Dave Rogers (footballer, born 1975)

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Dave Rogers
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Personal information
Full name David Raymond Rogers [1]
Date of birth (1975-08-25) 25 August 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1983–1990 Everton
1990–1994 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
1995–1996 Chester City 25 (1)
1996–1997 Southport 23 (1)
1997–1999 Dundee 43 (1)
1999–2001 Ayr United 16 (1)
2000 → Partick Thistle (loan) 6 (0)
2000 → Peterborough United (loan) 3 (0)
2001 Scunthorpe United 1 (0)
2001–2002 Carlisle United 45 (1)
2002–2003 Cambuur 22 (3)
2003–2007 Shelbourne 114 (4)
2007 Derry City 12 (0)
2007–2009 St Patrick's Athletic 25 (0)
2008 → Sporting Fingal (loan) 15 (0)
2009 Dundalk 11 (0)
2009–2010 Lisburn Distillery 10 (0)
2010 Cork City 13 (0)
2010–2011 Limerick 13 (0)
2011 Monaghan United 7 (0)
2011–2012 Drogheda United 5 (1)
2012–2013 Bohemians 0 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2018 DSK Shivajians
2019–2021 FC Arizona
2022–2023 Finn Harps
2024 Balzan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dave Rogers (born 25 August 1975) is an English football coach and former player.

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Playing career

Rogers in action for Derry City on his debut against Newry City during a 2007 pre-season friendly Drogers.JPG
Rogers in action for Derry City on his debut against Newry City during a 2007 pre-season friendly

Rogers was born in Liverpool, England. With his previous club, Shelbourne, he had quite a successful spell. He joined them from Dutch club Cambuur Leeuwarden in June 2003. Rogers made his debut that same month against Derry City, the club he would later join in the future, and quickly established himself as a key player in the side of Pat Fenlon, who was the Shelbourne manager at the time. He won the League of Ireland championship with Shelbourne in 2003, 2004, and 2006.

"Scouser", as he is known by most was one of the favourite players of the club's fans, especially after his volley in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round against the Croatian champions Hajduk Split.

His goal spurred Shels on to a famous victory and made the Reds the first Irish team to make it to the Champions League third qualifying round. However, the club was downtrodden with financial difficulties and unable to sustain its first-team squad by early 2007,

His former manager, Fenlon, who had taken the managerial position at Derry City in December 2006, convinced him that the Brandywell was the new place for him, and his signing of a two-year contract was announced by Derry City on 28 January 2007.

He made his debut for his new club during a pre-season friendly game against Newry City prior to the beginning of the League of Ireland 2007 season.

He then signed for St Patrick's Athletic during the June transfer market and played in their UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying Round against OB Odense of Denmark.

Rogers had earlier played in the Football League for Chester City, Peterborough United, Scunthorpe United and Carlisle United, and was at Tranmere Rovers. He also played in Scotland for Ayr United and Dundee in the Scottish Premier league and also won the Scottish First Division title with Dundee in the 1997–98 season.

Rogers joined Sporting Fingal on loan from St Patrick's Athletic on 27 February 2008. He returned to the Saints on 1 July. On 22 November he along with 8 other St. Patrick's Athletic players left on a free transfer.

In August 2009 Rogers signed for Lisburn Distillery [2] but after four months both parties agreed to part by mutual consent and on good terms.

In March 2010 Rogers signed for newly formed Cork City FORAS Co-op. On 5 June 2010, Rogers departed the club by mutual consent. [3] He made 15 league and cup appearances for Cork. is first goal for t In June 2010, Rogers signed for Limerick and had a short spell with Monaghan United before joining Drogheda United in July 2011 and was immediately named captain. His first goal for the Drogs came from the penalty spot in a 2–2 draw with Dundalk at Hunky Dorys Park.

In January 2012, Rogers decided to hang up his playing boots after a 20-year career and focus on the transition on becoming a coach by concentrating on his coaching qualifications

Managerial career

Rogers (in right) as DSK Shivajians manager at the press conference in 2016 DSK Shivajians captain Sasa Kolunija and head coach Dave Rogers at the press conference in 2016, photographed in Pune, Maharashtra, India.jpg
Rogers (in right) as DSK Shivajians manager at the press conference in 2016

In 2013, Rogers was appointed as lead coach for Liverpool F.C.'s International Academy overseeing the club curriculum and coach education around Europe. Rogers was then appointed to Academy Manager of Liverpool F.C.'s residential academy in India.

In 2015 Rogers was recruited by the then India national team manager Stephen Constantine to become assistant coach for the SAFF Championship success. 2016 would then see Rogers appointment as head Coach of DSK Shivajians FC in of the Indian I-League on a three-year contract. [4] The club became bankrupt after one season which saw Rogers then reappointed as Liverpool F.C. International Academy Manager in South Korea.

On 2 December 2022, Rogers was announced as manager of Finn Harps on a four-year contract. [5] After finishing in the bottom 2 of the Irish second division, on 23 September 2023, it was announced that Rogers had left the club due to 'personal and family reasons'. [6]

On 3 June 2024, Rogers was appointed manager of Maltese Premier League side Balzan on a two-year contract. [7] . He left Balzan after 6 months in charge due to ‘personal reasons’ with the Balzan team managing 2 Premier League wins out of 11 games in Rogers tenure as head coach and the Balzan under 21 team, which he was also responsible for, also struggling.

Honours

Shelbourne

Dundee

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References

  1. ↑ "Dave Rogers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Irish Premier League transfers www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  3. ↑ Rogers Leaves [usurped] www.corkcityfc.net
  4. ↑ "Durand Cup 2016: New-Look DSK Shivajians FC Squad Gear Up For Challenge". dskshivajians.com. DSK Shivajians Football Club. 27 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Dave Rogers Appointed Manager – Finn Harps FC".
  6. ↑ "Dave Rogers leaves role as Finn Harps boss due to 'personal and family reasons'". Independent.ie. 23 September 2023.
  7. ↑ McNulty, Chris (3 June 2024). "Dave Rogers agrees two-year deal at Maltese Premier League side". www.donegallive.ie.
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