| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1968-08-28)28 August 1968 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Witney, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1986 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Oxford United | 91 | (10) |
| 1990–2002 | Middlesbrough | 365 | (25) |
| 2002–2003 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | (1) |
| Total | 478 | (36) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Bentley Falcons (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Boston College Eagles (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robin "Robbie" Mustoe (born 28 August 1968) is an English former professionalfootballer who now works as a commentator forNBC Sports.
He made nearly 500 appearances inthe Football League andPremier League playing primarily as a defensivemidfielder forOxford United andMiddlesbrough, but also making appearances forCharlton Athletic andSheffield Wednesday.[1]
Mustoe began his football career as a junior withOxford United.[2] He made hisFootball League debut in the 1986–87Football League First Division, and went on to play nearly 100 league games for the club.[3]
He joinedMiddlesbrough in 1990 for £375,000. WhenBryan Robson took over asplayer-manager in 1994, Mustoe initially lost his place.[4] However, he worked his way back into the side, becoming a consistent member of the first team,[3] featured in all three of the club'sWembley finals,[5][6][7] and shared the club's 1999 Player of the Year award withHamilton Ricard.[8]
WhenSteve McClaren took over as manager in 2001, Mustoe was 33 and not part of McLaren's future plans. However, he again worked his way back into the team and played a prominent part in the 2001–02 season.[9] He left the club in the summer of 2002, having made more than 450 appearances in all competitions.
He played a season atCharlton Athletic before ending his professional playing career inLeague One withSheffield Wednesday.[10] At Wednesday he scored once, an injury-time winner againstBrighton & Hove Albion.[11]
In his bookWoody and Nord,Gareth Southgate describes Mustoe as "one of the most honest professionals in the game".[citation needed]
After retiring as a player, Mustoe moved toLexington, Massachusetts, in the United States where he coached college soccer.[12]
Mustoe moved to the US after retiring from playing where he worked as a commentator/analyst forESPN television for five years.[13] He was invited into ESPN by former Boro commentatorDave Roberts.[14] where the two worked side by side in both the TV studio and conducting soccer commentaries. Mustoe also worked alongsideAdrian Healey for ESPN'sLa Liga,UEFA Champions League, theUEFA Euro 2008, the2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the2010 FIFA World Cup in which he partnered mostly withDerek Rae, andUEFA Euro 2012 coverage.[15][16] He also regularly appeared as a pundit onESPN FC and made sporadic appearances for the network'sPremier League coverage working in the studio.
In April 2013, he joined fellow British "Robbie" (Robbie Earle) on NBC as an analyst for their newly purchasedEnglish Premier League TV rights in the US market, as well as NBC'sMatch of the Day andPremier League Download programs.[17]
Middlesbrough[18]
