Robbie Savage
Robert William Savage (born 18 October 1974) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, now a football pundit and director of football at Northern Premier League Premier Division club Macclesfield.
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Savage at the Select Car Leasing Stadium in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert William Savage | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Macclesfield (director of football) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brickfield Rangers | |||
| 1990 | Lex XI | ||
| 1991–1993 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Crewe Alexandra | 77 | (10) |
| 1997–2002 | Leicester City | 172 | (8) |
| 2002–2005 | Birmingham City | 82 | (11) |
| 2005–2008 | Blackburn Rovers | 76 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Derby County | 124 | (7) |
| 2008 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Stockport Town | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 538 | (37) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Wales U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 1995 | Wales U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 1995–2004 | Wales | 39 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his career he played predominantly as a midfielder, starting off as a youth player with Manchester United before joining Crewe Alexandra when released by the Old Trafford club. He became a regular for Leicester City in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and performed a similar role for Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers. In 2008, he joined Derby County; after a short loan spell with Brighton & Hove Albion later that year, he returned to captain Derby, with whom he finished his playing career. He also played for the Wales national team on 39 occasions. He is now a pundit for the BBC and regularly presents 606 on BBC Radio 5 Live on Sunday evenings. He also co-presents Early Kick Off on BT Sport.