Karl Robertson

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Karl Robertson
Statistics
Nationality 22pixStarblaydiFlag.jpg Starblaydi
Hometown Jhanna
Position Striker
Caps 28
Goals 12
U21 Caps 4
U21 Goals 2
Clubs played for Iskara Daii, Tuncastle Rovers
Teams managed Tuncastle Rovers
Notes
AOCAF4 Winner

Karl Robertson began his career at Iskara Daii, in the shadow of Simeone Di Bradini. He was part of a stable of young strikers that included Marco Del Blanco and Darius Belizaire. Soon seen as the third or fourth-choice player he was sold to the then-'best team in Britannicus': Tuncastle Rovers. There he began to prosper as he helped take them to heights no Britannican team had seen before. Soon joined by former clubmate Del Blanco, the Starblaydi partnership earned them a win in the Tiberius Cup Final.

On the international stage, Karl and his Druidan strike-partner Rhys Owens dominated the AOCAF as Starblaydia and NEWI Cefn Druids faced each other in two consecutive finals, AOCAFs 3 and 4. Teammates Robertson and Owens scored in both Finals, earning the Druids a 4-3 win, four years later matched by a Starblaydi 2-1 win for Starblaydia's first ever footballing trophy.


22pixStarblaydiFlag.jpg Starblaydia squad - World Cup 16 Non-Qualifiers 22pixStarblaydiFlag.jpg

1 Da Silva | 2 R. Cole | 3 Garry (c) | 4 Carter | 5 Martin | 6 P. Cole | 7 Haldorsson | 8 de Souza Lima | 9 Lazerevski | 10 S. Di Bradini | 11 Robertson | 12 Myhill | 13 Salaam | 14 Stark | 15 Brown | 16 Perriman | 17 Benson | 18 Torino | 19 A. Matranga | 20 Bentley | 21 Higgins | 22 Mannix | 23 Kilgallon | Coach: Georges-Ringeaux

22pixStarblaydiFlag.jpg Starblaydia squad - World Cup 17 Quarter-Finalists 22pixStarblaydiFlag.jpg

1 Da Silva | 2 Salisbury | 3 Salaam | 4 Carter | 5 Martin (C) | 6 Brown | 7 Stark | 8 Hill | 9 Hall | 10 S. Di Bradini | 11 Hawthorne | 12 Griffiths | 13 Tsarev | 14 Haldorsson | 15 Tissot | 16 P. Cole | 17 R. Di Bradini | 18 Ol-wairain | 19 Torino | 20 Robertson | 21 Palmer | 22 Cragg | 23 Benson | Coach: N'Dumbu-Nsungu

22pixStarblaydiFlag.jpg Starblaydia squad - World Cup 18 Qualifiers 22pixStarblaydiFlag.jpg

1 Da Silva | 2 Salisbury | 3 Nicholson | 4 R. Di Bradini | 5 Durand | 6 Carter | 7 Stark | 8 Naoki | 9 Hall | 10 S. Di Bradini (c) | 11 Hawthorne | 12 Cragg | 13 Palmer | 14 Bachchan | 15 Mikael Tissot | 16 Scott | 17 Berisha | 18 Ol-wairain | 19 Thornley | 20 Robertson | 21 Martin | 22 Montefalcon | 23 Jakkinho | Coach: N'Dumbu-Nsungu