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

Philippine national football team The Philippines national football team () represents the Philippines in men's international football, governed by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and has been playing internationally since 1913. Prior to World War II, the Philippines ...

. Gener was born on June 27, 1974, in

Barotac Nuevo Barotac Nuevo, officially the Municipality of Barotac Nuevo (, ), is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,176 people. The town is officially known as the ''Football Cap ...

. 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 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 60 ...

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) () is the main, oldest and largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), responsible for ground warfare. , it had an estimated strength of 143,100 soldiers The service branch was established on December ...

and as of 2020 is still part of the military. Consequentially, Gener is also part of Philippine Army F.C. 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 Sportspeople from Iloilo Philippine Army personnel