Robbie Keane - The Biography

This is the definitive story of Robbie Keane's career charting his progression from the back streets of Tallaght through to Premiership stardom with Tottenham via World Cup glory with the Republic of Ireland and four moves costing £38 million.

Captain of his country and the leading marksman in Tottenham's groundbreaking 2006 season, Keane became the Republic of Ireland's record goal-scorer before he had even turned 26.

Blessed with unbreakable self belief, Keane has the uncanny knack of sparking a game into life with his own unique brand of impish skill and he is still universally popular at his previous clubs, Wolves, Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds United.

In this revealing biography, Andrew Sleight shows how Robbie Keane achieved so much, so soon. He speaks to the people that helped to shape his celebrated career and how he somersaulted into the record books with a smile on his face.

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