Rob Elliot

Who is this?

Robert Elliot (born 30 April 1986) is a professional football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the manager of National League club Gateshead. Elliot began his career with Erith Town, before joining Charlton Athletic's academy side. Whilst at Charlton, he was sent out on loan to Bishop's Stortford and Notts County, and also spent two loan spells at Accrington Stanley, where he was nicknamed "The Dilsh". He would then go on to be Charlton's first choice goalkeeper for a number of seasons, until he joined Newcastle United on transfer deadline day in the summer of 2011. Signed mainly as a back-up to Tim Krul, he featured for the club sporadically, but became first choice in the 2015–16 season after Krul suffered a season-ending injury. Through the origins of his father's family, Elliot became eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland national football team, and was first called up in 2013, making his debut the following year. Elliot retired from the first team in 2017. In June 2020, Elliot was released by Newcastle United after nine years. In January 2021, Elliot signed for Watford until the end of the 2020–21 season. In June 2021, Elliot signed a new 2-year contract with Watford. Following this, he joined National League side Gateshead as the club's Technical Director whilst also being registered as a player. He became Gateshead's first-team manager in 2023.

Career

1. 1986
   Born
2. 2004
   Joined Bishop's Stortford F.C.
3. 2004
   Joined Charlton Athletic F.C.
4. 2004
   Joined Republic of Ireland national under-20 football team
5. 2005
   Joined Notts County F.C.
6. 2005
   Joined Accrington Stanley F.C.
7. 2006
   Joined Accrington Stanley F.C.
8. 2011
   Joined Newcastle United F.C.
9. 2014
   Joined Republic of Ireland men's national association football team
10. 2021
    Joined Watford F.C.
11. 2022
    Joined Gateshead F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Chatham
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football