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Roger Groome

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Roger Groome
Personal information
Full name Roger Groome
Place of birth Trinidad and Tobago
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1998–2002 Roberts Wesleyan College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Charlotte Eagles 7 (0)
2002Ottawa Wizards (loan) 13 (2)
Managerial career
2016 Roberts Wesleyan College (interim coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2018

Roger Groome is a Trinidadian former footballer who played in the USL A-League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and served as a head coach at the college level.

Playing career

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Groome played college soccer in 1998 with Roberts Wesleyan College. In 2002, he played in the USL A-League with Charlotte Eagles, where he appeared in seven matches.[1][2] He was later loaned to the Ottawa Wizards in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[3][4] In his debut season with Ottawa he secured a treble with the organization.[5] After his retirement from professional soccer he made the transition to managing serving as an interim coach for Roberts Wesleyan College, and as an assistant coach for RIT Tigers.[6][7]

Honors

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Ottawa Wizards

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References

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  1. ^ "Players". 2002-10-01. Archived from the original on 2002-10-01. Retrieved 2018-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Roger Groome | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  3. ^ "Wayback Machine". 2002-12-05. Archived from the original on 2002-12-05. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  4. ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2002-12-25. Archived from the original on 2002-12-25. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  5. ^ Cleary, Martin. "Pro style Wizards conjure up soccer success". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  6. ^ "RIT Athletics - Staff Directory". www.ritathletics.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  7. ^ "Roberts Wesleyan Announces Women's Soccer Coaching Change". Roberts Wesleyan College. Retrieved 2018-03-04.