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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.
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.
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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.
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 LESS
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