Keano back for Spurs Legends vs AC Milan Glorie!

Robbie Keane will be part of our Spurs Legends squad to take on AC Milan Glorie at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday 23 March (2pm).

Tickets are available for this fascinating match that will pit the likes of Ledley King, David Ginola, Aaron Lennon, Dimitar Berbatov, Jermain Defoe and Robbie against a Milan side led by Italy maestro Andrea Pirlo and Cafu, Brazil’s most capped player and twice a World Cup winner.

A modern-day Spurs hero, ‘Keano’ joined us 2002 and went on to score 122 goals for us in 306 appearances in all competitions in two spells, 2002-2011, lifting the League Cup in 2008.

He joins Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Sebastien Bassong, Dimitar Berbatov, Stephen Carr, Pascal Chimbonda, Michael Dawson, Jermain Defoe, Mark Falco, David Ginola, Heurelho Gomes, Younes Kaboul, Ledley King, Aaron Lennon, Allan Nielsen, Sandro, Teddy Sheringham, Teemu Tainio and Michel Vorm in the squad for the charity match in aid of the Club’s Foundation.

Legacy Number #672, Keano had four clubs by the age of 20. We became his fifth, with legendary midfielder Glenn Hoddle, manager at the time, suggesting he needed a home. He certainly found one at Spurs.

Born in Tallaght, Dublin, Robbie made the huge life and career move to Wolves aged just 15. He scored twice on his debut against Norwich aged 17 and soon moved to the Premier League and Coventry City. His performances caught the eye of Marcello Lippi and Italian giants Inter, although his playing time at the San Siro was limited following Lippi’s departure. He joined Leeds United on loan, then permanently and then made the switch to N17 - stepping out at the Lane as a Spurs player in September, 2002.

But for a brief spell at Liverpool, he thrilled Spurs fans for the next nine years, captained the Club, became only one of 18 players to hit 100 goals for Spurs, reached 300 appearances and, most memorably, helped us lift the League Cup in 2008 having dispatched of Arsenal 5-1 in the semi-final, second leg.

The arrival of Dimitar Berbatov in 2006 led to one of the Club’s best striking partnerships of the modern era - ‘Keano’ and ‘Berba’ accounting for 91 goals in all competitions in 2006/07 and 2007/08.

Robbie departed for a new life in America with LA Galaxy in the MLS in 2011 and, naturally, tore the place up. He won three MLS titles and was named MLS and MLS Cup MVP in 2014. His stats are incredible - in over six seasons in the MLS, he scored 83 goals and claimed 45 assists in 125 regular-season appearances. His last move took him to India, initially as Teddy Sheringham’s main man at ATK, then a brief spell as manager following Teddy’s departure.

Internationally, Keano is untouchable for the Republic of Ireland, the Republic's record appearance maker with 146 caps and record goalscorer, 68, between 1998-2016, highlights including three goals in four matches at the 2002 World Cup finals.

Robbie announced his retirement in November, 2018 and has since had coaching spells at Middlesbrough, Maccabi Tel Aviv - where he won the Israeli Premier League - and is now Head Coach at Ferencvárosi TC in Hungary.