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John Robertson (born October 2, 1964 in Edinburgh) in is a former Scottish footballer and current Manager of Scottish Premier League club Livingston.

Despite being brought up as a Hibernian supporter he signed for Hibs rivals, Heart of Midlothian and went on to be known as "The Hammer of the Hibs". He scored for Hearts in almost every game he played against their city rivals and is the all time leading scorer of goals against Hibs, not just of Hearts but of any team. He left Hearts only briefly to play for Newcastle United but returned some 8 months later much to the delight of the Hearts supporters. He loved Heart of Midlothian, where he spent the vast majority of his career, before playing briefly for Dundee, then Livingston.

He was also a Scottish international, playing on 16 occasions for Scotland.

Whilst at Livingston, he was stop scorer for a couple of seasons, and also became involved in the coaching side of the game. He left Livi in season 2002-2003 to become manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle where he guided the Highland team to the SPL for the first time in their history. In November 2004 returned to Hearts as head coach and despite two cup semi-final's and a good season in Europe as well as finishing 5th in the league, he was sacked on 9 May 2005. He was appointed manager of Scottish First Division team Ross County on 21 June 2005, but left by mutual consent after four months, after being asked to cut his budget by £100,000.

After a short stint as manager of Ross County and an unsuccessful application to re-join Inverness, he was appointed Manager of Livingston on 15 February 2006 after the resignation of Paul Lambert.

Preceded by Paul McStay	Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year 1983	Succeeded by Craig Levein

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 He was also a [[Scottish national football team|Scottish international]], playing on 16 occasions for Scotland.
-Whilst at Livingston, he became involved in football coaching, and he left Livvy in season [[2002]]-[[2003]] to become manager of [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] where he guided the Highland team to the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] for the first time in their history. In November 2004 returned to Hearts as head coach and despite two cup semi-final's and a good season in Europe as well as finishing 5th in the league, he was sacked on [[9 May]] [[2005]]. He was appointed manager of [[Scottish First Division]] team Ross County on [[21 June]] [[2005]], but left by mutual consent after four months, after being asked to cut his budget by £100,000.
+Whilst at Livingston, he was stop scorer for a couple of seasons, and also became involved in the coaching side of the game. He left Livi in season [[2002]]-[[2003]] to become manager of [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] where he guided the Highland team to the [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] for the first time in their history. In November 2004 returned to Hearts as head coach and despite two cup semi-final's and a good season in Europe as well as finishing 5th in the league, he was sacked on [[9 May]] [[2005]]. He was appointed manager of [[Scottish First Division]] team Ross County on [[21 June]] [[2005]], but left by mutual consent after four months, after being asked to cut his budget by £100,000.
-After an unsuccessful application to re-join Inverness, he was appointed Manager of Livingston on [[15 February]] [[2006]] after the resignation of [[Paul Lambert]].
+After a short stint as manager of Ross County and an unsuccessful application to re-join Inverness, he was appointed Manager of Livingston on [[15 February]] [[2006]] after the resignation of [[Paul Lambert]].
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