Raymond Victor "Vic" Rouse[1] (born 16 March 1936) is a Welsh former footballer and coach. Rouse played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper, before becoming a football manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Victor Rouse | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1956 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1963 | Crystal Palace | 238 | (0) |
| 1963 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1963–1965 | Oxford United | 22 | (0) |
| 1965–1967 | Leyton Orient | 40 | (0) |
| 1967–1972 | Atlanta Chiefs | 61 | (0) |
| Total | 361 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1959 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1972 | Atlanta Chiefs | ||
| 1972–xxxx | Metropolitan Police | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Playing career edit
Born in Swansea, Rouse played in the English Football League for Crystal Palace, Oxford United and Leyton Orient.[2] He was also a player with Millwall (as an amateur)[3] and Northampton Town without making a League appearance for either club. Rouse later played in the North American Soccer League for the Atlanta Chiefs.[4]
Rouse earned one cap at full international level for Wales.[2] Rouse became the first ever international player from the old Fourth Division when he appeared in 1959.[3][5]
Coaching career edit
Rouse was player-manager of the Chiefs between 1969 and 1972. After retiring as a player in 1972, he returned to England to become manager of Metropolitan Police.[2] He was still managing Metropolitan Police as of 1982.[6]
References edit
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 338. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ a b c "Player profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 86. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ "Player profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ "Quirky Facts". Goalkeepers Are Different. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ "Player profile". Crystal Palace F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
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