Roger (footballer, born 1972)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Noronha and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Roger

Personal information
Full name	Roger José de Noronha Silva
Date of birth	(1972-07-23) July 23, 1972
Place of birth	Cantagalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	goalkeeper
Youth career
	Flamengo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1996	Flamengo
2006–2007	Santos Botafogo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger José de Noronha Silva, or simply Roger is a Brazilian football goalkeeper.

He signed a contract run until December 2008 in September 2007.

Career

Roger began his career at Flamengo in 1991 when he was a reserve Gilmar.

Was loaned to Victoria in 1994 but then returned to the Gavia, later that year to become the Flamengo goalkeeper.

In 1997, Roger left Flamengo and went to São Paulo, however, failed to win a starting place, left by Zetti.

Followed loaned to Victoria again, and then to Portugal, before returning to the Morumbi in 2001.

It was followed four years in the reserve Rogerio Ceni, until being traded to the Saints in late 2005. However, despite the exchange club, continued to be reserves, this time by Fabio Costa.

Then near the end of 2007, Roger saw his last chance to hold back when the interest arose from Botafogo. Unfortunately, a shoulder injury eventually disrupting their plans, so he decided to retire in mid-2008.

In 2008, Roger was elected alderman, getting 599 votes in his hometown, Canterbury, by Democrats.

External links

• Roger José de Noronha Silva on G Magazine 25 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-05-07)
• Brazilian FA Database (in Portuguese)
• Roger at Sambafoot