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Hodgson in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Surrey, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 9 August, 1947
Ethnicity: English
Roy Hodgson is an English professional footballer and manager. A left-back, he played for Crystal Palace, Tonbridge Angels, Gravesend & Northfleet, Maidstone United, Ashford Town, Berea Park, and Carshalton Athletic. He managed Halmstad, Bristol City, Oddevold, Örebro, Malmö, Neuchâtel Xamax, the Switzerland national team, Inter Milan, including as a caretaker; Blackburn Rovers, Grasshoppers, Copenhagen, Udinese, the United Arab Emirates national team, Viking, the Finland national team, Fulham, Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion, the England national team, England U21, as a caretaker; Crystal Palace, and Watford.
Roy is the son of Kathleen, a baker, and William “Bill” Hodgson, a bus driver. He is married to Sheila, with whom he has a son. Roy speaks English, Swedish, German, Italian, and French.
Roy’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Styles.
Sources: Birth record of Roy Hodgson – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Roy’s parents – https://familysearch.org