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Robbie Fowler

About
Robert Bernard "Robbie" Fowler (born 9 April 1975) is an English professional footballer and manager who plays as a striker and is currently a free agent. He is best remembered for his playing days at Liverpool and is the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League. Fowler scored 183 goals in total for Liverpool, 128 of which were scored in the Premier League (162 Premier League goals in total). He subsequently played for Leeds United and Manchester City, before returning to Liverpool in January 2006. He moved clubs 18 months later to sign for Cardiff City. He refused a one year "pay as you play" contract extension and signed with Blackburn Rovers on a three-month "pay as you play" deal instead. In December 2008, he departed Blackburn and forged a career in Australia with North Queensland Fury and Perth Glory. In 2011 he joined Thai side Muangthong United as a player, but later was appointed player/manager where he remained until 2012. He has been capped for England twenty-six times, scoring seven goals.

Early life
Fowler was born in Toxteth, Liverpool and brought up in the inner city area of Liverpool. At this time he was known as Bernard Ryder, his mother's surname. He lived in Toxteth at the time of the 1981 Toxteth riots, when he was six years old. As a youngster he supported Everton F.C., regularly travelling to Goodison Park. He played regularly for schoolboy team Thorvald, and once scored 16 times in a 26–0 rout.

In 1985 a 10-year-old Fowler was selected for Liverpool Schoolboys and was spotted by Liverpool scout Jim Aspinall. He began training with Liverpool once a week and signed schoolboy forms with the club. On leaving school in 1991 he signed as a YTS trainee, and turned professional on his 17th birthday less than a year later.

Youth Career
1984–1993 	Liverpool

Senior Career
Years 	Team 	Apps† 	(Gls)†

1993–2001 	Liverpool 	236 	(120)

2001–2003 	Leeds United 	30 	(14)

2003–2006 	Manchester City 	80 	(20)

2006–2007 	Liverpool 	30 	(8)

2007–2008 	Cardiff City 	13 	(4)

2008 	Blackburn Rovers 	3 	(0)

2009–2010 	North Queensland Fury 	26 	(9)

2010–2011 	Perth Glory 	28 	(9)

2011-2012 	Muangthong United 	13 	(2)

National team

1993–1995 	England U21 	8 	(3)

1994 	England B 	1 	(1)

1996–2002 	England 	26 	(7)

Coaching Career
On returning to England, Robbie has worked with League One side Milton Keynes Dons on an ad-hoc basis to assist the club's coaching staff. On 7 April 2011, Bury F.C.Bury confirmed that Fowler would join their coaching staff for one week to assist Richie Barker. Fowler briefly coached Liverpool's strikers in April 2011.