Former Liverpool star, Michael Robinson has died at the age of 61.
The former Republic of Ireland forward also played for Preston, Manchester City, Brighton, QPR and Osasuna, while he also enjoyed a successful career in the Spanish media.
Robinson, who won the league title and European Cup at Anfield in 1984 and won 24 caps for the Republic of Ireland, had been suffering from skin cancer.
His family confirmed the news via his social media account on Tuesday morning.
They wrote: “With tremendous sadness we inform you of Michael’s death. It leaves us with a great emptiness, but also countless memories, full of the same love that you have shown him.
“We will be eternally grateful to you for making this man SO HAPPY, he never walked alone.
“Thank you.”
Liverpool signed Robinson from Brighton, for whom he had just played in the FA Cup final, for £250,000 in the summer of 1983.
The forward went on to challenge Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish for a place in the Reds first-team, playing enough games to earn a title medal for the 1983/84 campaign.
He came on as a substitute for Dalglish in extra-time of the 1984 European Cup final against Roma in Rome, where the Reds went on to win on penalties to clinch their fourth European crown.After moving on to QPR in search of more first-team football, he moved to Spanish side Osasuna in January 1987 along with his former Liverpool teammate Sammy Lee.
