Terry Cooke

Infobox Football biography
playername= Terry Cooke


fullname = Terence John Cooke
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|8|5
cityofbirth = Marston Green
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=7
currentclub = Colorado Rapids
clubnumber = 11
position = Winger, Midfielder
youthyears = 1994–1995
youthclubs = Manchester United
years = 1994–1999 1996 1996 1998–1999 1999 1999–2002 2000 2000 2000–2001 2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2005–
clubs = Manchester United → Sunderland (loan) → Birmingham City (loan) → Wrexham (loan) → Manchester City (loan) Manchester City → Wigan Athletic (loan) → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) Sheffield Wednesday
→ Grimsby Town (loan) Grimsby Town
Sheffield Wednesday Colorado Rapids
caps(goals) = 04 0(0) 06 0(0) 03 0(0) 10 0(0) 17 0(5) 20 0(2)
10 0(1) 13 0(1) 04 0(0)
03 0(1)
25 0(0) 23 0(2) 92 0(3)
nationalyears = 1996
nationalteam = England Under-21s
nationalcaps(goals) = 04 0(0)
pcupdate = 4 November 2007
ntupdate = 4 November 2007

Terry Cooke (born August 5, 1976 in Marston Green near Birmingham) is an English football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He represented England at U16, U18 and U21 levels.

Cooke came up through the youth system of Manchester United and scored the penalty that clinched the FA Youth Cup in 1995, but only appeared in eight first team matches with the club. He made his debut in the Premiership match against Bolton Wanderers in September 1995, providing the cross for a Ryan Giggs goal, and scored in the League Cup tie against York City at Bootham Crescent one month later. His time at Old Trafford was marred by a cruciate ligament injury which occurred in the autumn of 1997. Prior to suffering the injury he had been loaned out to Sunderland and Birmingham City. After recovering he was loaned to Wrexham and then Manchester City, who subsequently bought him for £1 million in 1999. From then on, it was more loans, to Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday, and Grimsby Town; he switched to the latter on a free transfer in 2002, and was a reasonable success though his time there was overshadowed by the arrival of John Oster who played in his position and a public fall out with manager Paul Groves, who seemed to leave Cooke on the bench or out of the team, despite protests from supporters during the games. At the end of the 2002-2003 season it was no surprise to see Cooke leave Grimsby and he moved to Sheffield Wednesday, where he remained for one season.

In 2005, Cooke signed with Colorado Rapids, and scored two goals and had two assists during his first MLS season.

On the 1st of April 2008, tabloid newspaper The Sun featured a story on the Colorado Rapids' 4-0 victory over former Manchester United team mate David Beckham's LA Galaxy side. Cooke captained the team, in what was their first game of the season. Beckham and Cooke came through the famed youth system together at Manchester United and shared digs together in Manchester at one point. The story compared the contrasting fortunes of the two players who started out together, with Beckham becoming one of the biggest celebrities ever known while Cooke struggled with injuries and making a living out of football. The story showed the irony, in light of this, that it was Cooke's side that had beaten Beckham's side.

Honours

Manchester United

* FA Youth Cup: 1995
* Young Player of the Year: 1995

ee also

* List of current MLS players

References

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