Roy Richards

Roy Rohan Richards (24 November 1983 – 8 July 2017) was a footballer who played for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team.[2]

Roy Richards
Personal information
Full name Roy Rohan Richards
Date of birth (1983-11-24)24 November 1983
Place of birth Barrouallie, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Date of death 8 July 2017(2017-07-08) (aged 33)
Place of death Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Tobago United
2011–2015 Pastures United
2015–2017 Rendezvous
International career
2008–2016 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[1] 55 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Richards played club football for Tobago United, Pastures United and Rendezvous.[1]

International career

Richards made his international debut against Jamaica in June 2008.[3] His first and only international goal was against British Virgin Islands in a 6–0 victory in September 2014. His final game was against United States in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying game during September 2016.[3]

Death

Richards was shot at a shop in Barrouallie on 8 July 2017. He was taken to a Kingstown hospital, where he later died.[4]

References
  1. "Roy Richards". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. Roy Richards – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. "Roy Richards". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. "National footballer among 3 shot and killed in St. Vincent". 9 July 2017.
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