Full name Robert Rogers 2005-? League of Ireland Years League Name Rob Rogers | Years League 2007- League of Ireland 2009-? FIFA listed | |
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Born 12 November 1983 (age 40) ( 1983-11-12 ) | ||
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Robert Rogers born 12 November 1983 is a referee in football and futsal. He is currently on the FIFA International Referees List as a football referee. In 2009 he became the first FIFA-listed futsal referee from the Republic of Ireland. He was a notable entrant into RTE's Good, Bad and Ugly on their flagship League of Ireland Association Football Show MNS, for his "cheeky backheel".
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Football refereeing
Rogers was appointed to the National League panel of referees in 2005 as an assistant referee. Rogers took charge of his first League of Ireland match in 2007 in which Athlone Town beat Kildare County by 4 goals to 2.
He became FIFA-listed as a referee in 2012.
Futsal refereeing
Rob Rogers was appointed to the FIFA International List for Futsal Referees for the 2009 season. In doing so he became the first referee from Ireland to hold this position.
He has officiated at the Four Nations championship held in England in December 2008, taking charge of the opening fixture between Libya and Lithuania and the final match between hosts England and Libya before a packed house in Loughborough.