Richard Rose (footballer)
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| Richard Rose | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Alan Rose | |
| Date of birth | September 8, 1982 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth | Tunbridge Wells, England  |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.78m) | |
| Playing position | Defender, Centre Midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hereford United | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-2006 2002-2003 2006- |
Gillingham Bristol Rovers (loan) Hereford United |
58 (0) 9 (0) 30 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Richard Rose (born 8 September 1982 in Tunbridge Wells) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Hereford United.
Richard made his professional debut whilst still a youth trainee as a substitute in Gillingham's 2-1 defeat at Crewe towards the end of the 2000/01 season. Rose went on to play in the final four games of the season in place of the injured Mark Patterson. Despite his young age, Rose produced calm, assured performances and showed that he was able to play anywhere across the back.
Rose also showed that he was equally comfortable with either foot and took free kicks with both feet. A stylish defender, Rose displayed a good awareness of players around him, and had a good first touch and a wide range of passing abilities.
Rose only played three games in the next season and three the season after that, however he did spend time on loan with Bristol Rovers during the 2002/03 season, playing nine times and picking up two bookings in the season that Bristol Rovers finished a disappointing 20th in League Two.
Rose started to establish himself more in the 2004/05 season, during which time he played 20 times (18 in the league), mostly at right or left back. Gillingham were eventually relegated back down to League One at the end of that season. Relegation prompted the departures of Nyron Nosworthy (a right back) and John Hills (a left back), presenting Rose to stake a claim for a regular spot in the starting line-up in League One.
Things certainly started according to plan as Neale Cooper gave Rose a permanent right-back spot. Unfortunately, however, Rose responded with some disappointing performances as Gillingham struggled in League One. Neale Cooper left with less than half the season elapsed, and assistant manager Ronnie Jepson stepped into the Gillingham hot seat. Jepson did not, however, favour Rose and Rose was dropped from the side. Having only made one appearance for the first team since Cooper's departure, it appeared that Rose's days at Gillingham could be numbered, and indeed on May 9th he was released by the club.
On June 29 he signed for Hereford United and immediately established himself in centre midfield for the opening matches of the season. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2-0 win over Chester. However the loan signings of John Eustace and Neil MacKenzie kept Richard out of the starting XI since the end of October. However he returned to the side for the 1-0 win away at Notts County, and has been a regular in central defence ever since.
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| Hereford United F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Brown | 2 Travis | 3 Thomas | 4 Rose | 5 Mkandawire | 6 Purdie | 8 Ferrell | 9 Sills | 10 Fleetwood | 12 Connell | 14 Thompson | 15 Gwynne | 16 Williams | 17 Giles | 18 McClenahan | 19 Palmer | 20 Jeannin | 21 Webb | 22 Fitzpatrick | 23 Gulliver | 24 Guinan | 25 Smith | 28 Beckwith | 30 Lewis | 31 Jennings | Manager: Turner |
