Robbie Best is a former Irish

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 footballer.

Best was a cultured defender who after graduating from Kinvara Boys

Phoenix F.C. Navan Road

Phoenix F.C. are a football club from Fingal in Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Senior division of the Leinster Senior League. Phoenix plays at a football complex in Scribblestown. Their manager is Harry Kenny, who started his coaching career with Kinvara Boys.-History:The club was formed on 1...

 made his League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 debut for St. Patrick's Athletic

St Patrick's Athletic F.C.

St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...

 on 10 September 1989. After a loan spell with Athlone Town, he signed for Bohemians during the summer of 1991 and became immensely popular at the club, winning the FAI Cup in 1992 and captaining the club for a couple of seasons in the mid-90s.

He represented the League of Ireland XI

League of Ireland XI

The League of Ireland XI, known as of 2010 as the Airtricity League XI for sponsorship reasons, is the representative select team for the League of Ireland which operates in the Republic of Ireland.The select first played the Scottish League XI in 1938....

in inter-league representative games.