- Roger Freestone
Football player infobox
playername = Roger Freestone
fullname = Roger Freestone
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|8|19
cityofbirth =Caerleon
countryofbirth =Wales
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1986-1987
1987-1991
1989
1990
1991-2004
2004
clubs = Newport County
Chelsea
→ Swansea City (loan)
→ Hereford United (loan)
Swansea City
Newport County
caps(goals) = 013 (0)
042 (0)
014 (0)
008 (0)
549 (3)
014 (0)
nationalyears =
2000
nationalteam = Wales U21
Wales
nationalcaps(goals) =
1 (0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Roger Freestone (born
19 August 1968 inCaerleon , nearNewport ,Wales ) is a former Wales internationalGoalkeeper .Club career
He began his career at Newport County as a trainee before moving to Chelsea in 1987 for £95,000 . During his time there he was loaned out to Swansea City and Hereford United. He eventually joined Swansea on a permanent deal in 1991, for a fee of £45,000, where he went on to spend over a decade, and the majority of his career, at the Welsh club. During his time at the club he was a big fan favourite, and in 1995 he even became the club's penalty taker (very uncommon for a goalkeeper), scoring three times from the penalty spot. In 2001 a rumoured move to rivals Cardiff City was met with anger from Swansea fans as they did not want to lose him. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1330888.stm "Hollins hits out"]
BBC Sport Retrieved on3 November ,2007 ] He left the club after thirteen years and went on to sign for Newport County in 2004 but his contract was cancelled several months later by mutual consent due to recurring injury problems [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/4046361.stm "Keeper Freestone leaves Newport"]BBC Sport Retrieved on3 November ,2007 ] and he eventually retired. He also had a short-lived stint as manager at Swansea along withNick Cusack . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/bbc_pundits/1907333.stm "Mark Aizlewood:"No cause for celebration"]BBC Sport Retrieved on3 November ,2007 ]He played for
Wales at Schoolboy, under-21 and B level before winning his first, and only, cap against Brazil in 2000. [ [http://www.dragonsoccer.co.uk/matches/fr_00003.htm#match%20details "Wales vs Brazil match report"] Dragonsoccer Retrieved on3 November ,2007 ]Later career
He currently manages youth side, Risca & Gelli United in the Islwyn Youth League
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External links
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