Leroy Rosenior

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Leroy Rosenior
Personal information
Date of birth August 24, 1964 (1964-08-24) (age 43)
Place of birth    Clapham, London, England
Playing position Striker
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1982 - 1985
1985 - 1987
1987 - 1988
1988 - 1992
1990 - 1991
1991 - 1992
1992 - 1994		 Fulham
QPR
Fulham
West Ham United
→ Fulham (loan)
→ Charlton Athletic (loan)
Bristol City
Fleet Town
Gloucester City		 54 (15)
38 (8)
34 (20)
53 (15)
11 (3)
03 (0)
51 (12)   
National team
England U21
Sierra Leone		 02 (0)
01 (0)
Teams managed
ca. 2000
2001 - 2002
2002 - 2006
2006
2007		 Gloucester City (player-manager)
Merthyr Tydfil
Torquay United
Brentford
Torquay United

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Leroy Rosenior (born 24 August 1964 in Clapham, London) is an English-born Sierra Leonean football coach. He is a former professional footballer whose clubs included Fulham, Queens Park Rangers (for whom he appeared as a substitute in the 1986 League Cup Final), Bristol City and West Ham United.

As one of the few black football managers in England, Rosenior has spoken openly about the racism that he experienced as a player and a manager. He has said that there is a glass ceiling holding back qualified black coaches from getting the top jobs.[1]

His son, Liam, is a professional footballer.

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[edit] Playing career

Rosenior was a striker for most of his career although towards the end of his playing days at Gloucester City A.F.C. he also turned out at centre-back, even in goal in a match against Kingstonian.

He played for the following clubs during his career:

He played for England at Under-16 and Under-21 level but changed allegiance to Sierra Leone to gain one cap for the country.

[edit] Honours

  • 1986 League Cup runner-up (QPR 0-3 Oxford United)
  • 1982 Fulham F.C. Young Player of the Year
  • 1987 Fulham F.C. Player of the Year

[edit] Coaching and managerial career

Rosenior's first go at management was a successful stint with Southern League Premier side Gloucester City. His first full season in charge saw Gloucester lose a 3rd replay in the FA Trophy semi-final to Dagenham and Redbridge and defeat on the final day of the season to Salisbury City cost a place in the Vauxhall Conference with bitter local rivals Cheltenham Town being promoted. Rosenior then left the following season, taking over Bristol City's reserve side.

Rosenior was manager of Torquay United from July 2002 to January 25, 2006, when he left the club by mutual consent after the 3-1 home defeat to Rochdale. In his second season in charge he took Torquay to promotion to Football League One, but was unable to keep them there, experiencing relegation on the last day of the season.

The return to Football League Two heralded the departure of Alex Russell and Adebayo Akinfenwa, two of the club's best players. After languishing near the bottom of the league for half the season, Leroy eventually left the club by mutual consent.

On March 30, 2006, he was named first team coach at Shrewsbury Town, acting as assistant to manager Gary Peters. He left on June 13, 2006 to take up the managerial position at Brentford.

He was appointed manager of Brentford on June 14, 2006, succeeding Martin Allen.[2] Twenty years earlier he had replaced Allen when he came on as a substitute for in the 1986 League Cup final. Just five months after his appointment, Rosenior left the club on November 18, 2006.[3], after a run of 16 games without a win, which culminated in a 4-0 home defeat to Crewe.

He was scheduled to take charge of the Sierra Leone national side for a friendly against Leyton Orient F.C. in May 2007,[4], which they won 4-2 [5]. It was announced on BBC Radio 5 Live on 27th May 2007 that he would indeed take charge of Sierra Leone in their upcoming African Nations Qualifiers.

Rosenior returned to Torquay United as head coach on 17 May 2007, replacing Keith Curle[6] but was reportedly sacked after 10 minutes, which gave him the record of the shortest managerial reign in the history of English football. This was because at the same time Torquay changed their chairman and the new chairman, Chris Roberts, had his own ideas for the football club.[7]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Media Career

Leroy works as a presenter and pundit on G-Sports, an African Pay-Per-View channel who deliver Premier League, Serie A and International Football across Africa. He is also a pundit for the BBC's coverage of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

He also works as a pundit on BBC Radio 5 Live where he famously celebrated the Israel goal against Russia by screaming "Go on! Go on! YEEEEEES!" in the background.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bees board choose Rosenior for top job. Tony Flood (This is Local London). Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
  2. ^ Rosenior appointed as Manager. Brentford FC. Retrieved on May 17, 2007.
  3. ^ Rosenior sacked as Brentford boss. BBC Sport. Retrieved on May 17, 2007.
  4. ^ Rosenior gets Sierra Leone chance. BBC Sport. Retrieved on May 17, 2007.
  5. ^ Leyton Orient 2-4 Sierra Leone Pictures. Leyton Orient Official Site. Retrieved on June 4, 2007.
  6. ^ "Rosenior makes return to Torquay", BBC Sport, 2007-05-17. Retrieved on 2007-05-17. 
  7. ^ "Rosenior loses job in 10 minutes", BBC Sport, 2007-05-20. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. 

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