match Events
	Aston Villa Premier League	H	23/12/2000	1 : 2	L
	Newcastle United Premier League	A	26/12/2000	1 : 2	L
	Middlesbrough Premier League	H	01/01/2001	1 : 1	D
	Barnsley FA Cup 3rd Round	H	06/01/2001	1 : 0	W
	Manchester City Premier League	A	13/01/2001	4 : 0	W
	Newcastle United Premier League	H	20/01/2001	1 : 3	L
	Aston Villa Premier League	A	24/01/2001	2 : 1	W
	Liverpool FA Cup 4th Round	H	27/01/2001	0 : 2	L
	Coventry City Premier League	H	31/01/2001	1 : 0	W
	Ipswich Town Premier League	A	03/02/2001	2 : 1	W
	Everton Premier League	A	07/02/2001	2 : 2	D
	Derby County Premier League	H	10/02/2001	0 : 0	D
	Tottenham Hotspur Premier League	A	24/02/2001	2 : 1	W
	Manchester United Premier League	H	03/03/2001	1 : 1	D
	Sunderland Premier League	A	31/03/2001	2 : 0	W
	Southampton Premier League	H	07/04/2001	2 : 0	W
	Liverpool Premier League	A	13/04/2001	2 : 1	W
	West Ham United Premier League	A	21/04/2001	2 : 0	W
	Chelsea Premier League	H	28/04/2001	2 : 0	W
	Arsenal Premier League	A	05/05/2001	1 : 2	L
	Southampton Premier League	H	18/08/2001	2 : 0	W
	West Ham United Premier League	A	25/08/2001	0 : 0	D
	Bolton Wanderers Premier League	H	08/09/2001	0 : 0	D
	Charlton Athletic Premier League	A	16/09/2001	2 : 0	W
	Maritimo UEFA Cup 1st Round 1st Leg	A	20/09/2001	0 : 1	L
	Derby County Premier League	H	23/09/2001	3 : 0	W
	Maritimo UEFA Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg	H	27/09/2001	3 : 0	W
	Ipswich Town Premier League	A	30/09/2001	2 : 1	W
	Leicester City Worthington Cup 3rd Round	A	09/10/2001	6 : 0	W
	Liverpool Premier League	A	13/10/2001	1 : 1	D
	Troyes UEFA Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg	H	18/10/2001	4 : 2	W
	Chelsea Premier League	H	21/10/2001	0 : 0	D
	Manchester United Premier League	A	27/10/2001	1 : 1	D
	Troyes UEFA Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg	A	01/11/2001	2 : 3	L
	Tottenham Hotspur Premier League	H	04/11/2001	2 : 1	W
	Sunderland Premier League	A	18/11/2001	0 : 2	L
	Grasshoppers UEFA Cup 3rd Round 1st Leg	A	22/11/2001	2 : 1	W
	Aston Villa Premier League	H	25/11/2001	1 : 1	D
	Chelsea Worthington Cup 4th Round	H	28/11/2001	0 : 2	L
	Grasshoppers UEFA Cup 3rd Round 2nd Leg	H	06/12/2001	2 : 2	D
	Everton Premier League	H	19/12/2001	3 : 2	W
	Chelsea Premier League	A	30/01/2002	0 : 2	L
	Liverpool Premier League	H	03/02/2002	0 : 4	L
	Charlton Athletic Premier League	H	24/02/2002	0 : 0	D
	Ipswich Town Premier League	H	06/03/2002	2 : 0	W
	Blackburn Rovers Premier League	H	17/03/2002	3 : 1	W
	Manchester United Premier League	H	30/03/2002	3 : 4	L
	Tottenham Hotspur Premier League	A	01/04/2002	1 : 2	L
	Sunderland Premier League	H	07/04/2002	2 : 0	W
	Aston Villa Premier League	A	13/04/2002	1 : 0	W
	Fulham Premier League	H	20/04/2002	0 : 1	L
	Derby County Premier League	A	27/04/2002	1 : 0	W
	Middlesbrough Premier League	H	11/05/2002	1 : 0	W
	Manchester City Premier League	H	17/08/2002	3 : 0	W
	West Bromwich Albion Premier League	A	24/08/2002	3 : 1	W
	Sunderland Premier League	H	28/08/2002	0 : 1	L

	Unused Sub		Date	Score		Match Events
	Charlton Athletic Premier League	A	17/03/2001	2 : 1	W	Unused Sub
	Arsenal Premier League	A	21/08/2001	2 : 1	W	Unused Sub
	Fulham Premier League	A	02/12/2001	0 : 0	D	Unused Sub
	Blackburn Rovers Premier League	A	09/12/2001	2 : 1	W	Unused Sub
	Newcastle United Premier League	H	22/12/2001	3 : 4	L	Unused Sub
	Arsenal Premier League	H	20/01/2002	1 : 1	D	Unused Sub
	Middlesbrough Premier League	A	09/02/2002	2 : 2	D	Unused Sub
	PSV Eindhoven UEFA Cup 4th Round 1st Leg	A	21/02/2002	0 : 0	D	Unused Sub
	PSV Eindhoven UEFA Cup 4th Round 2nd Leg	H	28/02/2002	0 : 1	L	Unused Sub
	Everton Premier League	A	03/03/2002	0 : 0	D	Unused Sub
	Leicester City Premier League	A	23/03/2002	2 : 0	W	Unused Sub

	References
	OzWhite: Player Profile for Robbie Keane
	Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for Robbie Keane
	Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Player Profile for Robbie Keane