Robbie Keane will be part of our Spurs Legends squad to take on AC Milan Glorie at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday 23 March (2pm).
Tickets are available for this fascinating match that will pit the likes of Ledley King, David Ginola, Aaron Lennon, Dimitar Berbatov, Jermain Defoe and Robbie against a Milan side led by Italy maestro Andrea Pirlo and Cafu, Brazil’s most capped player and twice a World Cup winner.
Legacy Number #672, Keano had four clubs by the age of 20. We became his fifth, with legendary midfielder Glenn Hoddle, manager at the time, suggesting he needed a home. He certainly found one at Spurs.
Born in Tallaght, Dublin, Robbie made the huge life and career move to Wolves aged just 15. He scored twice on his debut against Norwich aged 17 and soon moved to the Premier League and Coventry City. His performances caught the eye of Marcello Lippi and Italian giants Inter, although his playing time at the San Siro was limited following Lippi’s departure. He joined Leeds United on loan, then permanently and then made the switch to N17 - stepping out at the Lane as a Spurs player in September, 2002.
But for a brief spell at Liverpool, he thrilled Spurs fans for the next nine years, captained the Club, became only one of 18 players to hit 100 goals for Spurs, reached 300 appearances and, most memorably, helped us lift the League Cup in 2008 having dispatched of Arsenal 5-1 in the semi-final, second leg.
The arrival of Dimitar Berbatov in 2006 led to one of the Club’s best striking partnerships of the modern era - ‘Keano’ and ‘Berba’ accounting for 91 goals in all competitions in 2006/07 and 2007/08.
Robbie departed for a new life in America with LA Galaxy in the MLS in 2011 and, naturally, tore the place up. He won three MLS titles and was named MLS and MLS Cup MVP in 2014. His stats are incredible - in over six seasons in the MLS, he scored 83 goals and claimed 45 assists in 125 regular-season appearances. His last move took him to India, initially as Teddy Sheringham’s main man at ATK, then a brief spell as manager following Teddy’s departure.