Brendan Rodgers Biography

Brendan Rodgers is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Leicester City. He began as a defender at Ballymena United, where he stayed until he was signed by Reading at the age of 18, although a genetic knee condition forced him to retire at age 20.

He remained as a coach and continued to play non-league football at Newport, Witney Town, and Newbury Town for several years. In 2004, he was invited by José Mourinho to leave Reading and join Chelsea as youth manager, In 2006 he was later promoted to reserve manager.

He was appointed the manager of Watford in 2008, where he remained until he was accepted an offer to become of his former in 2009. He left the club by mutual consent after disappointing result six months later. In 2010 he returned to manage with Swansea City, leading the Premier League.

Brendan Rodgers Age

He was born on January 26, 1973, in Carnlough, United Kingdom. He is 46 years old as of 2018.

Brendan Rodgers Height

He measures 1.7 meters tall.

Brendan Rodgers Brother

He has a younger brother named Malachy Rodgers.

Brendan Rodgers Daughter

Rodger is blessed with a daughter named Mischa.

Brendan Rodgers Son

He has a son who plays as a midfielder for Hungerford Town, named Anton.

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Brendan Rodgers Salary

He gets an annual salary of 2,710,710.

Brendan Rodgers Liverpool Team

On 1 June 2012, Rodgers was announced as the new Liverpool manager on a contract of three-year, following the departure of Kenny Dalglish two weeks prior. Rodgers’ appointment was immediately endorsed by former colleague and Real Madrid manager José Mourinho. 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.[46] Days later, Rodgers held his first training session at Melwood as the squad reported back for pre-season training.

Brendan Rodgers Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of £8 million.

Brendan Rodgers Quotes

• “I started coaching for one reason and that was to make a difference for people, not just as footballers but as human beings.”
• “I always say a squad is like a good meal. I’m not a great cook, but a good meal takes a wee bit of time. But also, to offer a good meal you need good ingredients.”
• “I believe a young player will run through a barbed wire fence for you. An older player looks for a hole in the fence, he’ll try and get his way through it some way, but the young player will fight for you.”
• “It’s not just about training players, it’s about educating players. You train dogs.”

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Another birthday boy…
And get this, Nacho Monreal and Spurs striker Fernando Llorente were both born on 26 February in Pamplona – the city famous for the running of the bulls. It was just a year apart.

Monreal turns 33 today while Llorente is now 34.

Source:www.bbc.com

Brendan Rodgers is returning to England and Twitter loves it

Brendan Rodgers has reportedly left Celtic and is set to become the new manager of Leicester City.

Rodgers has been away from the Premier League since he was sacked by Liverpool in 2015 and many can’t wait to him back in England’s top flight.

Here are some of the best Twitter reactions

Source:en.onefootball.com

Three things Brendan Rodgers will do at Leicester to turn club’s fortunes around

LEICESTER might have pulled off a masterstroke by convincing Brendan Rodgers to leave Celtic and take over as Claude Puel’s successor.
Rodgers arrived at the King Power on Tuesday night and immediately promised to ‘give his life’ to make the suffering Foxes fans proud.

The supporters are the cornerstone of this club and they had become increasingly disillusioned by Puel’s bizarre team selections, negative tactics, and his overall demeanor in post-match interviews.

Many were calling for the Frenchman’s head long before he led them on a run of six defeats in his last seven games.
On Tuesday they got their wish. So what now? What does Rodgers need to do to turn their season around?

Rodgers has never veered from his attacking principles wherever he has been.

Not that it has been a success everywhere, mind. Just ask Watford and Reading fans.
However, the Leicester supporters are desperate for something different. They want their attacking talent to be given freedom they never had under Puel. And Rodgers could be just the man to give them that.
While his Liverpool team narrowly missed out on the Premier League title in 2013-14, they remain one of the most exciting sides the competition has ever seen.

With Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge, Philippe Coutinho and a 17-year-old Raheem Sterling forming a fearsome frontline, they plundered 101 goals – just five fewer than Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking Manchester City managed the last term.

Granted, Leicester does not possess individuals of that quality, nor do they have a midfielder who can control games the way Steven Gerrard did.

But the likes of James Maddison, Demarai Gray, Harvey Barnes, and Jamie Vardy will all surely benefit from Rodgers’ guidance.

Gray, in particular, struggled to find his feet under Puel, while star man Vardy had a very public fall-out with his now former manager.

As a result, Gray was often asked to cover as a central striker while Vardy sat on the bench and the young winger became a victim of his own versatility.

But Rodgers’ style relies heavily on pace out wide so he should now expect to be given a consistent run in his best position, with Vardy reinstated as the undisputed No 1 striker.
Bring back some ‘character’
If history tells us anything about Rodgers, it is that Leicester fans can expect boring post-match interviews to become a thing of the past.

Let’s take a moment to remember a few of his best quotes.

“We play with 11 men, other teams play with 10 men and a goalkeeper,” is just one peach he has previously delivered.
Channeling David Brent in 2012, he said: “I started coaching for one reason and that was to make a difference for people, not just as footballers but as human beings.”

And following a 2-0 defeat by Zenit St Petersburg while at Celtic, he said: “After that opening 10 or 15 minutes, when they had a bit too much space behind our midfield, it was the near-perfect away performance.”

Leicester have been missing this sort of character ever since Claudio Ranieri left.

Ranieri proved just how much of an impact a manager’s personality can have on his team when he guided the Foxes to a shock Premier League title in 2014-15.

He did it while endearing himself – and his team – to fans all over the country with tales of ‘dilly dong’ and rewards of pizza for keeping clean sheets. Could Rodgers be the man to bring back those glory days?
Thankfully for Rodgers, the fans already appear to be on his side.

Leicester could have appointed almost anyone to replace Puel and they would have been satisfied.

They rightly see Rodgers as a coup and will probably be happy to give him some time to install his own philosophies.

And if he plays Vardy every week, sticks to his attacking principles, and smiles in his post-match interviews, they will be eating out of his hands in no time at all.

Source:www.express.co.uk

Celtic: Neil Lennon replaces Brendan Rodgers as manager

Neil Lennon says it is “an honour” to have been asked to manage Celtic for a second time after Brendan Rodgers completed his move to Leicester City.

Lennon, 47, will take charge until the end of the season, starting with Wednesday’s Scottish Premiership game against Hearts at Tynecastle.

The Northern Irishman returns to the club he led to three titles from 2011, having left Hibernian last month.

“This is a club which has been a huge part of my life already,” Lennon said.

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Lennon, who will be assisted by current first-team coach John Kennedy and former Republic of Ireland international Damien Duff, also won two Scottish Cups during four years at Celtic Park.

Prior to that, the former midfielder made 214 appearances for the club in a seven-year spell before leaving in 2007.

“There’s a chasm to fill with Brendan leaving,” Lennon told Celtic TV.

“He’s done a remarkable job, but I’m here for the club. The club comes first as do the players. I want to bring as much success during my time here as I possibly can.

“All I want to do is carry that on – it’s not broken and I’m not coming in and looking to revolutionise anything.”

‘He knows what it means to be Celtic manager’
Rodgers has signed a contract with Leicester until June 2022 and succeeds Claude Puel, who was sacked on Sunday after 16 months in charge.

It marks a Premier League return for Rodgers, who previously managed Liverpool and Swansea City.

Lennon, meanwhile, left Hibs in controversial circumstances in January, with the Scottish Premiership side saying he had “not been dismissed” and had “not resigned”.

He left Celtic in 2014, before an ill-fated stint with Bolton Wanderers in the English Championship.

“In bringing Neil back until the end of the season, we have appointed a man who knows what it means to be Celtic manager and someone who knows how to win,” Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell said.

“We know he has the commitment and desire needed to face the challenges ahead.

“We are delighted to also promote John Kennedy to assistant manager and bring Damien Duff into our first-team management group. This will bring vital continuity and allow us to build on Brendan’s legacy.”
It’s very good from a Celtic point of view that they’ve been able to bring in someone so quickly to steady the ship. As a player, you always want to know and see your leader and to have someone come in straight away. There are still players there who had Neil as a manager and I’m sure they’ll be sending the message out to the other players as to what type of manager he is.

What he knows about that football club is everything, so I think at this moment in time it’s the perfect appointment. I can’t imagine him coming in and changing too much. I think he’ll just go with what has been successful and the man-management skills he’s got are key in the run-in to the end of the season.