Mark Rogers (soccer)

Mark Rogers (born November 3, 1975) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player. He represented Canada as a member of the national team. Rogers was born in Guelph, Ontario.

Mark Rogers
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-11-03) November 3, 1975
Place of birth Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) defender
Youth career
Tsawwassen Soccer Club
1994–1997 UBC Thunderbirds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Burnaby Canadians
1998–2003 Wycombe Wanderers 139 (4)
2004 → Stevenage Borough (loan) 4 (0)
2004–2006 Stevenage Borough 16 (0)
National team‡
2000–2003 Canada 7 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2012 UBC Thunderbird Women
2013 Canada - Assistant (Interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2009
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 December 2009

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.[1] He played at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[2] He did score an own goal in this tournament against Martinique.

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

Rogers left his role as head coach of the University of British Columbia Women's Soccer Team in 2010 and accepted the role of Interim Assistant Coach for the Canadian Men's National Team, working under Colin Miller. Rogers is currently the Technical Director of South Delta United Soccer Club.

References
  1. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  2. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 2010-01-17 at WebCite - RSSSF
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