Robert Cornthwaite (footballer)

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Robert Cornthwaite (footballer) : biography

24 October 1985 –

Robert Richard Cornthwaite (born 24 October 1985 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) is an English-Australian football (soccer) player. He is a centre back or right full back who currently plays for Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League.http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=39263http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/198275,cornthwaite-flies-out-to-korea.aspx

Club career

Adelaide United

Cornthwaite signed for United for the inaugural A-League season and spent the majority of his first two seasons starting on the bench. In the 2007–08 he started all of his 19 league appearances; he scored the opening goal in just the third minute against Pohang Steelers in Adelaide United’s opening game of the 2008 Asian Champion League.

As of half time of Adelaide United’s away game against J League 5 time champions Kashima Antlers in the quarter finals of the 2008 AFC Champions League, Robert scored an accidental own goal to put Kashima level with Adelaide 1-1 after a spectacular goal from Adelaide captain Travis Dodd which came after a cross from vice-captain Lucas Pantelis in the 38th minute. The match being the first leg of the 2 teams Quarter finals match dated on Wednesday 17 September in Japan. He redeemed himself though in the second leg where he scored the winner in the 73rd minute with the game locked at 0-0. Adelaide went on to win 2-1 on aggregate and advance to the semi-finals.

Robert Cornthwaite made his 50th A-League appearance in the 1-0 win over Perth Glory on 27 December 2008. Cornthwaite signed a new three-year contract with Adelaide United in October 2009.

Chunnam Dragons

On 8 March 2011, Cornthwaite announced that he had signed for Chunnam Dragons in the Korean K-League on a 2-year contract.http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=39263http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/198275,cornthwaite-flies-out-to-korea.aspx

Honours

With Adelaide United:

  • A-League Premiership: 2005-2006

International career

Cornthwaite made his first senior international debut for the Socceroos on 4 March 2009 in an AFC Asian Cup qualifying match versus Kuwait.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2012 Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea South Korea}} 1–2 1–2 International Friendly
2. 9 December 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chinese Taipei}} 2-0 8–0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
3. 6 February 2013 Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain Romania}} 2-1 2-3 Friendly

Career statistics

(Correct as of 22 March 2010)

Club Season League1 Cup International2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Adelaide United 2005–06 12 12
2006–07 8 1 6 14 1
2007–08 19 5 1 25
2008–09 20 2 3 13 2 36 4
2009–10 19 19
2010–11 25 1 6 2 31 3
Total 103 4 14 0 20 4 137 8

1 – includes A-League final series statistics 2 – includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. 2008 ACL in 2008-09 A-League season etc.)