Alan Rogers (football manager)

Alan Rogers (born 31 December 1924) is an English former football manager who was Head-Coach of Persepolis F.C. between 1971 and 1974. Persepolis F.C., an Iranian football club then played in the Takht Jamshid Cup.

Alan Rogers
Personal information
Full name Alan Rogers
Date of birth (1924-12-31) 31 December 1924
Place of birth Southport, England
Managerial career
Years Team
1962–1963 Philippines
1963 Bloemfontein City
1963–1965 Basutoland
1965–1966 Uganda
1966–1967 Chicago Spurs
1969–1970 Paykan
1970 Kansas City Spurs
1971 Washington Darts
1971–1974 Persepolis
1976 Shahbaz
1978 Þór Akureyri

Rogers is the uncle of former Tranmere Rovers chairwoman Lorraine Rogers, and has held coaching positions in the Philippines, South Africa, Iran, the US, Qatar, Zambia, Libya, Uganda and Iceland.

Rogers and Frank O'Farrell arrived in Tehran on 17 January 2006 upon invitation from Persepolis F.C. Rogers now lives in a flat in Southport.

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