Steve Robinson (footballer)

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Personal information
Steve Robinson
Full name	Stephen Robinson
Date of birth	December 10, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth	Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Height	5ft 8in (173cm)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Luton Town
Number	8
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1994 1994 1994-2000 2000-2002 2002 2002-	Tottenham Hotspur → Leyton Orient (loan) Bournemouth Preston North End → Bristol City (loan) Luton Town	002 0(0) 000 0(0) 241 (52) 024 0(1) 006 0(1) 151 0(9)
National team²
2005-	Northern Ireland	008 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:16, 2 March 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Steve Robinson (born December 10, 1974 in Lisburn) is a footballer who currently plays for Luton Town. He has also been capped by Northern Ireland on 8 occasions. He began his career at Tottenham Hotspur FC, but joined Bournemouth AFC due to the lack of first-team opportunities. After a highly successful time at Bournemouth, Robinson joined Preston North End FC in 2000. After failing to force himself into Preston's first eleven, Steve joined Bristol City FC on loan until the end of the 2001/02 season.

After this he joined Luton for £50,000 in 2002. He was forced to play on the right-wing by then manager Joe Kinnear, despite his position being an attacking centre-midfielder in his Bournemouth days. New manager Mike Newell soon reverted Steve to his favoured central-midfield role, and he was rewarded with a League One championship in 2005, and a tenth place finish in the Championship in 2006. During the 2006/07 season, Robinson captained the side in Chris Coyne's absence and was handed a new two year deal by Hatter's boss Mike Newell.