| 词条 | Roger Verdi |
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| name = Roger Verdi | image = | caption = | fullname = Rajinder Singh Virdee | birth_date = c. {{birth year and age|1953}} | birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya | height = | position = Defender | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Ipswich Town | years1 = 1972 | clubs1 = Vancouver Spartans | caps1 = 25 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 1972–1973 | clubs2 = Montreal Olympique | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1974 | clubs3 = Miami Toros | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1975–1977 | clubs4 = St. Louis Stars | caps34 = 59 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1978 | clubs5 = San Jose Earthquakes | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 103 | totalgoals = 1 }} Roger Verdi (born c. 1953) is an English retired professional footballer who spent his entire career in North America, making over 100 league appearances in the North American Soccer League. Early lifeVerdi was born as Rajinder Singh Virdee in Nairobi, Kenya, to Indian Sikh parents.[1] He was the youngest of their two sons.[2] The family moved to England when Verdi was aged seven, settling in Smethwick.[2] He attended Sandwell Boys school.[2] Verdi changed his name due to racism.[1] He went by 'Roger Jones' and 'Roger Jones Verdi' before settling on 'Roger Verdi'.[2] CareerEnglandVerdi played with the youth teams of both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ipswich Town,[2] but failing to get a professional contract with either team, moved to North America.[3] North AmericaVerdi began his career in Canada with the Vancouver Spartans.[2] In the United States, Verdi played in the NASL between 1972 and 1978 for the Montreal Olympique, Miami Toros, St. Louis Stars and San Jose Earthquakes, making a total of 103 league appearances.[4] Coaching careerAfter his playing career ended he moved into coaching, holding assistant coaching positions with Athlone Town FC, Stockport County, Phoenix Inferno and Cleveland Cobras. Other coaching positions include Co-director for Hubert Vogelsinger Soccer Academy in Texas, Connecticut and California and has been the Technical Director for youth clubs in Washington, New Mexico. He joined DFW Tornados as a coach in 2010.[5] He is also the owner of the Roger Verdi International Soccer Academy.[5] Later lifeVerdi retired to Dallas, Texas, working in construction.[2] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.com/features/interview/interview50.html|title=Interview with Roger Verdi|accessdate=6 May 2009|date=June 2007|author=Harmit Singh Kamboe|publisher=IndianFootball.com}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Verdi, Roger}}{{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47763294|title=Roger Verdi: Marking Pele and playing darts with George Best|date=3 April 2019|publisher=|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/30606/|title=He played against Pele, Best, Banks, now he wants to coach here|accessdate=6 May 2009|author=Shamya Dasgupta|publisher=IndianExpress.com}} 4. ^http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/V/Verdi.Roger.htm 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.dfwtornados.org/coaches/coach_roger_verdi.htm|title=DFW Tornados Coaches|accessdate=31 March 2011|author=DFW Tornados|publisher=www.dfwtornados.org|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306011413/http://www.dfwtornados.org/coaches/coach_roger_verdi.htm|archivedate=6 March 2015|df=dmy-all}} 20 : 1950s births|Living people|Sportspeople from Nairobi|English people of Indian descent|English footballers|English expatriate footballers|Kenyan people of Indian descent|Kenyan emigrants to the United Kingdom|North American Soccer League (1968–84) players|Montreal Olympique players|Miami Toros players|St. Louis Stars (soccer) players|San Jose Earthquakes (1974–88) players|Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players|Ipswich Town F.C. players|Expatriate soccer players in Canada|Expatriate soccer players in the United States|Association football defenders|English expatriate sportspeople in the United States|English expatriate sportspeople in Canada |
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