Robbie Neilson was originally attached to Rangers, through their Boys Club system.
23 Facts About Robbie Neilson
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Robbie Neilson won the Scottish Youth Cup in a Hearts side that included captain Scott Severin under manager Peter Houston in 1998.
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Robbie Neilson had time on loan at Cowdenbeath in 1999.
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Robbie Neilson made 17 appearances for Queens including a man of the match performance at Clyde.
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Robbie Neilson played all 120 minutes of the 2006 Scottish Cup Final, which Hearts won on penalties against Gretna.
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Robbie Neilson was awarded a testimonial match by Hearts in 2008.
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In search of a new challenge, Robbie Neilson agreed terms with English Championship club Leicester City on 21 May 2009.
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Robbie Neilson finished the season with 19 league games for Leicester.
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On 17 February 2011, Robbie Neilson joined Brentford on loan for a month, which was extended until the end of the season on 23 March 2011.
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On 3 April 2011, Robbie Neilson started in the Football League Trophy Final playing the full 90 minutes.
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Robbie Neilson soon became a regular in the first team and manager Peter Houston said he was keen to keep Robbie Neilson at the club.
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On 6 October 2012, Robbie Neilson played as a trialist for Falkirk in a league match against Dunfermline Athletic.
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Robbie Neilson was capped 10 times by the Scotland national under-21 team.
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On 31 August 2013, Robbie Neilson returned to Hearts as their development team manager.
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Robbie Neilson was shortlisted for PFA Scotland Manager of the Year, but lost out to John Hughes of Inverness CT.
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In November 2016, it was reported that Robbie Neilson had agreed to move to Football League One club Milton Keynes Dons, subject to a compensation agreement between the clubs.
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On 2 December 2016, Milton Keynes Dons confirmed that Robbie Neilson had been appointed as manager, as well as his assistant manager at Hearts, Stevie Crawford.
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The club confirmed Robbie Neilson would take charge following the club's FA Cup game against Charlton Athletic.
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Robbie Neilson expressed confidence that he could repeat his achievement at Hearts and lead Dundee United to promotion to the Scottish Premiership.
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Dundee United's chairman Mike Martin stated that Robbie Neilson was the "outstanding candidate" to emerge from "a long list of impressive applications" for the post and expressed delight at his accepting the offer to take up the post.
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Robbie Neilson led the side to the Scottish Championship title the following season, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Robbie Neilson's team secured the Championship title with three games remaining on 10 April 2021 after contenders Raith Rovers and Dundee drew.
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Robbie Neilson signed a new three-year contract with Hearts in July 2022.