Robbie Winters

Football player infobox
playername = Robbie Winters


fullname = Robert Winters
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1974|11|4
cityofbirth = East Kilbride
countryofbirth = Scotland
height = 177 cm
currentclub = SK Brann
clubnumber = 77
position = Striker
youthyears = 1991
youthclubs = Muirend Amateurs
years = 1992-1997
1998-2002
2002
2002-
clubs = Dundee United
Aberdeen
Luton Town
Brann
caps(goals) = 118 (27)cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=9471 |title=www.soccerbase.com - The Internet Soccer Database|publisher=Soccerbase.com |date= |accessdate=2008-09-06]
132 (41)
001 0(0)
132 (42) [ [http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brann.no%2Findex.php%3Fvalg%3Dspiller%26spiller%3D54&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=no&tl=en Official website profile (translated from Norwegian)] ]
nationalyears = 1999
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)
pcupdate = 08:56, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Robbie Winters (born 4 November 1974 in East Kilbride) is a Scottish footballer. He is a former Dundee United and Aberdeen and current SK Brann player.

Career

Winters made his debut for Dundee United in 1992 and played 99 league games for the Terrors, scoring 19 times. A move to Aberdeen beckoned, which saw Billy Dodds and cash come to Tannadice in exchange for Winters. His time at Pittodrie was fruitful, with 41 goals from 132 league appearances. In the 2000 Scottish Cup final, Winters came on as a 2nd-minute substitute to replace injured goalkeeper Jim Leighton, who suffered a fractured cheekbone. Playing virtually the whole match in an unorthodox position, Winters let in four goals as Rangers beat Aberdeen 4-0. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/766648.stm |title=BBC News FOOTBALL Rangers profit from Dons' misery |publisher=News.bbc.co.uk |date= 27 May 2000, 19:05 GMT 20:05 UK |accessdate=2008-09-06]

After leaving in 2002 when his contract expired, Winters played one match for Luton Town, appearing in the first half of the first match of the season, before moving to Norway with Brann. After several seasons with hints about leaving Bergen due to family issues, Winters stated on 31 October that he no longer had the motivation needed to play for SK Brann, and that he wished to leave the club in January [cite web|url=http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/ibergen/article788153.ece |title=iBergen.no |publisher=Pub.tv2.no |author=Av Farid Ighoubah |date= |accessdate=2008-09-06] . He was seeking a club, preferably in Scotland, but he also stated that an English Championship club would be interesting. With no contract offer, Winters returned to SK Brann to make peace with manager Mons Ivar Mjelde and fulfil his contract until December 2007. Winters' Scottish team-mate Charlie Miller did leave and subsequently joined Belgian side Lierse.

Winters, whose younger brother David is a professional footballer, has one Scotland cap, when he appeared as a substitute in the 1-0 friendly win against Germany in Bremen, April 1999.

Honours

Dundee United

*sport honours|SPFA Young Player of the Year|1|1997
*sport honours|Scottish League Cup Runner-up|1|1997-98

Aberdeen

*sport honours|Scottish Cup Runner-up|1|1999-00

Brann

*sport honours|Norwegian Cup|1|2004
*sport honours|Norwegian Premier League Player of the Month|1|May 2006
*sport honours|Norwegian Premier League|1|2007

References

External links

* [http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brann.no%2Findex.php%3Fvalg%3Dspiller%26spiller%3D54&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=no&tl=en Official website profile (translated from Norwegian)]
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Persondata
NAME= Winters, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Winters, Robbie
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 4 November 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH= East Kilbride, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=