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Roy Hodgson
English football manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roy Hodgson CBE (born 9 August 1947) is an English former football player and manager who is currently manager of Premier League club Crystal Palace. He was recently Manager of Crystal Palace from September 2017 to May 2021 and then twice from March 2023 onwards. He, along with Larry Barilli, are amongst the oldest active managers in football history.[4]
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![]() Hodgson in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Hodgson[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1947-08-09) 9 August 1947 (age 76)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back[3] | ||
Youth career | |||
1963–1965 | Crystal Palace | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1966 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
1966–1969 | Tonbridge Angels | ||
1969–1971 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 59 | (1) |
1971–1972 | Maidstone United | ||
1972–1973 | Ashford Town (Kent) | ||
1973–1974 | Berea Park | ||
1974–1976 | Carshalton Athletic | ||
Teams managed | |||
1976–1980 | Halmstad | ||
1980–1982 | Bristol City (assistant) | ||
1982 | Bristol City | ||
1982 | Oddevold | ||
1983–1984 | Örebro | ||
1985–1989 | Malmö | ||
1990–1992 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
1992–1995 | Switzerland | ||
1995–1997 | Inter Milan | ||
1997–1998 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
1999 | Inter Milan (caretaker) | ||
1999–2000 | Grasshoppers | ||
2000–2001 | Copenhagen | ||
2001 | Udinese | ||
2002–2004 | United Arab Emirates | ||
2004–2005 | Viking | ||
2006–2007 | Finland | ||
2007–2010 | Fulham | ||
2010–2011 | Liverpool | ||
2011–2012 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
2012–2016 | England | ||
2013 | England U21 (caretaker) | ||
2017–2021 | Crystal Palace | ||
2022 | Watford | ||
2023–2024 | Crystal Palace | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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On 23 February 2019, Roy Hodgson became the oldest man to manage a Premier League match, at the age of 71 years and 198 days.[5]