Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Leo Rougier | ||
Date of birth | 17 July 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Sobo Village, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1989 | La Brea Angels | ||
1990–1992 | Trintoc | ||
1992–1993 | United Petrotrin | ||
1994 | Trinity Pros | ||
1995–1997 | Raith Rovers | 56 | (2) |
1997–1999 | Hibernian | 45 | (4) |
1999–2000 | Port Vale | 51 | (8) |
2000–2003 | Reading | 84 | (6) |
2003 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2003–2004 | Brentford | 31 | (4) |
2004 | Bristol City | 6 | (1) |
2004 | Nanjing Yoyo | 14 | (2) |
2005 | Rochester Rhinos | 6 | (0) |
2006–2007 | United Petrotrin | (3) | |
2008 | North East Stars | 0 | (0) |
2009–2011 | FC South End | 11 | (4) |
Total | 310 | (38) | |
National team | |||
1995–2005 | Trinidad and Tobago | 67 | (5) |
Teams managed | |||
2009–2011 | FC South End (Technical Director) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Anthony Leo Rougier (born 17 July 1971) is a Trinidadian former footballer. A former international with 67 caps to his name, he came close to making the 2006 FIFA World Cup team for Trinidad and Tobago.
He played for La Brea Angels, Trintoc, United Petrotrin, and Trinity Pros, before signing with Scottish club Raith Rovers in March 1995. He helped the club to the First Division title in 1994–95, before joining Hibernian in July 1997 for a £250,000 fee. He helped "Hibs" to secure the First Division title in 1998–99, before he was sold on to English club Port Vale for £175,000 in January 1999. He moved on to Reading for £325,000 in August 2000, and helped the "Royals" to promotion out of the Second Division in 2000–01. He switched to Brentford in May 2003, before joining Bristol City in March 2004. He then had spells in China with Nanjing Yoyo and in America with Rochester Rhinos, before returning to Trinidad to play for United Petrotrin, North East Stars, and FC South End.
Starting his career in his native Trinidad and Tobago with La Brea Angels, Trintoc, United Petrotrin, and Trinity Pros, Rougier switched the Caribbean for Raith Rovers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland in March 1995. He would have signed for Bradford City, but could not secure a work permit in time.