Brendan Rodgers, the Northern Irish football manager, was born on January 26th, 1973 in Carnlough, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Rodgers grew up as a devoted Catholic. He attended St. John’s Catholic Primary School in Carnlough until the age of 16 when he transferred to St. Patrick’s College in Ballymena.
His mother died in 2010 at the age of 53. Rodgers was by his father’s side as he died of cancer at the age of 59 in September 2011.
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Rodgers was a member of Northern Ireland’s schoolboy squad as a child, most notably in a match against Brazil in 1988. He made his professional debut with Ballymena United, his hometown club, in 1987.
Three years later, at the age of 18, he was signed by Reading and played in the reserves. His professional playing career was cut short when he was 20 years old due to a hereditary knee condition.
Rodgers continued to teach Reading’s young players while playing non-league football with Newport (IOW), Witney Town, and Newbury Town in the years following his forced retirement. He obtained work at John Lewis to help support his tiny family.
Rodgers has had two marriages throughout his life. He married Susan Rodgers initially and divorced her in December 2015. He then proposed to Charlotte Searle, with whom he married in June 2017.
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