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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.

Playing Career

Despite rumoured to have been raised a Hibernian supporter Robertson signed for their city rivals, Heart of Midlothian and went on to be known as "The Hammer of Hibs". Robertson scored for Hearts in almost every game he played against their city rivals and holds the record of scoring the most goals by any single player against Hibs. Robertson was an instant success at Hearts, becoming a legend in the first few seasons with his prolific goal scoring record. In 1986 Robertson took Hearts to the brink of a league and cup double by scoring goal after goal as the club went on an unbeaten run through that season. Robertson was to taste the cruelness of football at the end of that season as the league title was snatched from Hearts by Celtic on the last day of the season. He left Hearts briefly to play for Newcastle United in April of 1988. Robertson failed to match the success he had enjoyed at Tynecastle and returned to Hearts the following season. The man affectionately known as "Robbo" achieved his greatest success at Hearts and undoubtedly loved the club, where he spent the vast majority of his playing career. Robertson’s loyalty to Hearts was finally rewarded in 1998 when Hearts won the Scottish Cup and he received a winner’s medal. After leaving Hearts as a player, Robbo went onto play for Dundee, then Livingston where he became the clubs top goal scorer for two seasons.

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

Managerial Career

Whilst at Livingston, Robertson became involved in the coaching side of the game, while still playing for the club. He left the club 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.

Personal Life

His favourite song is Dance with my father by Luther Vandross.

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

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 '''John Robertson''' (born [[October 2]], [[1964]] in [[Edinburgh]]) in is a former [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]] and current Manager of [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]].
+===Playing Career===
-Despite being brought up as a [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] supporter he signed for Hibs rivals, [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|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 F.C.|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 F.C.|Dundee]], then Livingston.
+Despite rumoured to have been raised a [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] supporter Robertson signed for their city rivals, [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] and went on to be known as "The Hammer of Hibs".  Robertson scored for Hearts in almost every game he played against their city rivals and holds the record of scoring the most goals by any single player against Hibs. Robertson was an instant success at Hearts, becoming a legend in the first few seasons with his prolific goal scoring record. In 1986 Robertson took Hearts to the brink of a league and cup double by scoring goal after goal as the club went on an unbeaten run through that season. Robertson was to taste the cruelness of football at the end of that season as the league title was snatched from Hearts by Celtic on the last day of the season. He left Hearts briefly to play for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in April of 1988. Robertson failed to match the success he had enjoyed at Tynecastle and returned to Hearts the following season. The man affectionately known as "Robbo" achieved his greatest success at Hearts and undoubtedly loved the club, where he spent the vast majority of his playing career. Robertson’s loyalty to Hearts was finally rewarded in 1998 when Hearts won the Scottish Cup and he received a winner’s medal. After leaving Hearts as a player, Robbo went onto play for [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]], then Livingston where he became the clubs top goal scorer for two seasons.
-He was also a [[Scottish national football team|Scottish international]], playing on 16 occasions for Scotland.
+Robertson was also a [[Scottish national football team|Scottish international]], playing on 16 occasions for Scotland.
+===Managerial Career===
+Whilst at Livingston, Robertson became involved in the coaching side of the game, while still playing for the club. He left the club 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 top 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 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]].
+=== Personal Life ===
 His favourite song is Dance with my father by Luther Vandross.