![]() Roeder in 2003 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Glenn Victor Roeder | ||
Date of birth | 13 December 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Woodford, Essex, England | ||
Date of death | 28 February 2021 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Newmarket, Suffolk, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1969–1972 | Arsenal | ||
1972–1973 | Orient | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1978 | Orient | 115 | (4) |
1978–1983 | Queens Park Rangers | 157 | (17) |
1983 | → Notts County (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1983–1989 | Newcastle United | 193 | (8) |
1989–1992 | Watford | 78 | (2) |
1992 | Leyton Orient | 8 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Gillingham | 6 | (0) |
Total | 561 | (31) | |
International career | |||
1978–1979 | England B | 6 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1992–1993 | Gillingham (player-manager) | ||
1993–1996 | Watford | ||
2001–2003 | West Ham United | ||
2006–2007 | Newcastle United | ||
2007–2009 | Norwich City | ||
2016–2018 | Stevenage (managerial advisor) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Glenn Victor Roeder (13 December 1955 – 28 February 2021) was an English professional football player and manager.
As a player, Roeder played as a defender for Arsenal, Leyton Orient, Queens Park Rangers, Notts County, Newcastle United, Watford and Gillingham. He also represented the England national B team.
His managerial career included spells with numerous clubs including Gillingham, Watford, West Ham United, Newcastle United (with whom he won the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup) and Norwich City. It was while he was at West Ham United that he was initially diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2003. He later acted as a managerial advisor for Stevenage.