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| Former Brighton and Hove Albion winger becoming train driver | |
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| Former Brighton & Hove Albion striker Jake Robinson is training as a Southern Rail train driver | Former Brighton & Hove Albion striker Jake Robinson is training as a Southern Rail train driver |
| When current Brighton & Hove Albion manager Fabian Hurzeler decided to retire from professional football aged 23, he turned to coaching. | When current Brighton & Hove Albion manager Fabian Hurzeler decided to retire from professional football aged 23, he turned to coaching. |
| It's a path many footballers take after their playing career ends but one former Albion striker has chosen a very different route - becoming a trainee Southern Rail train driver. | It's a path many footballers take after their playing career ends but one former Albion striker has chosen a very different route - becoming a trainee Southern Rail train driver. |
| Jake Robinson, who played for the club between 2003 and 2009 and made nearly 700 career appearances, is three months into an apprenticeship with the company. | Jake Robinson, who played for the club between 2003 and 2009 and made nearly 700 career appearances, is three months into an apprenticeship with the company. |
| The 38-year-old said he realised that although he hoped as a teenager he'd "make millions and play for England, the reality was that one day I'd have to get a job", he told BBC Radio Sussex at Worthing station. | The 38-year-old said he realised that although he hoped as a teenager he'd "make millions and play for England, the reality was that one day I'd have to get a job", he told BBC Radio Sussex at Worthing station. |
| Jake Robinson lifts the match ball above his head after completing his hat-trick against Northwich Victoria in the FA Cup in 2006 | Jake Robinson lifts the match ball above his head after completing his hat-trick against Northwich Victoria in the FA Cup in 2006 |
| "The further I got into my career and the older I got and the more everything started to ache a bit, I started to give some serious thought about what I wanted to do," he said. | "The further I got into my career and the older I got and the more everything started to ache a bit, I started to give some serious thought about what I wanted to do," he said. |
| Robinson made his debut for Brighton in a cup match on 24 September 2003 away at then Premier League side Middlesbrough. Three weeks later, he became Albion's youngest ever goal scorer with a late strike against Forest Green Rovers, nine days before his 17th birthday. | Robinson made his debut for Brighton in a cup match on 24 September 2003 away at then Premier League side Middlesbrough. Three weeks later, he became Albion's youngest ever goal scorer with a late strike against Forest Green Rovers, nine days before his 17th birthday. |
| One of his proudest moments in a Brighton shirt was scoring two hat-tricks in two weeks in 2006, the first in a 3-0 victory against Huddersfield, and the second in an FA Cup game against non-league Northwich Victoria. | One of his proudest moments in a Brighton shirt was scoring two hat-tricks in two weeks in 2006, the first in a 3-0 victory against Huddersfield, and the second in an FA Cup game against non-league Northwich Victoria. |
| Former Albion star to retrain on the trains | Former Albion star to retrain on the trains |
| Robinson went on to have a successful career in the Football League, before some prolific stints in non-league at Whitehawk and Billericay. He now plays at county level for Newhaven with his two brothers, Ian and Lee Robinson. | Robinson went on to have a successful career in the Football League, before some prolific stints in non-league at Whitehawk and Billericay. He now plays at county level for Newhaven with his two brothers, Ian and Lee Robinson. |
| He added: "I'm very proud of my career, I wouldn't change it for the world. All I ever wanted to do was be a professional footballer, I'm lucky I lived out that dream." | He added: "I'm very proud of my career, I wouldn't change it for the world. All I ever wanted to do was be a professional footballer, I'm lucky I lived out that dream." |
| His sights are now set on the railway rather than the back of the net. | His sights are now set on the railway rather than the back of the net. |
| "The more I looked into it, the more I thought it might suit me," he said. | "The more I looked into it, the more I thought it might suit me," he said. |
| Asked whether he will be working on busy matchdays at Albion's 32,000-seat Amex Stadium, he said: "It will be like the story is complete for me having trained there as a kid, and now my new career that's going to hopefully last me the rest of my life. So it's full circle." | Asked whether he will be working on busy matchdays at Albion's 32,000-seat Amex Stadium, he said: "It will be like the story is complete for me having trained there as a kid, and now my new career that's going to hopefully last me the rest of my life. So it's full circle." |
| Robinson playing against Luton Town in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in 2009 | Robinson playing against Luton Town in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in 2009 |
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