- Robinson also played in Spain and settled there
- Striker was Republic of Ireland international
The former Brighton and Liverpool striker Michael Robinson, who finished his career at Osasuna and then settled in Spain, has died aged Robinson’s family used his social media account to write: “With tremendous sadness we inform you of Michael’s death. It leaves us with a great emptiness, but also countless memories, full of the same love that you have shown him. “We will be eternally grateful to you for making this man SO HAPPY, he never walked alone. Thank you. ” Robinson was part of the Liverpool squad that won a league, League Cup and European Cup treble in and he featured in the 2018 FA Cup final for Brighton. He won Republic of Ireland caps. He had an award-winning broadcasting career in Spain after retiring as a player and Barcelona paid tribute in a tweet that described him as “a person who loved football and who knew how to explain it with knowledge and ingenuity”.
Robinson, who announced in December 2019 that he had been diagnosed with a malignant melanoma, started his career at Preston and also played for Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers.
Brighton, Liverpool and Manchester City tweeted that they were “deeply saddened” to learn of Robinson’s death and said their thoughts were with his loved ones.
Graeme Souness, a former Liverpool teammate, told Sky Sports’ Football Show: “He was a close pal of mine and I’m absolutely sick for his family. It’s a sad day for me. I’ve tried to ring him a couple of times in the last couple of weeks and Michael’s a very emotional man and he wouldn’t pick up the phone any more to me.
“It was only last night where I was thinking: ‘I’m going to try him and try him till I get him.’ I thought I won’t ring him now because he may be in his bed having an early night and I was going to ring him today. And I’ve not got a chance to speak to him. ”
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