Robbie Middleby
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| Robbie Middleby | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Middleby | |
| Date of birth | August 9, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Newcastle, Australia | |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Playing position | Right Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sydney FC | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1992–1993 | AIS | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993–1994 1994 1994–1996 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000 2000–2001 2000–2001 2001–2004 2005–present |
Newcastle Breakers Adamstown Rosebud Wollongong Wolves KFC Uerdingen Auckland Kingz Cringila Lions Carlton SC Wollongong Wolves Newcastle United Sydney FC |
9 (1) 35 (1) 27 (0) 21 (1) 8 (0) 19 (1) 62 (6) 44 (3) |
| National team | ||
| 1995 2002 |
Australia U-20 Australia |
5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Robert Middleby (born August 9, 1975 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a midfielder for Sydney FC in the A-League.
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[edit] Club career
The former NSL journeyman came to Sydney FC after earlier stints at Newcastle United Jets, Wollongong Wolves (twice), Carlton, Football Kingz and the Newcastle Breakers. He won an NSL title with the Wolves and also spent time overseas with German outfit Eintracht Trier.
Middleby saw little game time under coach Pierre Littbarski in his first season at the club, playing only 212 minutes in 16 appearances despite scoring in Sydney FC's 3-1 victory against New Zealand Knights early in the campaign. He gained favour, though, under Littbarski's replacement Terry Butcher and was a regular starter in the 06/07 season. Despite missing part of the season with a broken collarbone after a controversial off-the-ball incident involving Melbourne Victory defender Adrian Leijer,[1][2] Middleby was voted Sydney FC Players' Player of the Year for the season.[3]
Middleby is famous for accidentally breaking David Beckham's rib, when Sydney FC played the Los Angeles Galaxy at ANZ Stadium in November 2007. Sydney ended up winning 5-3. Middleby also scored in this match. In February 2008 Middleby resigned with Sydney for another 2 years, extending his contract to the 2009-2010 season.
[edit] Honours
With Sydney FC:
A-League Championship: 2005-2006- Oceania Club Championship: 2004-2005
With Wollongong Wolves:
- NSL Championship: 2000-2001
- Oceania Club Championship: 2000-2001
Personal Honours:
[edit] References
- ^ "Record crowd sees Victory down 10-man Sydney", ABC Victoria, September 2, 2006.
- ^ "Butcher wants justice", Fox Sports, September 2, 2006.
- ^ "Middleby takes top honour", a-league.com.au.
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