Robbie Winters

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Robbie Winters
Personal information
Full name Robert Winters
Date of birth November 4, 1974 (1974-11-04) (age 33)
Place of birth    East Kilbride, Scotland
Height 177 cm
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club SK Brann
Number 77
Youth clubs
1991 Muirend Amateurs
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992-1997
1998-2001
2002
2002-		 Dundee United
Aberdeen
Luton Town
Brann		 099 (19)[1]
132 (41)[1]
001 0(0)[1]
120 (42)[2]   
National team
1999 Scotland 001 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of April 14 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

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

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[edit] 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.[3]

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 October 31 that he no longer had the motivation needed to play for SK Brann, and that he wished to leave the club in January [4]. 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.

In the summer of 2008, Winters will look to return to Scottish Football.

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.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Scotland

1999–00
1997–98
1997

[edit] Norway

2007
2004
May 2006

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c www.soccerbase.com - The Internet Soccer Database
  2. ^ Sportsklubben Brann - Ekte lidenskap har et navn
  3. ^ BBC News | FOOTBALL | Rangers profit from Dons' misery
  4. ^ iBergen.no

[edit] External links

Awards
Preceded by
Jackie McNamara		 Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year
1997		 Succeeded by
Gary Naysmith
v • d • e
S.K. Brann – current squad

3 Dahl • 4 Guntveit • 6 Karadas • 7 El Fakiri • 8 Einarsson • 9 Solli • 10 Demba-Nyrén • 11 Vaagan Moen • 12 Opdal • 13 Huseklepp • 14 Jaiteh • 15 Hanstveit • 17 Bakke • 18 Bjarnason • 19 Misje • 20 Ludvigsen • 21 Sigurðsson • 22 Helstad • 23 Thwaite • 24 Udjus • 25 Amankwah • 26 Walde • 28 Björnsson • 77 Winters • Coach: Mjelde


Persondata
NAME Winters, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winters, Robbie
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1974-11-4
PLACE OF BIRTH East Kilbride , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH