Background
Verdi was born as Rajinder Singh Virdee in Nairobi, Kenya, to Indian Sikh parents.
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Career
He moved to England at the age of seven, and changed his name due to racism. England
Verdi played with the youth teams of both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ipswich Town, but failing to get a professional contract with either team, moved to North America. North America
In the United States, Verdi played in the NASL between 1972 and 1978 for the Montreal Olympique, Miami Toros, Saint Louis Stars and San Jose Earthquakes., making a total of 103 league appearances.
Coaching career
After his playing career ended he moved into coaching, holding assistant coaching positions with Athlone Town Football Club, Stockport County, Phoenix Inferno and Cleveland Cobras.
Other coaching positions include Company-director for Hubert Vogelsinger Soccer Academy in Texas, Connecticut and California and has been the Technical Director for youth clubs in Washington, New Mexico. He joined Dallas–Fort Worth Tornados as a coach in 2010.
He Is also the owner of the Roger Verdi International Soccer Academy.
