Sneha Girap (Editor)

Mark Rogers (soccer)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Place of birth
  
Guelph, Canada

Years
  
Team

1998–2003
  
Wycombe Wanderers

Role
  
Footballer

Career start
  
1994

Playing position
  
Defender

1994–1997
  
UBC Thunderbirds

1996–1998
  
Burnaby Canadians

Name
  
Mark Rogers

Height
  
1.85 m

Career end
  
2005

Mark Rogers (soccer)
Date of birth
  
(1975-11-03) November 3, 1975 (age 40)

Mark Rogers (born November 3, 1975 in Guelph) is a retired Canadian footballer.

Contents

Club career

While at university in Vancouver, Rogers played for Burnaby Canadians. In February 1999 he signed for Wycombe Wanderers after initially being refused a work permit. He had five seasons with the Chairboys, then played on loan for Stevenage Borough for whom he signed permanently in April 2004. In 2005, he retired at 30 years of age, due to knee and back injuries.

International career

He made his debut for Canada in an October 2000 World Cup qualification match against Panama and went on to earn a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented Canada in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match. He played at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

His final international was a November 2003 friendly match against the Republic of Ireland.

Rogers has recently left his role as head coach of the University of British Columbia Women's Soccer Team (2010) and has accepted the role of Interim Assistant Coach for the Canadian Men's National Team, working under Colin Miller.

References

Mark Rogers (soccer) Wikipedia