Roger Groome is a Trinidadian former footballer who played in the USL A-League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and served as a head coach at the college level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Groome | ||
| Place of birth | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Roberts Wesleyan College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Charlotte Eagles | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | →Ottawa Wizards (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Roberts Wesleyan College (interim coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2018 | |||
Playing career edit
Groome played college soccer in 1998 with Roberts Wesleyan College. In 2002, he played in the USL A-League with Charlotte Eagles, where he appeared in seven matches.[1][2] He was later loaned to the Ottawa Wizards in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[3][4] In his debut season with Ottawa he secured a treble with the organization.[5] After his retirement from professional soccer he made the transition to managing serving as an interim coach for Roberts Wesleyan College, and as an assistant coach for RIT Tigers.[6][7]
Honors edit
Ottawa Wizards edit
- CPSL Championship (1): 2002
- Open Canada Cup (1): 2002
- Canadian Professional Soccer League Eastern Conference Champions (2): 2002
References edit
- ^ "Players". 2002-10-01. Archived from the original on 2002-10-01. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Roger Groome | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "Wayback Machine". 2002-12-05. Archived from the original on 2002-12-05. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2002-12-25. Archived from the original on 2002-12-25. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ Cleary, Martin. "Pro style Wizards conjure up soccer success". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "RIT Athletics - Staff Directory". www.ritathletics.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "Roberts Wesleyan Announces Women's Soccer Coaching Change". Roberts Wesleyan College. Retrieved 2018-03-04.