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====2018–19 season====
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On 26 February 2019, Rodgers was announced as the new [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] manager.<ref name="bbc.co.uk1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Brendan Rodgers Named Leicester City Manager |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/1071274/brendan-rodgers-named-leicester-city-manager/press-release |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=Leicester City Football Club |date=26 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47373791|title=Brendan Rodgers: 'Leicester job his chance for Premier League redemption'|date=26 February 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Rodgers' first game in charge of ''The Foxes'' was on 3 March 2019 away against former club Watford. The game ended in a 2–1 to defeat, with [[Andre Gray]] scoring a 92nd minute winner for ''the Hornets''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watford 2-1 Leicester: Andre Gray's late goal sinks Leicester in Brendan Rodgers' first game in charge - BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47346959|accessdate=26 February 2019|date=3 March 2019}}</ref> In Rodgers' home debut, his second game in charge, Leicester won 3–1 over struggling [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]. Striker [[Jamie Vardy]] scored his 100th goal for the club in the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leicester 3-1 Fulham: Jamie Vardy double earns Brendan Rodgers first win - BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47424846 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref>
On 26 February 2019, Rodgers was announced as the new [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] manager.<ref name="bbc.co.uk1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Brendan Rodgers Named Leicester City Manager |url=https://www.lcfc.com/news/1071274/brendan-rodgers-named-leicester-city-manager/press-release |accessdate=26 February 2019 |work=Leicester City Football Club |date=26 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47373791|title=Brendan Rodgers: 'Leicester job his chance for Premier League redemption'|date=26 February 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Rodgers' first game in charge of ''The Foxes'' was on 3 March 2019 away against former club Watford. The game ended in a 2–1 to defeat, with [[Andre Gray]] scoring a 92nd minute winner for ''the Hornets''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watford 2-1 Leicester: Andre Gray's late goal sinks Leicester in Brendan Rodgers' first game in charge - BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47346959|accessdate=26 February 2019|date=3 March 2019}}</ref> In Rodgers' home debut, his second game in charge, Leicester won 3–1 over struggling [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]. Striker [[Jamie Vardy]] scored his 100th goal for the club in the match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leicester 3-1 Fulham: Jamie Vardy double earns Brendan Rodgers first win - BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47424846 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref>

====2019–20 season====
In November 2019 he was linked with the vacant [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] manager's job.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50509943|title=Brendan Rodgers: Leicester boss only focused on Foxes following Tottenham link|date=21 November 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
In November 2019 he was linked with the Arsenal job when Unai Emery got sacked.


==Management style==
==Management style==

Revision as of 13:56, 2 December 2019

This article is about the Northern Irish football manager. For the baseball player, see Brendan Rodgers (baseball). For the Canadian football player, see Brendan Rogers.

Brendan Rodgers
Rodgers with Liverpool in 2014
Personal information
Full name Brendan Rodgers[1]
Date of birth (1973-01-26) 26 January 1973 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth Carnlough, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City (manager)
Youth career
1984–1987 Ballymena United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Ballymena United
1990–1993 Reading 0 (0)
1993–1994 Newport (IOW)
1994–1995 Witney Town
1995–1996 Newbury Town
International career
1988 Northern Ireland Schools[3] 7 (0)
Republic of Ireland Schools[4]
Managerial career
2004–2008 Chelsea (youth)
2008–2009 Watford
2009 Reading
2010–2012 Swansea City
2012–2015 Liverpool
2016–2019 Celtic
2019– Leicester City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brendan Rodgers (born 26 January 1973) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Leicester City.

Rodgers began his career as a defender at Ballymena United, where he stayed until he was signed by Reading at the age of 18, and worked at Sainsbury’s aswell as playing for The Royals, although a genetic knee condition forced him to retire at age 20. He remained at Reading as a coach and then academy director, and continued to play non-league football at Newport, Witney Town and Newbury Town for several years. After a period travelling around Spain to study coaching methods, he was invited by José Mourinho to leave Reading and join Chelsea as youth manager in 2004, later being promoted to reserve manager in 2006.

In 2008, he was appointed manager of Watford, where he remained until he accepted an offer to become manager of his former club Reading in 2009. He left the club by mutual consent after disappointing results six months later. He returned to management with Swansea City in 2010, leading the club to promotion to the Premier League, the first Welsh team ever to do so, before guiding them to finish 11th the following season. On 1 June 2012, Rodgers accepted an offer to become the new manager of Liverpool, whom he led to runners-up position in the league in the 2013–14 season before his dismissal in October 2015. He became manager of Celtic in May 2016 and led Celtic to an undefeated domestic season in his first year, and trebles in both of his first two seasons. He left Celtic for Leicester City in February 2019.

Early life

Rodgers was born in the seaside village Carnlough in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1] His father Malachy was a painter and decorator, while his mother Christina was a volunteer for the Irish charity, Trócaire. Rodgers is the eldest of five boys. His younger brother Malachy became a well-known country and western singer locally and is now pursuing a career in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.[5] He grew up as a supporter of Sheffield Wednesday[6] and Celtic.[7]

Rodgers' father was a Catholic while his mother was a Protestant. He attended the All Saints Catholic Primary School in Ballymena, and then moved on to St Patrick's College in the town until the age of 16. "The fact that one [of his parents] was Catholic and one was Protestant didn't play any real part in their lives, they never let the whole religious thing have an impact on Brendan and his brothers," explained his cousin Nigel Worthington, the former manager of York City and Northern Ireland. In 2010, Rodgers' mother died at the age of 53, and in September 2011 he was by his father's side when he died of cancer, aged 59.[5]

Early career

As a teenager, Rodgers represented Northern Ireland at schoolboy level, notably playing against Brazil in 1988.[8][9] He also represented the Republic of Ireland at schoolboy level.[4] He began his senior career as a defender for Ballymena United, his local team, in 1987.[10] He was signed by Reading three years later at age 18, where he played in the reserves. His professional playing career was ended at age 20 due to a genetic knee condition.[11][12] Following this enforced retirement, Rodgers spent several years playing in non-league football for Newport (IOW), Witney Town and Newbury Town, while remaining as a youth coach at Reading.[13][14][15] He found employment at John Lewis to support his young family.[16]

Rodgers spent a large amount of time travelling around Spain studying different coaching methods, and was eventually invited by manager José Mourinho to leave his role of academy director at Reading and join the Chelsea Academy as their head youth coach in 2004 after a recommendation by Mourinho's assistant and future Premier League manager Steve Clarke.[11] Rodgers was promoted to reserve team manager two years later, and was kept in that position by subsequent Chelsea managers Avram Grant and Luiz Felipe Scolari.[12]

Managerial career

Watford

On 24 November 2008, Rodgers left Chelsea to become the manager of Championship side Watford.[17] Rodgers won only two of his first ten league games as manager, leaving Watford in the relegation zone by January. Watford's form dramatically improved, however, and Rodgers was able to guide them to finish 13th, avoiding relegation.[18]

Reading

Weeks after guaranteeing Watford's survival, and following the resignation of Steve Coppell as Reading manager, Rodgers quickly became the favourite to succeed him and rejoin his old club.[19] He initially distanced himself from reports linking him with the job, saying that his "concentration (is) fully on Watford".[20][21] However, he eventually agreed a deal to become the new manager of Reading on 5 June 2009, after a compensation package worth an initial £500,000 with Watford was agreed, which later rose to £1 million.[22][23] The Watford Supporters' Trust stated that Rodgers' reputation was "severely damaged" in the eyes of the supporters as a result of the move, but they nevertheless "thanked (Rodgers) for his efforts last season" and "(wished) him well for the future".[24] On 11 August, Rodgers got his first win as Reading manager with a 5–1 win over League Two side Burton Albion in the first round of the League Cup. Despite a good start in the league, a disappointing string of results followed, and Rodgers left Reading by mutual consent on 16 December, just over six months after his arrival, with Reading one place above relegation in the Championship.[25]

Swansea City

Rodgers celebrating winning the 2011 Championship play-off final with Swansea City

2010–11 season

Rodgers accepted an offer to become the manager of Championship side Swansea City on 16 July 2010.[26] Prior to this appointment, he had been asked to join the coaching staff at Manchester City under manager Roberto Mancini.[27] His beginning as Swansea manager was very successful, leading to Rodgers being awarded the Championship Manager of the Month Award for February 2011 after Swansea won five out of the six league games they played that month, while keeping four clean sheets.[28] By 25 April 2011, Rodgers had managed to comfortably secure Swansea City's place in the 2011 Championship Play-Offs for promotion into the Premier League, with a convincing 4–1 victory over Ipswich Town at the Liberty Stadium.[29]

On 16 May 2011, Rodgers led Swansea to the 2011 Championship Play-Off final after defeating favourites Nottingham Forest over two legs in the semi-final.[30] He faced his old club Reading in the final at Wembley Stadium on 30 May 2011, which Swansea won 4–2 thanks in part to a hat-trick from Scott Sinclair, meaning Swansea became the first Welsh team ever to gain promotion to the Premier League.[31] Rodgers was praised by the media and supporters for consoling Reading manager Brian McDermott and owner John Madejski before receiving the trophy.[32]

2011–12 season

Rodgers' first win as a Premier League manager came on 17 September 2011, when Swansea beat West Bromwich Albion 3–0 at the Liberty Stadium.[33] Despite many predicting before the season began that Swansea were favourites to be relegated, their debut season proved very impressive, as they picked up points against Liverpool, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, keeping them well above the relegation zone.[34][35][36][37] In January 2012, Swansea claimed their first away win of the season at Aston Villa, a month which also saw them beat Arsenal 3–2 at home and hold Chelsea to a 1–1 draw. This saw Rodgers earn his first Premier League Manager of the Month Award.[38][39][40] In February, Rodgers signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract to keep him at the club until July 2015.[41]

Liverpool

2012–13 season

On 1 June 2012, Rodgers was unveiled as the new Liverpool manager on a three-year contract, following the departure of Kenny Dalglish two weeks prior.[42][43] Rodgers' appointment was immediately endorsed by former colleague and Real Madrid manager José Mourinho.[44] In July 2012, Rodgers wrote an open letter to the Swansea City supporters, thanking both the staff and supporters for his time at the club, and wishing them well for the future.[45] Days later, Rodgers held his first training session at Melwood as the squad reported back for pre-season training.[46][47]

On 2 August 2012, Rodgers oversaw his first competitive game as Liverpool manager, a 1–0 win in the UEFA Europa League against Belarusian club Gomel, and won his first home game in charge in the second leg one week later.[48] In his first league game as manager on 18 August, Liverpool lost 3–0 against West Brom at The Hawthorns.[49] His first win in the league came against Norwich City at Carrow Road, Liverpool winning 5–2.[50] On 31 October, Rodgers welcomed his former club Swansea to Anfield in the fourth round of the League Cup, a match Liverpool lost 3–1.[51] On 6 December, Liverpool defeated Udinese 1–0 away in the Europa League to qualify for the round of 32 as group winners.[52]

On 27 January 2013, Liverpool were knocked out of the FA Cup in the fourth round, surprisingly losing 3–2 to League One team Oldham Athletic.[53] Liverpool finished in seventh position in the Premier League in his first season in charge, one position higher than the previous season.[54]

2013–14 season

At the start of the 2013–14 season, Rodgers was named the Premier League Manager of the Month for August 2013 as Liverpool won their first three league games of the season.[55] In January 2014, he was fined £8,000 after making comments about referee Lee Mason after a 2–1 loss to Manchester City in December 2013.[56] He was later named Manager of the Month for the second time that season for March 2014, after Liverpool won all five of their games that month to go top of the Premier League.[57]

A run of 11-straight wins for Liverpool left them five points clear at the top of the Premier League with just three matches to play.[58] However, they then suffered a 2–0 home defeat to Chelsea on 27 April.[59] This result handed the advantage to Manchester City in the title race. In their next game away to Crystal Palace on 5 May, Liverpool led 3–0 with 11 minutes to go, but the game finished 3–3.[60] Liverpool ended the season as Premier League runners-up, two points behind champions Manchester City.[61]

Liverpool scored 101 league goals in the season, the club's most since the 1895–96 season and the third-highest in Premier League history.[62] Later that month, Rodgers was awarded the LMA Manager of the Year Award becoming the first Liverpool manager to win the accolade in its 20-year history.[63][64]

2014–15 season

On 26 May 2014, Rodgers signed a new four-year contract at Liverpool.[65]

Liverpool were eliminated from the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League after drawing against Basel in their final group match, dropping into the Europa League.[66] The Reds were subsequently knocked out in the Europa League round of 32 after losing 4–5 on penalties to Turkish side Beşiktaş.[67] On 19 April 2015, Liverpool were defeated by Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final. Liverpool finished the season with a 6–1 defeat to Stoke, finishing sixth in the Premier League. This meant Rodgers became the first Liverpool manager since the 1950s not to win a trophy after three seasons in charge.[68] Despite this, Rodgers received the backing of Liverpool's owners.[69]

2015–16 season

On 4 October 2015, Liverpool played their 225th Merseyside derby against Everton with the game ending again in a 1–1 draw. This was the fifth time in Liverpool's previous six games that they had taken a 1–0 lead, then to have the game end in a 1–1 draw; while they had just one win in their previous nine games.[70] Just one hour after the game, Rodgers was sacked, leaving Liverpool in tenth place after eight matches played.[71][72] Later, it became known that the decision to sack him had already been made prior to the match against Everton.[73] The following day, Rodgers released a statement through the League Managers Association stating, "I am, of course, incredibly disappointed to be leaving... [but] it has been both an honour and a privilege to manage one of the game's great clubs."[74]

Celtic

Rodgers with Celtic in 2018

2016–17 season

Rodgers was appointed manager of Scottish Premiership champions Celtic on a 12-month rolling contract on 20 May 2016, following the exit of Ronny Deila.[75] Upon his arrival in Glasgow, Rodgers spoke of his admiration for the late Tommy Burns, the former Celtic player and manager who was in charge of Reading when Rodgers began his coaching career.[76]

On 12 July, in his first competitive game in charge, Celtic lost 1–0 away to Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps in the first leg of their second qualifying round of the 2016–17 Champions League.[77] He said of the surprise result, "There is obvious disappointment. There is no embarrassment."[78] Celtic overcame their one-goal deficit with a 3–0 win at Celtic Park. On 23 August 2016, Celtic qualified for the group stage of the 2016–17 Champions League for the first time in three years after a 5–4 aggregate victory over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[79] In the first game of the group stage, 13 September 2016, Rodgers suffered a 7–0 defeat against Barcelona at Camp Nou, this was Brendan Rodgers' heaviest defeat and the worst ever result for Celtic in European competition.[80]

On 27 November 2016, Rodgers won his first ever trophy as a manager as Celtic beat Aberdeen 3–0 in the final of the Scottish League Cup.[81] The win also gave Celtic their 100th major trophy.[82]

On 31 December 2016, Rodgers became the first manager in Celtic history to win his opening three games against Rangers. This victory meant Celtic went 19 points clear, with a game in hand, in the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership table. It also secured Celtic their 5th consecutive league victory, 58 points from a possible 60, and stretched their unbeaten run in domestic football to 24 games.[83]

On 2 April 2017, Celtic defeated Hearts 5–0 to secure the club's 6th consecutive league title, with 8 games to spare.[84] Five days later, Rodgers signed a new four-year contract with Celtic.[85]

As Celtic's unbeaten domestic run continued, they subjected Rangers to their heaviest defeat at Ibrox since 1915, thrashing their rivals 5–1 on 29 April.[86][87] Celtic's 2–0 win over Hearts on 21 May saw them finish 30 points ahead of second-placed Aberdeen in the league with a record 106 points, and the team become the first Scottish side to complete a top-flight season undefeated since 1899.[88]

On 27 May 2017, Celtic defeated Aberdeen 2–1 to win the Scottish Cup, securing a domestic treble for the fourth time in their history, and ending the 2016–17 season unbeaten in all domestic competitions.[89]

2017–18 season

On 4 November 2017, Rodgers guided Celtic to a 4–0 victory over St Johnstone. This victory meant Celtic were unbeaten for their last 63 domestic games. The victory also meant they surpassed the 100-year British-held recorded for consecutive domestic games undefeated, which was also held by Willie Maley's Celtic team, set in 1917 at 62.[90]

On 26 November 2017, Rodgers won his fourth trophy in a row as a manager as Celtic beat Motherwell 2–0 in the 2017 Scottish League Cup Final. Rodgers became the first manager in the club's history to win his first four domestic trophies and also stretch the unbeaten domestic record to 65 games.[91] This unbeaten run finally ended after 69 games, ending with a 4–0 loss to Hearts.[92]

On 29 April 2018, Rodgers secured his second and Celtic's seventh consecutive league title with a 5–0 win against Rangers at Celtic Park. This win also extended Celtic's unbeaten run against Rangers to 12 games.[93] The season ended with Rodgers winning the first ever 'Double Treble' (a treble in two consecutive seasons) in Scottish football history with a 2–0 Scottish Cup Final win over Motherwell on 19 May 2018.[94]

2018–19 season

Rodgers said that he turned down an approach from a Chinese club during the summer of 2018. He told BBC Scotland: "With China it's big money, but I've found happiness here."[95] After failing to qualify for the Champions League,[96] Celtic qualified in second place from the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[97] They were knocked out by Valencia in the round of 32, 3–0 on aggregate.[98] Celtic won the Scottish League Cup in December 2018, Rodgers' seventh successive trophy with the club.[99] In February 2019, with Celtic leading the Premiership by eight points, Rodgers departed Celtic, joining English Premier League club Leicester City.[100]

Leicester City

2018–19 season

On 26 February 2019, Rodgers was announced as the new Leicester City manager.[100][101][102] Rodgers' first game in charge of The Foxes was on 3 March 2019 away against former club Watford. The game ended in a 2–1 to defeat, with Andre Gray scoring a 92nd minute winner for the Hornets.[103] In Rodgers' home debut, his second game in charge, Leicester won 3–1 over struggling Fulham. Striker Jamie Vardy scored his 100th goal for the club in the match.[104]

Management style

Rodgers with Liverpool in 2013

Rodgers believes in his teams keeping possession of the ball and playing a flowing passing game with the ball always moving; defensively, he likes his team to put a lot of pressure on the opposing team.[105]

His Liverpool team during the 2013–14 season interchanged from 4–5–1 to 3–5–2 to 4–4–2 to 4–3–3 to a diamond formation.[106] Steven Gerrard described Rodgers' one-on-one management as the best he has seen.[107]

Personal life

Rodgers separated from his wife Susan in the summer of 2014 and divorced in December 2015. The couple have two children – a son, Anton, also a footballer,[108] and a daughter, Mischa.[5] Rodgers got engaged to Charlotte Searle in February 2016,[109] and they married in June 2017.[110]

In June 2011, Rodgers joined a team representing The Football League to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care in honour of his mother – who died in 2010 – and his father – who died of cancer in 2011.[111] In June 2014, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Ulster.[112]

Rodgers speaks Spanish and Italian.[113] His nickname is "Buck Rodgers", after the comic strip character Buck Rogers.[17][114]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 1 December 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Watford 24 November 2008 5 June 2009 31 13 6 12 041.9 [17][19][115][116]
Reading 5 June 2009 16 December 2009 23 6 6 11 026.1 [19][25][117][118]
Swansea City 16 July 2010 1 June 2012 96 43 20 33 044.8 [26][42][119][120][121][122]
Liverpool 1 June 2012 4 October 2015 166 83 41 42 050.0 [42][72][123][124]
Celtic 20 May 2016 26 February 2019 169 118 25 26 069.8 [75][125]
Leicester City 26 February 2019 Present 27 17 5 5 063.0 [125]
Total 512 280 103 129 054.7

Honours

Manager

Swansea City

Celtic

Individual

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