Gary Rogers
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gary Rogers | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Meath, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sligo Rovers | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2002 | Shelbourne | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Drogheda United | 47 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Shelbourne | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Dublin City | 25 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Bray Wanderers | 43 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Galway United | 82 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | St Patrick's Athletic | 116 | (0) |
| 2012– | Sligo Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999-2001 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gary Rogers (born 25 September 1981 in County Meath, Ireland) is an Irish footballer playing with Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Shelbourne
Rogers played with non-league side St Francis when he was younger and was spotted by Dermot Keely and was brought to the Shelbourne youth team. While with the youth team, he had a trial at Stockport County. He did not get a contract and upon his return he never made a first-team appearance for Shels.
[edit] Drogheda United
At the age of 21 he moved to Drogheda United. He was a regular in the first team, and was the main factor in the Drogs brilliant defensive record.
[edit] Return to Shelbourne
Despite accepting a new contract at United Park, Rogers rejoined Shelbourne after Chris Bennion moved from Shels to Dundalk. Rogers spent his time at Tolka Park deputising beneath Steve Williams.
[edit] Dublin City & Bray Wanderers
Disappointed with a lack of first-team appearances, he joined Dermot Keely's Dublin City in December 2005. However six months into his contract Dublin City pulled out of the League of Ireland and Rogers was without a club. He subsequently signed for Bray Wanderers. He stayed at Bray until the start of the 2007 season.
[edit] Galway United
He signed for Galway United in February 2007, who were newly promoted to the Premier Division. Upon his signing, manager Tony Cousins said of Rogers: "Gary is a top class goalkeeper, has a lot of experience in the League of Ireland and I'm delighted to add a player of his ability to the team." Rogers became the first-choice goalkeeper and helped the Tribesmen stay up in his first season with the club. However, Cousins was sacked at the start of the 2008 season. New manager Jeff Kenna came in April and Galway's form improved in the latter part of the season, and clean sheets against Finn Harps and UCD, who were both subsequently relegated, helped the Tribesmen stay up.
[edit] St Patrick's Athletic
Rogers followed Jeff Kenna to Dublin side St Patrick's Athletic at the beginning of the 2009 season. Saints goalkeeper Barry Ryan moved in the opposite direction vacating the goalkeepers' jersey. Poor league performances saw Rogers and the team criticised as Jeff Kenna was fired as manager. Rogers remained at the club for the following season under Pete Mahon and was voted player of the month for March 2010 having kept clean sheets in the opening five games if the season.[1] Rogers was part of the League of Ireland XI side that played Manchester United in the opening game at the Aviva Stadium.[2] Rogers was voted by the Ultras group the 'Shed End Invincibles' as their player of the year.[3] He re-signed for the Saints on 30 November 2010.[4]
[edit] Honours
- League of Ireland First Division: 1
- Drogheda United - 2001
- FAI Cup: 1
- Drogheda United - 2005
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