Scott Robertson

Scott Robertson (born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who currently serves as a coach at Dundee.

Robertson played as a midfielder for Dundee, Peterhead, Dundee United, Blackpool, Hibernian, Romanian club Botosani, Raith Rovers, Brechin City and Forfar Athletic, and was also formerly the assistant manager of Forfar.

He also represented Scotland twice in full international matches.

Robertson began his career with Dundee, but made his senior debut while on loan at Peterhead, spending the second part of the 2003–04 season at Balmoor.

At the start of the following season, he returned to Peterhead on loan, resulting in him spending all of 2004 with the Scottish Third Division side.

In January 2005, shortly after returning to Dens Park, he made his Dundee debut, going on to feature in ten matches that season and attracting interest from Craig Levein at Leicester City.

Following Dundee's relegation from the Scottish Premier League, Robertson became a regular in the First Division, missing just one league match in the 2005–06 season.

Robertson maintained his starting place in 2006–07 and in 2007–08, his return of five league goals was his most prolific season.

Despite the interest, Robertson signed a new deal to keep him at the club until 2008.

After rejecting a new contract in April 2008, and with his contract close to expiry, Robertson signed for Dundee's rivals Dundee United on 3 June 2008, with Craig Levein – then in charge at United – getting the player he had tried to sign three years previously.

The 23-year-old joined the Tannadice club under freedom of contract and agreed a three-year deal.

Dundee openly criticised United about the way they pursued Robertson, stating that United had been "disrespectful" towards their Dee rivals.

In September, Robertson scored his first goal, netting in the League Cup victory over Airdrie United.

Four days later, Robertson scored his first league goal, netting the third in a 3–0 win over Hearts and by mid-November, had played every minute of United's matches that season.

In January, however, an osteitis pubis diagnosis ruled him out for the remaining few months of the season, although he made one substitute appearance in May.

After his recovery, Robertson revealed that he credited surgeon David Lloyd for saving his career and revealed it was the hardest moment of his career.

He also said that 2009 was his worst year.

In the 2009–10 season, Robertson again started as a regular, featuring in the first four matches of the season before being sent off in the 1–1 draw at Celtic.

In October the Dundee director, Calum Melville, publicly stated he was planning to bid £500,000 for the Scotland international in the January transfer window.

United, however, were not impressed and threatened to haul him in front of the SFA over these comments.

Craig Levein, the United manager, criticised the Dundee director by suggesting he needs tutored in the workings of football.

Dundee manager Jocky Scott was also reluctant to sign Robertson, especially not in the near future.

During the season, Robertson suffered various injuries, mostly an Inguinal Hernia, which ruled him out for the remaining few months of the season before making his return in late-April against Motherwell.

Robertson came on as a substitute in the 2010 Scottish Cup Final win, picking up his first winners medal.

After the match, Robertson talked about winning the final and said "It's been a long 18 months and while the Cup Final doesn't make up for all the frustration and pain that I went through, it helps quite a bit. And I'm proud to have played a part in this win and somehow got a winner's medal that I never dreamed could have come my way two months ago.".

In the 2010–11 season, Robertson, once again, started as a regular, featuring more often unlike the last two seasons and managed to survive the season without injuries.

Robertson also made two appearances in the Europa League, but Dundee United were eliminated in the qualification round against Greek side AEK Athens.

Unfortunately, on 22 January 2011, he was, again, sent off in a 1–1 draw against Kilmarnock.

In the 2011–12 season, Robertson suffered an ankle injury limped out of a pre-season friendly with Forfar Athletic.

His injury would cause him to miss the start of the season.

He missed the opening game of the season before returning in the following game against Hearts.

In mid-October, Manager Peter Houston began negotiating a new deal with Robertson and many other players.

On 19 November 2011, Robertson scored his first goal in a 1–0 win over Hearts.

It was his first goal in three years.

Shortly after, Robertson signed a 12-month contract extension, that will expire in 2012

Two months later, on 7 January 2012, in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, Robertson scored and provided an assist for Gary Mackay-Steven in a 6–2 win over Airdrie United.

Later in the season, Robertson scored five more goals in the league, including a winner against Celtic on 6 May 2012.

After the match, Robertson said he might stay at Dundee United, although many clubs in England including Birmingham City, Brentford and Blackpool.

were interested in him.

On 27 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with an option for a further year with Blackpool.