{{short description|Irish football striker (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Ger Robinson | fullname = Gerald Robinson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Ireland | height = | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1998–2001 | clubs1 = Middlesbrough | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2000–2001 | clubs2 = Scarborough | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2001–2002 | clubs3 = Dundalk | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2001–2002 | clubs4 = Kilkenny City | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2002–2003 | clubs5 = Longford Town | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2003 | clubs6 = Monaghan United | caps6 = ? | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2006–2008 | clubs7 = Kildare County | caps7 = 46 | goals7 = 11 | nationalyears1 = 1999 | nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U17 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Ger Robinson''' (born 9 June 1982) is an Irish former football striker, who last played for Kildare County in the League of Ireland. He is also involved in Gaelic football and has managed the Meath under-20 county team.
==Biography== Robinson was signed by Middlesbrough as an apprentice at age 14 and trained alongside the likes of Fabrizio Ravanelli, Juninho and Paul Gascoigne as a youngster with Middlesbrough.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/news/story.asp?j=26447&cat=sport |title=Archived copy |website=www.kildare-nationalist.ie |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120208135110/http://www.kildare-nationalist.ie/news/story.asp?j=26447&cat=sport |archive-date=8 February 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Boyle">{{cite news |last1=Boyle |first1=Donnchadh |title=Royal return working out for Robinson |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/sport/gaa/royal-return-working-out-for-robinson-38975621.html |access-date=14 April 2021 |work=independent |date=21 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Despite showing promise, he was never promoted to the senior team, and after ITV digital went bankrupt he returned to Ireland on loan at Dundalk<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-boost-striking-options/ |title=Dundalk Boost Striking Options - Dundalk Football Club |access-date=12 January 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220047/http://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-boost-striking-options/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Boyle" />
He scored on his League of Ireland debut at home to Shels on 27 August 2001<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dundalkfc.com/uncle-john-proud-of-ger/ |title=Uncle John Proud of Ger - Dundalk Football Club |access-date=12 January 2013 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215501/http://www.dundalkfc.com/uncle-john-proud-of-ger/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and at the end of the season he picked up an FAI Cup winner's medal. He then had spells with Kilkenny City, Monaghan United and Longford Town before changing codes to play GAA. For Longford he scored one goal in 7 total appearances<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ltfc.ie/index.php/club-history/club-stats/2000s/200203-2/ |title=2002/03 « Longford Town FC • Official Website |access-date=12 January 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304110442/http://ltfc.ie/club-history/club-stats/2000s/200203-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He picked up a Meath Senior Football Championship winner's medal for St Peters Dunboyne in the following years, where he was man of the match in the final [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20051106/ai_n15765811].
Robinson returned to soccer when his uncle John Ryan gave him a chance to line out for Kildare County while maintaining his GAA commitments at the same time. In the 2006 seasons and the 2007 seasons he played for Kildare County only in the latter end of the season due to GAA commitments. In this spell he scored 10 goals in 15 games. In 2008, he committed solely to soccer and played the entire season but only scored 1 goal in 31 appearances. He did not play for The Thoroughbreds after that.
Following his retirement, he became manager of St Peters Dunboyne.<ref>[https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/from-dunboyne-to-mixing-it-with-gazza-at-boro-and-back-again-the-meathman-who-has-lived-more-than-one-sporting-life-38975875.html From Dunboyne to mixing it with Gazza at Boro and back again: The Meathman who has lived more than one sporting life]</ref> He managed the Meath under-20 football team from 2019 until 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2019/12/13/robinson-appointed-u-20-boss/|title=Robinson appointed u-20 boss|work=Meath Chronicle|date=13 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/315140|title=Flynn confirmed as Meath U20 manager with Geraghty as selector|work=Hogan Stand|date=11 January 2021|quote=Flynn previously managed Mullingar Shamrocks and succeeds Dunboyne clubman Ger Robinson in the position}}</ref> On 10 December 2020, it was announced that he would become manager of Clogherinkoe.<ref>[https://kfmradio.com/news/10122020-1045/robinson-appointmented-manager-clogherinhoe-senior-footballers Robinson Appointmented Manager Of Clogherinhoe Senior Footballers.]{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Honours==
===Soccer=== * '''FAI Cup''' ** Dundalk: 2002 ''' AFL Div 3 North''' Dunboyne o35s - 2022
===GAA=== '''Meath Senior Football Championship: 1''' ** St Peters Dunboyne - 2005
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Meath county football team managers}}
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