Source: Daily_Mail
The non-League left back Sir Bobby turned into Supermac
Sir Bobby Robson was a master of finding raw talents and turning them into top-class players. Sportsmail looks at the unearthed talents the managerial great turned into superstars. Big mac: Robson unearthed Malcolm Macdonald at Fulham and six years later he became Newcastle's iconic No 9MALCOLM MACDONALD - 1968 at Fulham: Bought as a left back for £1,000 from non-League Tonbridge in the belief he could be a crack No 9, as he was six years later at Newcastle United. KEVIN BEATTIE - 1972 at Ipswich: Unearthed at 16, pacy Carlisle-born defender played for England at 19. TERRY BUTCHER - 1976 at Ipswich: Came through ranks to be solid foundation for club and country. LUIS ENRIQUE - 1996 at Barcelona (from Real Madrid, free): Versatile Spaniard became a Barca legend. RONALDO - 1996 at Barcelona (from PSV Eindhoven, estimated £12.5m): Robson persuaded Barca president Josep Luis Nunez to pay his old club PSV for the Brazilian, then a 20-year-old. Silver lining: Robson took Ronaldo to the Nou Camp and the pair celebrated Barcelona's European Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1997 Sir Bobby Robson: Brave player, great coach. but most of all a true gentSir Bobby Robson 1933-2009: The tributes for a true legendSir Alex Ferguson on Sir Bobby Robson: There is no person I would put an inch above himSir Bobby Robson dies at the age of 76A tribute to Sir Bobby Robson: England hero, football visionary and eccentric comic geniusObituary: Farewell to a true legend and gentleman of British footballVIDEO: Sir Alex Ferguson, Italia 90 heroes. and legend in his own words A life in pictures - tribute to one of football's finest managersSir Bobby Robson: Sportsmail writers' personal memories of a Geordie legend