Rodney Jack
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| Rodney Jack | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodney Alphonso Jack | |
| Date of birth | September 28, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995-1998 1998-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2008- |
Torquay United Crewe Alexandra Rushden & Diamonds Oldham Athletic Waterford United Crewe Alexandra Southport FC |
90 (24) 163 (33) 45 (12) 10 (2) 10 (1) 30 (1) 2 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1992-2007 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45 (13) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Rodney Alphonso Jack (born September 28, 1972 in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) is a professional football player from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is best known for his spells with Torquay United and Crewe Alexandra. He has also played internationally for his country. He currently plays for Southport FC, who he joined in march 2008 on a short term contract.
[edit] Career
Jack was spotted by Torquay United manager Eddie May when playing for FC Lambada, a Caribbean select side, Don O'Riordan signed him for the Gulls on October 10, 1995. He joined Newcastle United on trial in September 1996, Kevin Keegan offering £250,000 for him, but the deal fell through due to problems with his work permit.[citation needed] The following February, on Keegan's recommendation, he joined Sunderland on trial, but again returned to Plainmoor.[citation needed] With the attention being placed on him from higher levels it was inevitable that Jack would move on at some point, and on July 17, 1998 he moved to Crewe Alexandra for a club record fee of £650,000. He had played 110 times, scoring 30 goals for Torquay.
He immediately settled into the Crewe side, scoring 9 goals in his first season, but injuries and international call-ups hampered his progress. He played 188 times and scored 42 goals for Crewe before signing for Rushden & Diamonds in 2003 playing 49 games and scoring 13 goals before following manager Brian Talbot to Oldham Athletic in 2004.
His time with Oldham was blighted by injuries and the club released him in 2005. He joined Irish side Waterford United and in the summer of 2006 he rejoined Crewe Alexandra on a one-year contract, at the end of which he was released on a free transfer. In July 2007, he trialed for Conference North side Southport, playing in a friendly against Tranmere Rovers, in which he set up the only goal of the game.
He was offered a contract by Southport manager, Peter Davenport, before returning to his home country to deal with "family commitments" which were eventually revealed as aiding his father in recovering from an illness. On returning to England he is now back training with Southport and has now joined full-time till the end of the season, his experience shone through in the 5-1 thrashing of fellow promotion chasers AFC Telford Utd.
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| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jack, Rodney |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 28 September 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
