- Neil Cooper (footballer)
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Neil Cooper Personal information Full name Neil Cooper Date of birth 12 August 1959 Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland Playing position Defender Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1974-1979 Aberdeen 12 (1) 1979-1981 Barnsley 60 (6) 1981-1983 Grimsby Town 47 (2) 1983-1989 St. Mirren 160 (2) 1989-1991 Hibernian 38 (0) Total 325 (11) Teams managed 2000-2003 Forfar Athletic * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Neil Cooper (born 12 August 1959) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
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Playing career
Neil Cooper was born in Aberdeen in 1959. He began his professional career with Aberdeen and made 12 appearances for the Dons. He moved to Barnsley in 1979, then played for Grimsby Town. He returned to Scotland in 1983 to play for St. Mirren, where he was part of the team which won the Scottish Cup in 1987. He left St. Mirren in 1989 to play for Hibernian for two years, before retiring in 1991.
Later career
After retiring from football, Neil Cooper returned to Aberdeen as part of the coaching staff, then became Assistant Manager to Paul Hegarty during his short spell as manager in 1999. He left Aberdeen to manage Forfar Athletic from 2000–2003, before returning to Aberdeen in 2003 to become youth coach.[1]
In December 2010, Cooper was placed in temporary charge of Aberdeen following the departure of Mark McGhee.[2]
Honours
- Scottish Cup 1987
References
- ^ "Management Team". http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20090724/neil-cooper_2260390_1732445. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Coaches placed in temporary charge". http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20101202/coaches-placed-in-temporary-charge_2212158_2235549. Retrieved 3 December 2010 2010.
External links
Forfar Athletic F.C. – managers Brown (1957–58) · Gray (1959–60) · Newlands (1966–67) · Young (1967) · I. Campbell (1970–72) · Kennedy & Easson (1972–74) · Easson (1974) · Kerr (1974–76) · Knox (1976–80) · Murray (1980) · Rae (1980–82) · Houston (1982–86) · Hall (1986–89) · Glennie (1989–90) · Hegarty (1990–92) · T. Campbell (1992–96) · McPhee (1996–2000) · Cooper (2000–03) · Stewart (2003–04) · Fairley (2004–05) · Farningham (2005–06) · Shaw (2006–07) · Moffat (2007–2008) · D. Campbell (2008–)
Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
- Scottish footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- St. Mirren F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Aberdeen
- Aberdeen F.C. managers
- Forfar Athletic F.C. managers
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Aberdeen F.C. non-playing staff
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