There are statues of him at Ipswich Town FC, Newcastle United and in the museum at FC Porto.
To complete the story it is only appropriate that the great man should be honoured in the Algarve where he and Lady Elsie have given outstanding support and encouragement to the Refugio Aboim Ascensão children’s charity.
The unveiling of Sir Bobby’s statue will be staged at an event at Vila Sol where his legacy in the Algarve will live on forever more.
Over the past twelve years some 842,000 euros have been raised by means of an annual Sir Bobby Robson Celebrity Golf Tournament at Pestana Vila Sol, Vilamoura.
Sir Bobby is remembered by Portuguese football fans for his time at Sporting and winning the Portuguese Primeira Liga and Portugal Cup as manager of FC Porto.
In a week that has seen Portugal win their first major tournament trophy, it is fitting that Lady Elsie Robson should unveil a statue of her late husband sitting on a bench overlooking the golf course where he spent so many happy hours.