Colin Terence Cooper was born on 28 February 1967 and is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
19 Facts About Colin Cooper
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Colin Cooper played over 500 league appearances combined for both clubs.
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Colin Cooper played in the Football League for both Millwall and Sunderland.
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Colin Cooper was capped twice by England, having previously earned eight games at U21 level.
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Colin Cooper later moving to Bradford City as assistant manager and then in 2013 becoming manager of Hartlepool United.
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Colin Cooper played as a centre back, but was equally useful at full-back.
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Colin Cooper spent the first seven years of his professional career contracted to Middlesbrough, making 188 league appearances and scoring six league goals in the process.
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Many people questioned the signing of the stalwart from Nottingham Forest, but Colin Cooper proved to many people that he was more than capable of playing Premier League football.
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Colin Cooper 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.
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Colin Cooper 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.
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In 2005, Colin Cooper was awarded a one-year contract extension, which saw him play at the age of 39.
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Colin Cooper gained two caps for the England national team and made eight caps for the Under-21 side where he finished runners-up with the U21s in the 1988 Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon tournament.
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On 22 October 2009, following the departure of manager Gareth Southgate, Colin Cooper was appointed caretaker manager at Middlesbrough.
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In May 2010, Colin Cooper was relieved of all duties at Middlesbrough by Strachan.
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On 9 March 2011, Colin Cooper was appointed as assistant to interim manager Peter Jackson at League Two side Bradford City.
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Jackson was appointed full-time manager on 25 May 2011, but he resigned on 25 August 2011, resulting in Colin Cooper taking over as caretaker manager.
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Phil Parkinson was appointed as Jackson's permanent successor, and on 8 September 2011, Colin Cooper left Bradford to rejoin Middlesbrough and take up a coaching role with Middlesbrough's under-18 side.
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Colin Cooper named fellow ex-Middlesbrough player Craig Hignett as his assistant manager.
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Colin Cooper was a regular guest on the ITV late night football review programme Soccer Night, which was hosted by Roger Tames.