Roy Rohan Richards (24 November 1983 – 8 July 2017) was a footballer who played for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Rohan Richards | ||
Date of birth | 24 November 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Barrouallie, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
Date of death | 8 July 2017 | (aged 33)||
Place of death | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Tobago United | ||
2011–2015 | Pastures United | ||
2015–2017 | Rendezvous | ||
International career | |||
2008–2016 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[1] | 55 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editRichards played club football for Tobago United, Pastures United and Rendezvous.[1]
International career
editRichards made his international debut against Jamaica in June 2008.[3] His first and only international goal was against British Virgin Islands in a 6–0 victory in September 2014. His final game was against United States in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying game during September 2016.[3]
Death
editRichards was shot at a shop in Barrouallie on 8 July 2017. He was taken to a Kingstown hospital, where he later died.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Roy Richards". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Roy Richards – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ a b "Roy Richards". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "National footballer among 3 shot and killed in St. Vincent". 9 July 2017.