Steve Cooper (football manager)
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Steve Cooper (born 10 December 1979) is a Welsh professional football manager and former player.
Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...
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Date of birth | (1979-12-10) 10 December 1979 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Wrexham | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1999 | Total Network Solutions | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Rhyl | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Bangor City | 57 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2003 | Porthmadog | ||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | England U16 | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | England U17 | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Cooper began his coaching career at Wrexham's academy while playing as a defender in the Welsh football leagues. He moved to Liverpool in 2008 and was appointed manager of their academy in 2011. Cooper joined the England youth set-up in 2014, initially coaching the U16s, before winning the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the U17s. He became head coach of Swansea City in 2019 before managing Nottingham Forest from 2021 to 2023.