John Robertson

Football, Football player

1953 –

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Who is John Robertson?

John Neilson Robertson is a former Scottish footballer. He played for Nottingham Forest when they were at the peak of their success under manager Brian Clough, notably scoring the only goal in a 1–0 victory in the 1980 European Cup Final against Hamburger SV. He also played for the full Scotland national football team, scoring the winning goal against England in 1981 and against New Zealand in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He has since moved into coaching acting as assistant to his former Nottingham Forest teammate Martin O'Neill. Robertson's last role was Assistant Manager at Aston Villa between 2006 and 2010.

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Born
Jan 20, 1953
Uddingston
Nationality
  • Scotland
Lived in
  • Uddingston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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