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Graham Paul Roberts (born 3 July 1959) is a retired English footballer and manager who played for numerous clubs, mainly in a defensive role. He most recently was coach for the Nepal national football team. ==Playing career== Roberts was born in Southampton, and joined his local club, Southampton F.C, as an associate schoolboy in October 1973, but failed to make the grade and was released, joining Portsmouth in March 1977. He was sold to Dorchester Town where he impressed before joining local rivals Weymouth. From there he was sold to Tottenham Hotspur in May 1980 for £35,000. Roberts was a member of the successful Tottenham Hotspur side of the early 1980s, winning two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup in 1984, scoring in the second leg of the final against Anderlecht, and then scoring his penalty as Spurs won the final on a shootout. He moved to Rangers in 1986 for £450,000 and won the Scottish Premier Division in his first full season and the Scottish League Cup a year later. Whilst at Rangers he was involved in a controversial Old Firm derby at Ibrox Park on 17 October 1987. During a very bad-tempered match three players were sent off and in the aftermath Roberts, his team-mates Terry Butcher and Chris Woods and Celtic F.C. player Frank McAvennie were all charged with conduct likely to provoke a breach of the peace. Both Roberts and McAvennie had their cases adjudged not proven, although Butcher and Woods were both convicted and fined.〔(From the archive: the Old Firm shame game of 1987 )〕 During the course of the match Roberts, who had replaced Woods as goalkeeper after Woods was sent off, was involved in a second controversy when he "conducted" Rangers supporters in a rendition of "The Sash", although Roberts would subsequently claim that he didn't realise they were singing that song, a traditional Ulster loyalist anthem, when he made the gesture.〔(Hard as Nails )〕 He joined Chelsea in August 1988 for £475,000 and helped the side emphatically win the Second Division championship in 1988–89. He later moved to West Bromwich Albion, where he played out the remainder of his professional career. Roberts won six caps for England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=810 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Graham Roberts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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