Roel Jimena Gener is a former Filipino footballer who has played for the

Philippine national football team The Philippines national football team (Filipino/ tl, Pambansang koponan ng futbol ng Pilipinas, lit=) represents the Philippines in international football, governed by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and has been playing internatio ...

. Gener was born on June 27, 1974, in

Barotac Nuevo Barotac Nuevo, officially the Municipality of Barotac Nuevo ( hil, Banwa sang Barotac Nuevo, tgl, Bayan ng Barotac Nuevo), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

. Growing up in a town known for football in the Philippines, Gener played the sport as early as three years old. For his collegiate studies he attended the

Western Visayas College of Science and Technology The Iloilo Science and Technology University (also referred to as ISAT-U or ISAT) is a state research university located in La Paz, Iloilo City, Philippines. Founded in 1905 under the American colonial government of the Philippines, it is man ...

to pursue a course on machine shop technology. Gener has also played for the

and was part of the squad that played in the

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

and

2010 AFF Championship The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and P&G and officially known as the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 8th edition of the AFF Championship, took place on 1–29 December 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the group stage from 1 to 8 De ...

. He is an enlisted member of the

Philippine Army The Philippine Army (PA) ( Tagalog: ''Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas''; in literal English: ''Army of the Ground of the Philippines''; in literal Spanish: ''Ejército de la Tierra de la Filipinas'') is the main, oldest and largest branch of the ...

and as of 2020 is still part of the military. Consequentially, Gener is also part of

Philippine Army F.C. The Philippine Army Football Club is an association football club based in the Philippines. It was founded in 1960 through the effort of the Philippine Army Special Services Unit. A unit that promotes sports and physical fitness within the Army ...

which played in the now defunct United Football League and has also served as a coach with the military club.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gener, Roel 1974 births Living people Men's association football defenders Filipino men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers People from Iloilo Philippine Army personnel