Brendan Rodgers

Brendan Rodgers (born 26 January 1973) is a Northern Irish former footballer, who is currently the manager of Swansea City.

After retiring as a footballer at the age of 20, Rodgers stayed at Reading and was appointed as youth team coach. He joined Chelsea, under the leadership of José Mourinho, as youth team manager in 2004, before being promoted to reserve team manager in 2006. In November 2008, he was appointed as Watford manager. After the resignation of Steve Coppell at Reading, he was appointed his replacement in June 2009, before leaving the club by mutual consent in December 2009. Rodgers was announced as the new manager of Swansea City in July 2010.

Personal life

Rodgers was born in Carnlough to Malachy and Christina. In June 2011, in honour of his mother, who died in 2010, and his father, who has cancer, Rodgers joined a team representing the Football League to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Among the team was the man Rodgers succeeded at Watford, Aidy Boothroyd.

Rodgers was educated in Ballymena.

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