Davie Cooper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 23 March 1995 (aged 39) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Hamilton Avondale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Clydebank | 90 | (28) |
| 1977–1989 | Rangers | 376 | (49) |
| 1989–1993 | Motherwell | 157 | (17) |
| 1993–1995 | Clydebank | 39 | (1) |
| Total | 662 | (95) | |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1990 | Scotland | 22 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David "Davie" Cooper (25 February 1956 – 23 March 1995) was a Scottish professional football player who played as a winger for Clydebank (twice), Rangers and Motherwell. He also played for the Scotland national team.
He died of a brain haemorrhage on 23 March 1995 whilst he was filming a coaching video.
Cooper was born in Hamilton, Scotland, on 25 February 1956. He attended Beckford Street Primary in Hamilton before moving on to Udston Primary. As captain of the team, he played at left-half (the equivalent of left midfield in contemporary footballing terms) and at inside left (roughly equivalent to a modern-day deep-lying striker).
Cooper later attended St. John's Grammar School (now Hamilton Grammar School) and went on to play for local juvenile team Udston United. Cooper was a Rangers supporter in his youth and attended matches at Ibrox with his father and brother. His brother, John, had a two-year spell with Hull City when he was 16, but he failed to secure a career as a professional footballer.
Cooper himself later moved on to Hamilton Avon dale, where he played with the Under-16 team, before progressing to the Under-18 team. At that time he was working as an apprentice printer with the brothers who ran Hamilton Avondale. He had gained a cap for the Scottish Amateur League, but his first International recognition came when he represented his country at Under-18 level against the Home Nations.
Rangers, Motherwell, Clyde and Clydebank, together with English sides Coventry City and Crystal Palace, all expressed an interest in signing the Cooper. He subsequently signed for Clydebank before the start of the 1974-75 season.
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