Robert Steiner
Robert Steiner ( born June 20, 1973 in Finspång, Östergötland County ) is a former Swedish football player. The striker, who made his debut in the Swedish national team in 1997, played the majority of his career in England.
Career
Steiner began his career at IFK Norrköping. When in Allsvenskan antretenden traditional club, the striker established over time in stem formation and was in the 1996 season with twelve gates to the best scorers in the league. He aroused the interest from abroad and from October of that year lent him the English club Bradford City, he also took his compatriot Magnus Pehrsson and the Norwegians Ole Bjørn Sundgot under contract to the second-class First Division from. In addition, the issue became a focus of national coach Tommy Svensson and was nominated in the spring of 1997 for the national team at the King 's Cup. In the 2-0 win over Romania on February 8, with goals from Andreas Andersson and Jozo Matovac he came on as a substitute for Joakim Persson for his first international cap. During the tournament he played a total of three games in which he in the final game - scored the final 3-1, which meant the tournament - in his last international match.
In England, Steiner was able to convince the person responsible coach Chris Kamara of his qualities. After he returned, first to Sweden after his loan period in February 1997, it took the club in the summer of firm under contract. In the season 1997/98 he was able to implement the trust placed in him and scored ten goals. He was, together with Edinho, the reach eleven gate, and the eight -goal Robert Blake to the guarantor for the league. In the relegation battle, however, the club Paul Jewell was installed in place of Kamara as a coach. Under whose direction he came at the beginning of the following season no longer used and has been awarded from November to the end of the league rivals Queens Park Rangers. Also at the London club, he was not part of the permanent staff and only came on as a substitute for use.
After Steiner's return to Bradford City Jewell not put him continue, so he first went aground again in March on loan for one month at the Queens Park Rangers before he was given on loan to FC Walsall in April. In the Second Division, he contributed three goals to the end of the season to achieve a promotion place. Then it took in the summer of 1999, the Queens Park Rangers for a transfer fee of £ 215,000 under contract. At the London club he established himself as a regular player before he turned out with a knee injury in mid- January 2000. In November of that year he declared his career end due to this injury.