Shane Robinson
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Shane Robinson is an Irish
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 midfielder currently playing for Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...

 club FC Haka
FC Haka
Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :...

. Scored 7 goals in his first season in Finnish football and won supporters player of the year 2011.

Shane signed for Shamrock Rovers in 1999 and made a scoring debut http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/matchdays/fixture-list/65-drogheda-0-4-rovers. His first month in the league he was awarded Player of the Month.

He went on to play for six seasons making 5 appearances in European competition. He was Player of the Year for the 2001/02 season.

Signed for Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish football club currently playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and, since 1979, plays its home matches at Hunky Dorys Park....

 in the 2005 close season http://www.eleven-a-side.com/boysingreen/news.asp?n=15958&l=1.

Scored Drogheda's first ever goal in European competition.

Scored for Drogheda in the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
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 qualifier at Dynamo Kiev on the 7th of August 2008.

After 4 years of trophies at United Park
United Park
Hunky Dorys Park is a football stadium in Drogheda, Ireland. The ground has been home to League of Ireland side Drogheda United since 1979. The ground has a capacity of 2,000 with 400 seats...

 he signed back for Rovers in January 2009 http://shamrockrovers.net/pressrelease.php?subaction=showfull&id=1232282797&archive=&start_from=&ucat=10& and captained the first Rovers side to play in Tallaght Stadium
Tallaght Stadium
Tallaght Stadium is a football stadium in the Southside suburb of Tallaght, Dublin. Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium back in July 1996...

 and also captained Rovers in there high profile friendly against Real Madrid in July 2009.

Having finished second in the league he parted company at the end of the 2009 season and moved to Australia where he played one season with Stirling Lions in the Football West state league. There he won the Leagues inaugural Perth Now Player of the year before returning to Europe and signing with FC Haka in 2011 http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/robinson-weighs-up-oz-move-1975065.html
http://www.club-footballwa.com.au/wordpress/2010/10/robinson-wins-inaugural-perth-now-player-of-the-year

Honours

  • League of Ireland
    League of Ireland
    The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

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    • Drogheda United
      Drogheda United
      Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish football club currently playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and, since 1979, plays its home matches at Hunky Dorys Park....

       - 2007
  • FAI Cup
    FAI Cup
    The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...

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    • Drogheda United
      Drogheda United
      Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish football club currently playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and, since 1979, plays its home matches at Hunky Dorys Park....

       - 2005
  • Setanta Sports Cup
    Setanta Sports Cup
    The Setanta Sports Cup, commonly known as just the Setanta Cup, is a club football competition featuring teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland...

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    • Drogheda United
      Drogheda United
      Drogheda United Football Club is an Irish football club currently playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club hails from Drogheda, Ireland and, since 1979, plays its home matches at Hunky Dorys Park....

       - 2006, 2007
  • Player of the Year:
    • Shamrock Rovers - 2001/02
    • FC Haka
      FC Haka
      Haka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :...

      - 2011
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