Colin Cooper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Terence Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1991 | Middlesbrough | 188 | (6) |
| 1991–1993 | Millwall | 77 | (6) |
| 1993–1998 | Nottingham Forest | 180 | (20) |
| 1998–2006 | Middlesbrough | 158 | (5) |
| 2004 | → Sunderland (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 606 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1989 | England U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 1995 | England | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Middlesbrough (caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | Bradford City (caretaker) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Hartlepool United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Colin Terence Cooper (born 28 February 1967 in Durham, County Durham) is an English former professional footballer. Cooper spent most of his playing career at Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest. Prior to his appointment at Hartlepool, Cooper was part of the Middlesbrough coaching staff after leaving his role of assistant manager at Bradford City.
He played as a centre back, but was equally useful at full-back. He spent the first seven years of his professional career contracted to Middlesbrough, making 188 league appearances and scoring six league goals in the process. During this time, he helped Middlesbrough through liquidation in 1986.
In the summer of 1991, he was transferred to Division Two side (renamed Division One and then the Football League Championship) Millwall for the sum of £300,000 spending two successful seasons at The Den.
After impressing several big name clubs, he decided to move to Nottingham Forest in 1993 for £1,700,000. It was at Forest where Colin arguably played the best football of his career, his form earning him two England caps in 1995.
After experiencing the joys of two promotions and the heart-break of a relegation, "Super Coops" was re-purchased by his first club, Middlesbrough, in a £2,500,000 deal. Many people questioned the signing of the stalwart from Nottingham Forest, but Colin proved to many people that he was more than capable of playing Premier League football. He maintained a consistent level of play throughout the seven years that he spent with Middlesbrough, and could always be relied upon to do a job. He almost gave up the game in 2002 after his son, Finlay, died in an accident at the family home just hours after their victory over Manchester United in the FA Cup. In 2003-04, he spent some time on loan with Sunderland. Cooper was part of Middlesbrough's 2004 League Cup-winning team. Despite not making the squad for the final he appeared in the earlier rounds.
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