Roger (footballer, born 1978)

Roger
Personal information
Full name	Roger Galera Flores
Date of birth	17 August 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2000	Fluminense
2000–2005	Benfica
2001–2002	→ Fluminense (loan)
2004	→ Fluminense (loan)
2005–2007	Corinthians
2007	→ Flamengo (loan)
2008	→ Grêmio (loan)
2008–2009	Qatar SC
2009	→ Al-Sailiya (loan)
2010–2012	Cruzeiro
Total
International career
2000	Brazil U23
2004	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Galera Flores (born 17 August 1978), or simply Roger, is a Brazilian football pundit for TV Globo and retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

He was a talented left-footed player who excelled with his dribbling, technique, passing range and strong shot.^[1]

Career

Born in

Fluminense

ended up losing that game and being eliminated from the playoffs. They did, however, get to stay in the Serie A for 2001 with their 10th place finish in the João Havelange regular series.

In 2004 Roger played for

Brazil U-23 team in the 2000 Olympics football tournament. Roger was also eligible for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team

.

Roger was transferred to the

Fluminense

once again but did not play as well as the previous years.

In 2005, Roger was acquired by

Vasco da Gama

which knocked him out for the rest of the Championship. He has since recovered from the injury and has been playing again since January 2006.

On 13 July 2007,

CR Flamengo

signed the player on a six-month loan contract.

On 17 January 2008, Roger signed a contract with Grêmio Football Porto Alegrense. In July, Roger signed a contract with

Qatar Sports Club

, and left Grêmio.

On 4 February 2010, Roger left the Middle East and signed a contract with Cruzeiro to play Copa Libertadores football.

Nicknames

During his stint in Corinthians Roger received the nickname "Chinelinho" for missing an excessive number of matches due to injuries. He stated almost having participated in Havaianas ads as a playful response.^[3]