Robbie Dunn

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Robbie Dunn
Personal information
Full nameRobert Dunn
Date of birth6 July 1960
Place of birthPaisley, Scotland
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Kwinana United
Rockingham City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980North Perth Croatia
1981Adelaide Azzurri
1982-1983West Adelaide58(7)
1984–1985Preston Makedonia52(7)
1986West Adelaide19(4)
1987-1988Melbourne Croatia38(2)
1989-1990Perth Italia
1991South China
1992Selangor
1992-1994North Perth Croatia
1995Cockburn City
1995Mitchelton
1996Melville Corinthians
National team
1985-1988Australia25(2)
Teams managed
1993North Perth Croatia
2008-2011Western Australia
2012-Western Knights
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Robert "Robbie" Dunn (born 6 July 1960 in Paisley, Scotland) is an Australian former football (soccer) player. Dunn played as a defender in a career that spanned 15 years.[1]

Playing career

Club career

Dunn played in the National Soccer League for Preston Makedonia, West Adelaide and Melbourne Croatia.[1]

State career

Dunn represented the Western Australian state team once against Millwall in 1989.[1]

International career

Dunn represented Australia 36 times including 25 full international matches.[1][2]

Coaching career

Dunn was a playing coach at North Perth Croatia in 1993.[1]

At the start of the 2007 A-League season he was employed on a part-time basis by Perth Glory to assist David Mitchell in coaching duties. Due to business commitments he was unable to pursue a full-time coaching career.

He was appointed coach of the Western Australian state team in 2008 and has coached the team in three matches.[3][4]

Post football

He currently lives in Perth. He was an expert commentator on 990 Information Radio's coverage of Perth Glory A-League games. Dunn is a regularly interviewed through a variety of media outlets for advise and updates on Australia and International games.

Dunn still plays in the Masters League Soccer in Western Australia competes in International Masters Tournaments and is the Senior Coach of Western Knights.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Australian Player Database - D". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  2. The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
  3. "Competitive Football Returns to WA" (PDF). Football West. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  4. "State Squads - Senior Men's". Football West. Retrieved 2009-11-06.

External references