Sean Rigg
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| Sean Rigg | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | ||
| Place of birth | , England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder/Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Bristol Rovers | |
| Number | 27 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2004 - 2006 | Bristol Academy of Sport | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006 - present | Bristol Rovers | 7 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Sean Rigg is an English footballer who can play on the left side of midfield or as a striker. He joined the Bristol Rovers-backed Bristol Academy of Sport at Filton College in 2004, and earned his first professional contract in the summer of 2006. He made his league debut on 19 August 2006, coming on as a substitute in the second half against Milton Keynes Dons.
On 11 November 2006, he suffered a double fracture of the jaw after being punched in an FA Cup first-round match by Barrow defender James Cotterill.[1] Cotterill was later jailed for four months for the assault.[2]
[edit] References
- Sean Rigg player profile from bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
- Sean Rigg from soccerbase. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
- ^ Player charged over pitch clash from BBC News. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
- ^ FA Cup assault footballer jailed from BBC News. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
| Bristol Rovers F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Phillips | 2 R. Green | 3 Jacobson | 4 Igoe | 5 Hinton | 6 Elliott | 7 Campbell | 9 Lambert | 10 Walker | 11 Carruthers | 15 Anthony | 16 Oji | 17 Sandell | 19 Nicholson | 20 Disley | 21 Barnes | 22 Lines | 24 Trollope | 25 Mullings | 26 Haldane | 27 Rigg | 28 Parrinello | 29 Powell | 30 Palmer | 31 M. Green | 32 Lescott | Manager: Trollope |
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