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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Garnet I. M. M. Rogers | ||
| Date of birth | (1923-10-20)20 October 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | West Derby,Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 August 2022(2022-08-25) (aged 98) | ||
| Place of death | Sefton, England | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1962–1963 | Philippines | ||
| 1963 | Bloemfontein City | ||
| 1963–1965 | Basutoland | ||
| 1965–1966 | Uganda[1] | ||
| 1966–1967 | Chicago Spurs | ||
| 1969–1970 | Paykan | ||
| 1970 | Kansas City Spurs | ||
| 1971 | Washington Darts | ||
| 1971–1974 | Persepolis | ||
| 1976 | Shahbaz | ||
| 1978 | Þór Akureyri | ||
Albert Garnet I. M. M. Rogers (20 October 1923 – 25 August 2022), better known asAlan Rogers, was an Englishfootball manager who was Head-Coach ofPersepolis F.C. between 1971 and 1974.[2]Persepolis F.C., anIranianfootball club then played in theTakht Jamshid Cup.
Rogers held coaching positions in the Philippines, South Africa, Iran, the US, Qatar, Zambia, Libya, Uganda and Iceland.[3][4]
Rogers andFrank O'Farrell arrived inTehran on 17 January 2006 upon invitation fromPersepolis F.C.[5]
After serving as a gunner onArctic convoys in World War II,[4] Rogers began a football management career that spanned 16 countries. Following his first club managerial role as head of thePhilippine national football team in 1962–63, Rogers moved to South Africa where he worked for FIFA.[4] Afterwards, he made the move to the United States where he helped launch theChicago Spurs of theNational Premier Soccer League for their lone season in 1967. He would return to coach the same club in 1970, which had been relocated and renamed theKansas City Spurs upon joining the newNorth American Soccer League in 1968. Rogers arrived inIran in 1969 for the first time and coachedPaykan F.C. which was an extremely prosperous club at the time and had some of the best facilities in Iran. Rogers became champions with Paykan, following which he spent some time in America. Following his return to Iran he became coach ofPersepolis F.C. in 1971 and became league champions with the club on two occasions.
Rogers was born inWest Derby (then part ofLancashire) on 20 October 1923.[6] He was the uncle of formerTranmere Rovers chairwomanLorraine Rogers.
In later life, Rogers resided in a flat inSouthport.[7] He died inSefton on 25 August 2022, at the age of 98.[8][9]
This tournament was league-format where Paykan won 2 games and lost 1. Results were as follow:Paykan defeatedAdana Demirspor 2–1 andFC Universitatea Craiova 1–0, lost toCSKA Moscow 3–2.[10]
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Iran Pro League Winning Manager 1971–72, 1973–74 | Succeeded by |