Robert Burch

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Robert Burch
Personal information
Date of birth October 8, 1984 (1984-10-08) (age 23)
Place of birth    Yeovil, England
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Unattached
Youth clubs
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002-2007
2003
2004
2004-05
2005
2005
2007
2007-2008		 Tottenham Hotspur
→ Woking (loan)
→ Stevenage Borough (loan)
→ West Ham United (loan)
→ Stevenage Borough (loan)
→ Bristol City (loan)
→ Barnet (loan)
Sheffield Wednesday		 0 (0)
6 (0)
2 (0)
0 (0)
1 (0)
0 (0)
6 (0)
2 (0)   
National team2
England U20

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22:32, 14 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of March 9, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)
For the US politician, see Rob Burch

Robert Burch (born 8 October 1984) is an English football player who currently plays as a goalkeeper.

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[edit] Playing career

Robert Burch turned professional with Tottenham Hotspur in July 2002 and spent a further 5 years at the club after signing professional forms.

During that time Burch was loaned out to Conference clubs Woking (2003) and Stevenage Borough (twice in 2004/05) in order to gain some first-team experience. He was also loaned to West Ham United in December 2004 but, despite being an unused substitute on six occasions, he failed to make a first-team appearance for the Upton Park club. Indeed, frustration was the name of the game for Robert as injuries restricted him to just seven reserve team appearances in 2004-05.

Burch was back on loan in 2005-06 with a stint at Bristol City but, again, a senior debut eluded him. He finally made his début on loan at Barnet when he was signed on an emergency 28-day loan on 30 January 2007. He made his début for the Bees against Notts County .

Burch was released from his contract by Tottenham on May 19, 2007 and signed for Sheffield Wednesday on Monday, July 2 2007.[1]

Burch made his Wednesday debut on August 28th 2007, in a 2-1 League Cup second round victory over Hartlepool United. He was released by the club at the end of the season after playing just three competitive matches.

[edit] International career

Burch is a former England Under-20 keeper.

[edit] Personal life

Robert proposed to his girlfriend on the This Morning television programme on 14 February 2008. She is a producer on the show, and he surprised her backstage with a little help from Fern Britton.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ tottenhamhotspur.com - Player Update
  2. ^ "Rob Pops The Question Live On TV!", SWFC.co.uk, 14 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.