Glenn Roeder

Football player infobox
playername = Glenn Roeder


fullname = Glenn Victor Roeder
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1955|12|13
cityofbirth = Woodford
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Norwich City
position = Defender
youthyears = 1970–1973
youthclubs = Arsenal
years = 1973–1978
1978–1983
1983
1983–1989
1989–1992
1992
1992–1993
clubs = Leyton Orient
Queens Park Rangers
→ Notts County (loan)
Newcastle United
Watford
Leyton Orient
Gillingham
Total
caps(goals) = 115 0(4)
157 (17)
004 0(0)
193 0(8)
078 0(2)
008 0(0)
006 0(0)
561 (31)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = England B
nationalcaps(goals) = 007 0(0)
manageryears = 1992–1993
1993–1996
2001–2003
2006–2007
2007–
managerclubs = Gillingham "(player-manager)"
Watford
West Ham United
Newcastle United
Norwich City

Glenn Victor Roeder (born December 13 1955 in Woodford, Essex) is an English football manager and former player, currently in charge at Norwich City. As a player, Roeder represented England B on 7 occasions.

Playing career

Roeder failed to earn a scholarship at Arsenal and began his professional playing career at Leyton Orient, making his name as a classy ball-playing defender before moving to Queens Park Rangers. Here he captained them in the 1982 FA Cup Final but sensationally missed the replay due to suspension picked up some weeks earlier. It was during his time at Loftus Road he was famed for his shuffle, known as the "Roeder Shuffle", a smart stepover which he used to extricate himself from numerous tight spots and also to instigate attacking moves from the heart of the defence. During a successful loan spell at Notts County, (in which they were undefeated) a transfer fee of £125,000 was agreed. The Notts Chairman Jack Dunnett agreed to match every penny the supporters donated for the fee. Only £40,000 was raised Glenn didn't sign, and Notts County were relegated that season. In 1984 he was transferred to Newcastle United, where he made close to 200 appearances during his five years at the club. Roeder finished his playing career with a two year spell at Watford followed by a six game stint at Gillingham, whom he had joined as player-manager.

Managerial and coaching career

Gillingham

Roeder spent one season as player-manager of Gillingham, during which time he led the side to 13 wins in 51 games and saw them finish second from bottom of the Football League, escaping relegation after winning against bottom club Halifax Town in the penultimate fixture of the season.

Watford

After Steve Perryman left to join Tottenham Hotspur, Roeder was hired as the new manager of his former club Watford at the start of the 1993–94 season. In his second season with Watford he almost took the side to the play-offs, eventually finishing just two places outside them. However, he was sacked in February 1996 as the side were struggling at the bottom of the First Division. His replacement, Graham Taylor, was unable to prevent the side from being relegated. During his time at Vicerage Road he signed Kevin Phillips from local Hertfordshire team, Baldock Town for only £10,000.

Burnley

Roeder followed his tenure at Watford by taking a season away from the limelight, assuming a back seat role as Chris Waddle's assistant manager at Burnley. The partnership did not prove to be successful and the pair narrowly avoided steering Burnley into the bottom tier of English football. Only a home victory over Plymouth Argyle on the last day staved off the spectre of relegation. Roeder proved to be both an unpopular and controversial figure to the Burnley fans, hitting a low point when he was reported to have said that star-player Glen Little was "not fit to lace the boots" of manager Chris Waddle. Roeder left his role at Burnley alongside Waddle when the pair departed the club after only a single season in charge.Fact|date=November 2007

England

Roeder then worked as a coach under Glenn Hoddle for the England national team, before West Ham manager Harry Redknapp offered him an opportunity in club football again in 1999. [Cite news
title = West Ham's biggest gamble
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2001-06-14
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/1388269.stm]

West Ham United

In the summer of 2001, Roeder was handed a chance to manage in the Premier League at West Ham United after the Hammers failed to attract Steve McClaren or Alan Curbishley after Redknapp's departure. [Cite news
title = Roeder confirmed as West Ham boss
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2001-06-14
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/1387656.stm] Roeder's appointment was opposed by some supporters, who had expected a bigger name to replace Redknapp. [Cite news
title = West Ham fans stage protest
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2001-06-14
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/1388647.stm] Roeder received a £15 million transfer kitty, and guided West Ham to seventh in his first season in charge. He signed David James from Aston Villa, Tomas Repka from ACF Fiorentina for £5.5 million, and Don Hutchison from Sunderland for £5 million.

In the 2002–03 season, West Ham struggled. Repka had serious disciplinary problems amassing ten yellow cards and one red card in thirty-two league appearances. Don Hutchison turned out to be very injury-prone on his second spell with the club, playing only ten league games that season. West Ham were bottom at Christmas and at that time no team had avoided relegation from that position. Despite the January signings of Rufus Brevett, Lee Bowyer on a short-term deal, and Les Ferdinand, Roeder was unable to halt the team's slump. Roeder had a dispute with striker Paolo Di Canio after he substituted Di Canio in a match against West Bromwich Albion. [Cite news
title = Di Canio accuses Roeder
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2003-03-14
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/2849263.stm] In April 2003, Roeder suffered a brain tumour and was replaced by Trevor Brooking for the final three games of the season. [Cite news
title = No change for Roeder
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2003-04-25
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/2965329.stm] Despite a late rally, West Ham were relegated with a record number of 42 points.

Roeder returned to work in July 2003, stating he had "unfinished business". [Cite news
title = Roeder ready for challenge
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2003-07-01
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/3034806.stm] In the 2003 close season, many of West Ham's star players, such as Trevor Sinclair, Joe Cole and Frédéric Kanouté left the club as a result of relegation. Roeder was sacked by West Ham in August 2003, following a defeat to Rotherham United. [Cite news
title = West Ham sack Roeder
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2003-08-24
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/3178123.stm]

Newcastle United

After nearly two years out of the game, he returned to football in June 2005 when he was named youth-development manager of Newcastle United. [Cite news
title = Newcastle academy role for Roeder
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2005-06-21
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4070962.stm] Graeme Souness was sacked as Newcastle manager in February 2006, following his dismissal, Roeder was appointed caretaker manager, with striker Alan Shearer as his assistant. [Cite news
title = Newcastle dismiss manager Souness
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2006-02-02
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4673636.stm] He was able to turn the Magpies' season around, rescuing them from near the foot of the table to finish seventh in the Premier League with a place in the Intertoto Cup. Freddy Shepherd, Newcastle United's chairman, consequently named Roeder as first in line to become full-time manager at the club, on condition that Newcastle obtain dispensation from the FA Premier League to allow Roeder to continue without the mandatory UEFA Pro Licence. Newcastle claim exceptional circumstances as Roeder was halfway to gaining the licence when he suffered his brain tumour. [Cite news
title = Roeder free to take Newcastle job
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2006-05-10
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4757085.stm] The Premier League at first rejected Newcastle's request on 3 May 2006, the organisation had little choice, as they are bound by UEFA rules. However, Freddy Shepherd lobbied his fellow chairmen and they voted in favour of Roeder being allowed to gain the correct licence while in the job. Roeder was named as Newcastle's permanent manager on 16 May, signing a two year contract with the club. [Cite news
title = Roeder named as Newcastle manager
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2006-05-16
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4770157.stm]

On June 1 2006, Roeder appointed Kevin Bond as his assistant. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/5036238.stm|title=Bond named as Roeder's assistant|work=BBC Sport|date=1 June 2006|accessdate=6 May|accessyear=2007] Roeder had worked with Bond at West Ham where Bond was a scout. Roeder believed the two of them would work well together, however Bond's contract at the club was terminated after allegations he was prepared to take bungs for players whilst at Portsmouth. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/5378844.stm|title=Newcastle terminate Bond contract|date=26 September 2006|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=6 May|accessyear=2007] On the 22 October 2006, Roeder announced that, ex-Middlesbrough player and recent care-taker manager of West Brom, Nigel Pearson would be his new assistant manager. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6077550.stm|title=Pearson takes up Newcastle post|work=BBC Sport|date=23 October 2006|accessdate=6 May|accessyear=2007]

Under Roeder, Newcastle won the 2006 Intertoto Cup by virtue of being the furthest placed team to advance from the Intertoto Cup into the UEFA Cup. This made Roeder the first manager to win a trophy for Newcastle since 1969. [Cite news
title = Newcastle to lift Intertoto Cup
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2006-12-16
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6185511.stm] After the 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United at home on November 4, 2006, there was a fan protest outside St. James' Park, that was shown live on Sky channel PremPlus. [cite web|url=http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/newcastleunited/sundaysun/tm_headline=fury-at-toon-gloom%26method=full%26objectid=18047996%26siteid=50081-name_page.html|title=Fury at Toon gloom|work=icnewcastle.co.uk|date=5 November 2006|accessdate=6 May|accessyear=2007] However, notably much of the fans' criticism was directed at the chairman, Freddy Shepherd, and not specifically at the manager himself. Roeder's fortune didn't improve, as Newcastle's league form was inconsistent, majorly due to first-team player injuries and having to rely on in-experienced players from United's Youth Academy to compete at top flight level, with Newcastle maintaining a mid-table position. After guiding Newcastle to just one win in ten games, Roeder was summoned to an emergency board meeting on May 6 2007. [ [http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=465263&CPID=8&clid=4&lid=4161&title=Roeder+summoned+by+board Roeder summoned by board] - Sky Sports, May 6 2007] It was revealed he had resigned with immediate effect. [cite web|url=http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=465269&CPID=8&clid=4&lid=2&title=Roeder+leaves+Newcastle&channel=football_home&|title=Roeder leaves Newcastle|work=Sky Sports|date=6 May 2007|accessdate=6 May|accessyear=2007] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6630751.stm Roeder resigns as Newcastle boss] - BBC Sport, May 6th] [cite web|url=http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_2111451,00.html|title=Roeder quits Toon post - Reports|work=teamtalk.com|accessdate=6 May|accessyear=2007] [cite web|url=http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_2111425,00.html|title=ROEDER LEAVES MAGPIES - REPORTS|work=football365.com|accessdate=6 May|accessyear=2007] [cite web|url=http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1021961,00.html|title=Glenn Roeder - NUFC Statement|work=nufc.premiumtv.co.uk|accessdate=7 May|accessyear=2007]

Roeder won 45% of his matches, enough in a single season to qualify for European competition. [Newcastle United F.C.] His departure was met with a mixed reaction from fans. Whilst some fans acknowledged the difficulties he faced in keeping senior players uninjured and respected his achievements as a defender in the 1980's, other fans were farther intrigued by the availability of Sam Allardyce who had resigned from Bolton Wanderers just weeks before.

Former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce was named as his replacement on May 15 2007. [cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL0717299120070507|title=Newcastle accept Roeder's resignation|accessdate=7 May|accessyear=2007|work=Reuters] [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6632667.stm|title=Allardyce tipped for Magpies job|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=7 May|accessyear=2007] [Cite news
title = Roeder resigns as Newcastle boss
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2007-05-06
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6630751.stm]

Norwich City

In October 2007, Roeder joined Championship side Norwich City, signing a contract until 2010, with Norwich bottom of the league four points adrift of safety. [Cite news
title = Norwich name Roeder as new boss
work = BBC
accessdate = 2007-11-18
date= 2007-10-30
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7068855.stm] His first game in charge was on 4 November in the East Anglian Derby against Ipswich Town, a match that ended 2–2 after Norwich had been 2–0 down at half-time. His first win came in the home game against Coventry City (24 November), which he followed up with a first away win of the season for Norwich in the 3-1 defeating of fellow strugglers Blackpool (27 November), who previously had not lost at home that season. He then guided the team out of the relegation zone with wins over Plymouth Argyle, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe United, Barnsley, Southampton, Preston North End and Cardiff City. The Canaries rose rapidly up the table as a result of this good run of form and, at one stage, it looked as though they could make a shock late burst into the play-offs, similar to the run under Nigel Worthington in the 2001/2002 season. Roeder began an overhaul of the squad in the January transfer window, releasing players who had been signed by his predecessor and who he did not consider to have a future at the club. He made the loan signing of Matty Pattison permanent and also renewed the loan deals for Ched Evans and Mo Camara. Also Roeder signed four loan signings including Matthew Bates, Keiran Gibbs, Alex Pearce and James Henry. Despite a poor run of form through February and March, Roeder kept Norwich in the Championship for another season.

On 25 July 2008, Roeder was fined £1,000 and given a suspended two match touchline ban at a FA disciplinary hearing after criticising referee Andy D'Urso following Norwich's 2-1 defeat to Bristol City at Ashton Gate on 29 March. [Cite news
title = Roeder and Clark punished by FA
work = BBC
accessdate = 2008-08-25
date= 2008-07-25
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7525171.stm] Both Roeder and assistant Lee Clark reacted angrily to Bristol City being awarded a 91st minute free kick from which they scored the winner. Clark was given a one match touchline ban and fined £500 for his part in the incident. They were both warned by The FA about their future conduct.

Managerial stats

References

External links

*soccerbase (manager)|id=540|name=Glenn Roeder

Persondata
NAME=Roeder, Glenn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Roeder, Glenn Victor
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer; Football manager
DATE OF BIRTH=December 13 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH=Woodford, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=