Leroy Rosenior

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Leroy Rosenior (born March 24, 1964 in Clapham, London) is a football coach, currently unattached after leaving his position as manager of Brentford on November 18, 2006. He is a former professional footballer whose clubs included Fulham, Queens Park Rangers (for whom he appeared as a substitute in the 1986 Milk Cup Final), Bristol City and West Ham United F.C.

He was appointed manager of Brentford F.C. on June 14, 2006. [1] and left on the 18th November 2006[2]. His contract was terminated following a 16 game winless streak culminating in a 4-0 loss to mid-table Crewe Alexandra which was followed by call for his head from many fans.

Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 Honours 2 Coaching and managerial career 2.1 Honours 3 Other information and trivia 4 References

[edit] Playing career

Rosenior was a striker for most of his career although towards the end of his playing days at Gloucester City A.F.C. he also turned out at centre-back.

He played for the following clubs during his career:

• Fulham
• Queens Park Rangers
• West Ham United
• Fulham (loan)
• Charlton Athletic (loan)
• Bristol City
• Fleet Town
• Gloucester City

He played for England at Under-16 and Under-21 level but changed allegiance to Sierra Leone to gain one cap for the country.

[edit] Honours

• League Cup Finalist 1986 (while playing for QPR vs. Oxford United, who won 3-0)
• 1982 Fulham F.C. Young Player of the Year
• 1987 Fulham F.C. Player of the Year

[edit] Coaching and managerial career

• Bristol City (youth team coach)
• Gloucester City (player-manager)
• Bristol City (youth, reserve and caretaker first team coach)
• Merthyr Tydfil (manager)
• Torquay United (manager)
• Shrewsbury Town (first team coach)
• Brentford (manager)

Prior to joining Brentford, he was manager of Torquay United, a position he held until January 25, 2006, when he left the club by mutual consent after the 3-1 home defeat to Rochdale. In his second season in charge he took Torquay to promotion to Football League One, but was unable to keep them there, experiencing relegation on the last day of the season.

The return to Football League Two heralded the departure of Alex Russell and Adebayo Akinfenwa, two of the club's best players. After languishing near the bottom of the league for half the season, Leroy eventually left the club by mutual consent.

On March 30, 2006, he was named first team coach at Shrewsbury Town, acting as assistant to manager Gary Peters. He left on June 13, 2006 to take up the managerial position at Brentford. However, after a discouraging run of 15 games without a win, the Brentford faithful began to call for his resignation. [3] Rosenior left the club on November 18, 2006 after an abject 4-0 home defeat to Crewe.

[edit] Honours

• Promoted to League One with Torquay United in May 2004.

[edit] Other information and trivia

As one of the few black football managers in England, Leroy has been praised for speaking openly about the racism that he experienced as a player and a manager. He has said that there is a glass ceiling holding back qualified black coaches from getting the top jobs.

Leroy's son Liam Rosenior is a professional footballer, currently playing for Fulham.

He came on as a substitute for Martin Allen in the 1986 League Cup final. Twenty years later he replaced Allen as Brentford manager.

[edit] References

• Gloucester City website
• Soccerbase
• Daily Telegraph - article where Leroy discusses racism in football.

Preceded by Martin Allen

Brentford Manager 2006

Succeeded by Scott Fitzgerald