ROY HODGSON-NICE MAN

 

Roy Hodgson CBE has retired today as a football manager

Hodgson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 20212 Birthday Honours for services to football. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Greenwich in 2019. Roy said: I owe Avery Hill an enormous debt... they taught me certain principles which have stayed with me throughout my football coaching life... It was Avery Hill that endorsed the teaching principles required to become a good coach, because what is a good coach really other than someone who has got a pretty good grip of teaching principles?

Hodgson in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Roy Hodgson
Date of birth	9 August 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Left-Back
Youth career
1963–1965	Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1966	Crystal Palace	0	(0)
1966–1969	Tonbridge Angels
1969–1971	Gravesend & Northfleet	59	(1)
1971–1972	Maidstone United
1972–1973	Ashford Town (Kent)
1973–1974	Berea Park
1974–1976	Carshalton Athletic
Managerial career
1976–1980	Halmstad
1980–1982	Bristol City (assistant)
1982	Bristol City
1982	Oddevold
1983–1984	Örebro
1985–1989	Malmö
1990–1992	Neuchâtel Xamax
1992–1995	Switzerland
1995–1997	Inter Milan
1997–1998	Blackburn Rovers
1999	Inter Milan (caretaker)
1999–2000	Grasshoppers
2000–2001	Copenhagen
2001	Udinese
2002–2004	United Arab Emirates
2004–2005	Viking
2006–2007	Finland
2007–2010	Fulham
2010–2011	Liverpool
2011–2012	West Bromwich Albion
2012–2016	England
2013England U21	(caretaker)
2017–2021	Crystal Palace
2022	Watford
2023–2024	Crystal Palace
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tonight, Everton host Crystal Palace in The Premier League, a match that will carry a huge amount of passion for all those football fans who appreciate football legends. Thank you Roy!