33 Facts About Steve Cotterill

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Stephen John Cotterill was born on 20 July 1964 and is an English former footballer who played as a striker.

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Steve Cotterill is currently the manager of EFL League One side Shrewsbury Town.

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Steve Cotterill began with Irish side Sligo Rovers and after a year he returned to England and took over at his home town club, Cheltenham Town.

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Steve Cotterill did well at Whaddon Road guiding the club from the sixth tier to the third in five years.

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Steve Cotterill was dismissed by Forest in July 2012 after the club was taken over by the Al-Hasawi family.

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Steve Cotterill was appointed manager of Bristol City in December 2013, taking them to the Championship before being dismissed in January 2016.

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Steve Cotterill was manager of Championship club Birmingham City from September 2017 to March 2018.

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Steve Cotterill started his playing career in non-League football as a forward who could play centrally or in wide positions, playing semi-professionally at clubs like Cheltenham Town, Alvechurch and Burton Albion.

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Steve Cotterill was out of contract and this fee was set by the then Transfer Tribunal.

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Steve Cotterill led the club to third place in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and his side reached the League of Ireland Cup final, where they lost on penalties to Shelbourne.

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Steve Cotterill joined Cheltenham when they were still a non-league club and he built up a successful side which won promotion from the Southern Football League Premier Division to the Football Conference in his first full year at the club.

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Steve Cotterill twice won the prestigious award of Manager of the Year during his tenure.

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Steve Cotterill was awarded his UEFA Pro Licence in 2002.

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Steve Cotterill left Cheltenham to join First Division side Stoke City in the summer of 2002.

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However, Sunderland recorded just two league victories under the new management team and both Wilkinson and Steve Cotterill were dismissed after just 27 games in charge.

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Steve Cotterill won the Championship Manager of the Month for October 2006.

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Steve Cotterill eventually left the club on 8 November 2007 by mutual consent, after earning the title of longest serving manager in the league with three years seven months service.

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Steve Cotterill left the club in 15th place in the league having won just one game in ten.

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Steve Cotterill was offered a temporary seven-week contract with a view to a longer deal when the season ended.

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On 23 February 2010, it was announced that Steve Cotterill would be manager of Notts County until the end of the season.

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On 3 April 2010, Steve Cotterill was named March Football League Two Manager of the Month for six wins and two draws in the month.

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On 27 May 2010, Notts County announced that Steve Cotterill had left after failing to commit his future to the club.

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Steve Cotterill was appointed as manager of Portsmouth on 18 June 2010, with the club in financial difficulty.

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Steve Cotterill played a key role in stabilising Portsmouth through some turbulent times which saw the club nearly in liquidation.

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Steve Cotterill was granted permission to speak with Nottingham Forest on 14 October 2011 after compensation was agreed with Portsmouth.

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Steve Cotterill was appointed as manager on 14 October 2011 on a three and half-year deal.

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Steve Cotterill won four of his first six games in charge.

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On 3 December 2013, Steve Cotterill was appointed manager of League One club Bristol City on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

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Only 256 days after Cotterill had led them back to the Championship, Cotterill was dismissed by Keith Dawe on 14 January 2016, despite his earlier favourable appraisal of Cotterill: "I believe Steve Cotterill has the capacity to be a Premier League manager".

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On 27 November 2020, Steve Cotterill was announced as manager of League One club Shrewsbury Town, just two days after the departure of Sam Ricketts.

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However, assistant manager Aaron Wilbraham took charge as stand-in manager as Steve Cotterill had been in intensive care after suffering from COVID-19.

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On 1 March 2021, Steve Cotterill was re-admitted to hospital after suffering from COVID-pneumonia.

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On 15 March 2021, Steve Cotterill was discharged for hospital for a second time, where he continued his recovery at home.