Roger

Roger playing for Chapecoense in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Roger Rodrigues da Silva
Date of birth	(1985-01-07) 7 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Athletic-MG (head coach)
Youth career
2003–2004	Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Ponte Preta	39	(8)
2005–2010	São Paulo	17	(3)
2006	→ Palmeiras (loan)	16	(2)
2007	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	0	(0)
2007	→ Al-Nasr (loan)
2008	→ Sport Recife (loan)	28	(11)
2009	→ Fluminense (loan)	0	(0)
2009	→ Vitória (loan)	31	(15)
2010	→ Guarani (loan)	6	(6)
2010–2011	Kashiwa Reysol	14	(3)
2011	→ Ceará (loan)	10	(2)
2012	Ponte Preta	29	(9)
2013	Sport Recife	9	(0)
2013	Atlético Paranaense	14	(3)
2014	Suwon Bluewings	32	(7)
2015	Chapecoense	7	(1)
2015–2016	Bahia	8	(3)
2016	Red Bull Brasil	0	(0)
2016	Ponte Preta	30	(11)
2017	Botafogo	48	(17)
2018	Internacional	13	(2)
2018–2019	Corinthians	22	(5)
2019	Ceará	19	(5)
2019–2020	Ponte Preta	42	(18)
2020	Operário Ferroviário	8	(1)
2021	Inter de Limeira	12	(2)
Managerial career
2021	Inter de Limeira (interim)
2022	Athletic-MG
2022	Inter de Limeira
2023	Athletic-MG
2023	Pouso Alegre
2023	Manaus
2024	Primavera
2024–	Athletic-MG
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Rodrigues da Silva (born 7 January 1985), simply known as Roger, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a striker. He is the current head coach of Athletic-MG.

Playing career

Born in Campinas, Roger was detected by Ponte Preta, where he played for three years before playing at São Paulo. In this club as a substitution, he won the Libertadores 2005.

He was loaned to Palmeiras in 2006, but was unsuccessful and in 2007, eventually returning to Ponte Preta, to dispute Serie B. After a brief spell at Al Nassr, was hired by Sport, Pernambuco where he was champion and winner of the Brazil Cup 2008.

In early 2009, even with their economic rights belonging to São Paulo, was on loan again, this time to Fluminense in a deal involving the player Arouca, who went to the club in São Paulo.

After just four months for Fluminense and with few chances in the team, especially after the arrival of Fred, eventually terminating his contract with the tricolor carioca hit and also on loan to the Vitória. In April 2010 Guarani Futebol Clube signed the forward on loan from São Paulo until December 2010.

In mid 2017, went away from field to retirate a tumor.

Honours

Club

São Paulo

• Copa Libertadores: 2005

Sport

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 2008
• Copa do Brasil: 2008

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the year: 2016^[1]