Stephen James Coppell was born on 9 July 1955 and is an English professional football manager and former player.
46 Facts About Steve Coppell
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Steve Coppell won domestic honours with Manchester United and represented England at the World Cup.
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Steve Coppell has managed several English clubs, most notably Crystal Palace and Reading, both of which he took from the English second tier to achieve each club's greatest-ever successes in the top flight.
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Steve Coppell is credited with discovering Ian Wright, a striker he signed from non-league football, and who became a household name and international footballer.
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At the age of 18, Steve Coppell attended Quarry Bank High School in south Liverpool, where musician John Lennon and footballer Joe Royle had previously been pupils.
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Just one year ahead of Steve Coppell were Clive Barker, Les Dennis and Brian Barwick, the chief executive of the FA from January 2005 until the end of 2008.
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Steve Coppell was a nippy, incisive wide player in his youth but despite interest from some top clubs, he chose to join lower league Merseyside club Tranmere Rovers as he wanted to study for a degree in economic history at the University of Liverpool.
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Steve Coppell ended that season with ten games and one goal.
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Steve Coppell was one of nine United players in the team who had lost in the final to Southampton the year before.
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Later in 1977, Steve Coppell received a call-up to the England team for the country's final qualifying game for the 1978 FIFA World Cup against Italy at Wembley.
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Steve Coppell remained a constant for club and country over the next 12 months, scoring for his country against Czechoslovakia and Northern Ireland while adding goals from the wing for Manchester United, who reached another FA Cup final in 1979 following a season during which Steve Coppell did not miss a game.
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Steve Coppell continued to impress for his country while remaining an ever-present for Manchester United for the next two years.
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Tragedy struck Steve Coppell while playing for England in a vital qualifier for the 1982 FIFA World Cup against Hungary.
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Steve Coppell was the victim of a vicious high challenge from Jozsef Toth which shattered his knee.
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Steve Coppell said the effect was "like someone had put a firework in my knee and it had gone off" and underwent an operation which allowed him a temporary fix so he could carry on playing.
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Steve Coppell nursed the injury through the 1982 World Cup in Spain, playing in all three of England's group games and the goalless draw against West Germany in the second pool.
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England went out in the next game against Spain and Steve Coppell underwent a second operation.
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Steve Coppell's Manchester United career ended with 373 appearances and 70 goals; his England career had concluded with 42 caps and seven goals.
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Steve Coppell scored the quickest recorded goal at under 18 level in a cup final against Notts County.
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Steve Coppell has since stated that he recently discovered, thanks to advances in technology, that his ACL had only been connected at one end since the tackle, something which had been missed in previous surgeries.
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Steve Coppell made budget signings of unwanted players from the First Division, as well as signing Ian Wright from non-league football.
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Palace reached the FA Cup final in 1990, losing to Manchester United in a replay, after Steve Coppell's inspired substitution of bringing on Ian Wright nearly won the first game for Palace.
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The club's fortunes declined after that, and in May 1993, Steve Coppell resigned after they were relegated from the Premier League.
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Steve Coppell returned to Palace in June 1995 as Director of Football, with Ray Lewington and Peter Nicholas working alongside him as first team coaches.
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Steve Coppell left Palace in October 1996 to become manager of Manchester City, a job that he would quit after only six games and 33 days in charge.
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Steve Coppell cited the pressure of the job as his reason for leaving the club.
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Jordan said Steve Coppell had done a "fantastic job", but the club needed to "evolve or die".
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Steve Coppell was appointed manager of Brentford in 2001 by his former Palace chairman, Ron Noades.
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Steve Coppell took them to the Division Two play-off final in 2002 after they had narrowly missed out on automatic promotion, conceding a late equaliser to Steve Coppell's future side Reading in the end-of-season decider.
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Steve Coppell fell asleep during his initial job interview, but after a poor start to the season by a Brighton side managed by Martin Hinshelwood, Coppell was given a second chance and took it.
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Steve Coppell did get an emotional return to Palace, being applauded into his dugout, despite taking charge of Palace's arch-rivals in the game.
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Steve Coppell cited the apparent lack of progress on the Falmer stadium project, which was a major factor in his decision to join the club.
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On 9 October 2003, Steve Coppell was appointed manager of Reading, succeeding West Ham bound Alan Pardew.
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Steve Coppell is well known for not voicing controversial opinions, but he broke with this habit on 9 April 2007, when he accused Charlton's Talal El Karkouri of cheating and faking a "death roll" to get Leroy Lita sent off after Lita appeared to headbutt him.
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In recognition of this performance, Steve Coppell won the Manager of the Year award for the second season in succession.
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Steve Coppell said he would consider his future as Reading manager.
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On 22 April 2010 Steve Coppell was named as the new manager of Bristol City, with former caretaker manager Keith Millen staying on as his assistant.
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Steve Coppell began a 12-month rolling contract with the club on 11 May 2010 but, on 11 August 2010 after only four months in charge, Coppell resigned as Bristol City manager, saying that he would retire from football management altogether citing a lack of passion for the job.
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On 10 April 2012, Steve Coppell was announced as the Director of Football at Crawley Town.
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The appointment was made days after previous manager Steve Coppell Evans left to manage Rotherham United, with former assistant manager Craig Brewster placed in temporary charge.
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Steve Coppell continued in his role when Richie Barker was appointed as the new manager.
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On 2 December 2013, following the departure of Barker, Steve Coppell left his position as director of football.
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On 27 March 2014, following the departure of Barker, Steve Coppell left his position.
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On 21 June 2016, Steve Coppell was announced as the manager of Kerala Blasters FC in 2016 Indian Super League.
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Steve Coppell's team secured a spot in the finals after finishing second in the league matches with 22 points.
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On 14 July 2017, it was announced that Steve Coppell would become the first head coach of the ISL side Jamshedpur.