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{{Short description|English footballer (born 1959)}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Other people5|Robert MacDonald (disambiguation){{!}}Robert MacDonald}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rob McDonald
| image = Rob_McDonald.jpg
| fullname = Robert Roderick McDonald
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|1|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], England
| height = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]], [[midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1977–1979
| years2 = 1979–1980
| years3 = 1980–1981
| years4 = 1981–1982
| years5 = 1982–1985
| years6 = 1985–1986
| years7 = 1986
| years8 = 1986–1987
| years9 = 1987
| years10 = 1987–1988
| years11 = 1988–1989
| years12 = 1989
| years13 = 1989–1992
| clubs1 = [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]
| clubs2 = → [[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]] (loan)
| clubs3 = [[FC Wageningen]]
| clubs4 = [[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]]
| clubs5 = [[FC Groningen|Groningen]]
| clubs6 = [[PSV Eindhoven]]
| clubs7 = → [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]] (loan)
| clubs8 = → [[FC Groningen|Groningen]] (loan)
| clubs9 = [[R. Jet Wavre|Racing Jet Bruxelles]]
| clubs10 = [[Ikast FS]]
| clubs11 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| clubs12 = [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]]
| clubs13 = [[SC Veendam|BV Veendam]]
| caps1 = 25
| caps2 = 
| caps3 = 15
| caps4 = 33
| caps5 = 86
| caps6 = 24
| caps7 = 6
| caps8 = 
| caps9 = 14
| caps10 = 2
| caps11 = 10
| caps12 = 1
| caps13 = 48
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 
| goals3 = 7
| goals4 = 17
| goals5 = 41
| goals6 = 15
| goals7 = 1
| goals8 = 
| goals9 = 3
| goals10 = 0
| goals11 = 1
| goals12 = 0
| goals13 = 14
| totalcaps = 242+
| totalgoals = 96+
| nationalyears1 = 
| nationalteam1 = 
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
| manageryears1 = 1997–1999
| manageryears2 = 1999–2000
| manageryears3 = 2001–2002
| manageryears4 = 2002–2003
| manageryears5 = 2003–2004
| manageryears6 = 2006–2007
| manageryears7 = 2007–2008
| manageryears8 = 2010
| manageryears9 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs1 = [[Door Ons Vrienden Opgericht|DOVO]]
| managerclubs2 = [[De Graafschap]]
| managerclubs3 = [[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]]
| managerclubs4 = [[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]]
| managerclubs5 = VVOG
| managerclubs6 = [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]
| managerclubs7 = [[AS Trenčín]]
| managerclubs8 = [[Door Ons Vrienden Opgericht|DOVO]] (interim)
| managerclubs9 = [[VV Nunspeet]]
}}
'''Robert Roderick McDonald''' (born 22 January 1959) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] or [[midfielder]] for [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]], [[SC Cambuur]], [[FC Wageningen]], [[Willem II Tilburg]], [[FC Groningen]], [[PSV Eindhoven]], [[Sporting Clube de Portugal]], [[R. Jet Wavre|Racing Jet de Bruxelles]], [[Ikast FS]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] and [[BV Veendam]].

McDonald also enjoyed a career in football management, with DOVO, [[De Graafschap]], [[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]], [[SC Cambuur]], VVOG, [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story/?trs=mhauqlcwql|title=A new era beckons as McDonald takes over|access-date=19 February 2008|date=21 November 2006|publisher=Sligo Weekender|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214221017/http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story/?trs=mhauqlcwql|archive-date=14 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story/?trs=mheycwcwsn |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917232940/http://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story/?trs=mheycwcwsn |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 September 2012 |title=Rob McDonald confirmed as new Rovers manager |access-date=19 February 2008 |date=22 November 2006 |publisher=Western People }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0306/sligorovers.html|title=Sligo confirm departure of McDonald|access-date=19 February 2008|date=6 March 2007|publisher=RTÉ Sport}}</ref> and [[AS Trenčín]]. As manager of Sligo Rovers, McDonald tried to sell [[Séamus Coleman]] whom he did not rate as a footballer. McDonald was sacked shortly afterwards and barely two seasons later Coleman was signed by English Premier League side [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] whom he would go on to captain as well as becoming captain of the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland national team]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mary Hannigan |title=No drama and no sulking for Coleman – just dreams of Brazil |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/no-drama-and-no-sulking-for-coleman-just-dreams-of-brazil-1.1517900 |access-date=13 November 2022 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=6 September 2013}}</ref>

He returned at amateurs [[Door Ons Vrienden Opgericht|DOVO]], based in [[Veenendaal]], in April 2010, accepting an offer to become the club's interim coach until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vvdovo.nl/page/4334.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222163724/http://www.vvdovo.nl/page/4334.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2013 |publisher=VV DOVO |language=nl |access-date=15 April 2010 |date=9 April 2010 |title=Rob McDonald tijdelijk hoofdtrainer DOVO }}</ref> He joined amateurs [[VV Nunspeet]] in January 2013, and stayed with the club on the following season as well; in November 2013, it was confirmed he would leave the club by the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nunspeet.nu/rob-mcdonald-en-vv-nunspeet-in-nieuwe-seizoen-uit-elkaar/ |publisher=Nunspeet.nu |language=nl |access-date=8 September 2014 |date=30 November 2013 |title=Rob McDonald en VV Nunspeet in nieuwe seizoen uit elkaar |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908043224/http://www.nunspeet.nu/rob-mcdonald-en-vv-nunspeet-in-nieuwe-seizoen-uit-elkaar/ |archive-date=8 September 2014 }}</ref>

==Honors==
'''PSV Eindhoven'''
*[[Eredivisie]]: [[1985-86 Eredivisie|1985-86]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{worldfootball.net|rob-mcdonald}}
* [http://www.beijen.net/frank/cvs/mcdonald-r.htm Beijen.net CV] {{in lang|nl}}
* [http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Rob-McDonald.htm Rob McDonald career stats] at Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}}
* [http://www.khscott.org.uk/nufc/template_player.php?pid=506 KHScott.org profile]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* {{cite web |last1=Bate |first1=Adam |title=Brits abroad - Rob McDonald |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/8469591/brits-abroad-rob-mcdonald |website=Sky Sports |access-date=16 March 2019 |date=24 March 2013}}

{{De Graafschap managers}}
{{Ajax Cape Town managers}}
{{SC Cambuur managers}}
{{Sligo Rovers F.C. managers}}
{{AS Trenčín managers}}

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