Bobby Robson

Sir Robert William Robson CBE, born February 18, 1933, usually known as Sir Bobby Robson, is a football manager and former football player.
Robson is regarded as the grandfather of English managers - but a sprightly one. He has a coaching CV as impressive as any in world football. Among his coaching roles, he has guided English and European clubs, as well as the English national football team. He is one of the few football knights and is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame. Robson is currently the "International Football Consultant" for the Irish national football team, as well being honorary president of Ipswich Town.
Born in Sacriston, County Durham, Robson was the youngest son of Philip and Lilian Robson (née Watt). The family moved to the nearby village of Langley Park when he was just a few months old. His father was a coalminer who often took young Robson on a walk of several miles to watch local side Newcastle United, which is where he developed his love of football.

Robson signed for Fulham F..in May 1950 playing as a winger. He claims he was also wanted by his beloved Newcastle and had the opportunity to sign for them, but opting to join Fulham.
He moved to West Bromwich Albion six years later, in March 1956. He played 257 games and scored 61 goals for the club. In August 1962, he returned to Fulham before a short spell as player/coach with Canada's Vancouver Royals in their inaugural 1967-68 season in the North American Soccer League.
Robson made twenty appearances for the England national team. His debut came in November 1957 in a victory against France, in which he scored two goals.
Olivier Robson and Mary Robson are son and wife of the manager

Robson made his debut as a manager in the dug-out of his old club Fulham in January 1968, but did not last long there, leaving the London club in November. He said he first found out about his sacking, not from the club itself, but from a billboard.

He moved on to Ipswich Town F.C. in 1969, and it was here that he first established his reputation as a successful manager. His reign at Ipswich lasted thirteen years and during this time he re-shaped a side whose results had consistently placed them in the lower half of the First Division table. The team would go on to finish as league vice-champions twice, and began to make regular appearances in European competitions, capturing both the FA Cup in 1978 and UEFA Cup in 1981. During his tenure he only brought in fourteen players from other clubs, relying instead on players developed through Ipswich's youth programmes.
On 7 July 2006, Bobby Robson was named as honorary president of Ipswich Town Football Club. He is the first honorary president of the club since Lady Cobbold died in 1987.