Former England coach dies
Published:Friday | July 31, 2009 | 12:36 PM
Bobby Robson, who coached England to the 1990 World Cup semifinals and won football trophies in four countries, died today.
He was 76.
The popular coach, who was given a knighthood in 2002 for his services to football, was diagnosed with cancer five times since 1991 and had continued to work until November 2007.
Robson played for England at the 1958 World Cup and, as coach, took his country to its strongest World Cup finish since its 1966 title before stints at PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto and Barcelona.
He rose to fame in the 1970s when he turned unfashionable Ipswich into one of the country\'s top teams, winning the FA Cup and UEFA Cup.
His last club job was at Newcastle, the club he supported as a boy, and he took his final role as a mentor to novice Ireland coach Steve Staunton in January 2006 at age 72.