Facts: - caps: 0 10 42 13 14 61 - nationalyears: 2009 -- 2010 - youthclubs: sunderland middlesbrough - birth date: 22 october 1986 - clubs: sunderland rushden & diamonds -lrb- loan -rrb- rushden & diamonds middlesbrough -lrb- loan -rrb- rushden & diamonds alfreton town -lrb- loan -rrb- - nationalcaps: 6 - caption: roberts playing for rushden & diamonds in 2010 - height: 6 3 - death date: 14 december 2010 - nationalgoals: 0 - name: dale roberts - nationalteam: england c - death place: higham ferrers , northamptonshire , england - birth place: horden , county durham , england - position: goalkeeper - totalgoals: 0 - years: 2003 2009 2009 -- 2010 -- 2005 2006 -- 2007 2008 2008 -- - totalcaps: 140 - youthyears: 2003 -- 2005 - image: dale 1.png roberts york city v. rushden & diamonds 04-09-10 - goals: 0 0 0 0 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dale roberts -lrb- footballer , born 1986 -rrb- .
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dale roberts -lrb- 22 october 1986 -- 14 december 2010 -rrb- was an english footballer who played as a goalkeeper .roberts started his career in his native north-east with the academy sides at sunderland and middlesbrough before he moved to nottingham forest .he failed to make forest 's first team and had loans spells with eastwood town and alfreton town .he had two more loan spells both with rushden & diamonds before joining the conference national side on a permanent deal in 2009 .he won the club 's player of the season in 2008 -- 09 .he also won six caps for the england c team , winning the 2009 -- 10 player of the year , before his death by suicide at the age of 24 .