Robbie Keane suffers injury during Hungarian title celebrations
The former Irish international is solidifying himself as a top manager, having picked up his second consecutive league title in his managerial career.
Last year, the 44-year-old won the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Robbie Keane suffered a head injury over the weekend after guiding Ferencváros to winning the Hungarian title on the final day of the tournament. Pic: Robbie Keane/ Instagram
The Dublin native departed the controversial gig following the win and made the move to Budapest, where he coached Ferencvaros.
Despite getting off to a losing start at the beginning of his time with the team, the Tallaght man turned it around for the Hungarian side, with the club topping the table following the final day of matches,
The club needed just one point to guarantee their glory going into the game on Saturday, as they faced fourth-placed ETO Gyor away.
The team clinched the deal, winning 2-1 at ETO Park.
Taking to Instagram on Monday following the celebrations, Robbie's forehead was bandaged up with the former Liverpool player explaining he accidentally hit his head off the trophy during the excitement.
He said: 'Hey guys, everyone keeps asking what happened. I was lifting the trophy last night, the back of it hit my head so… I had to get three stitches from my doctor. The Dubliner then puts his hand to his forehead which has started bleeding. On seeing the blood, Robbie appears to gasp before turning to someone to show them the damage. Pic: Robbie Keane/ Instagram
'But who cares when you win?'
The father-of-two followed up with a clip of the moment he sustained the injury, writing: 'That's when the injury occurred,' along with a number of laughing emojis.
In the clip, Robbie can be seen lifting the trophy in celebratory form before handing it over to one of the players.
The Dubliner then puts his hand to his forehead, which had started bleeding. On seeing the blood, Robbie appears to gasp before turning to someone to show them the damage.
Robbie joined Ferencvaros earlier in the year, with the club saying: 'We announce the successor to Dutchman Pascal Jansen to lead our 35-time champion and 24-time cup winner team, as the 146-time national team player of the Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane.'
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