Richard Cooper (footballer, born 1979)

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Richard Cooper
Personal information
Full name Richard Anthony Cooper
Date of birth (1979-09-27) 27 September 1979 (age 43)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001 Nottingham Forest 3 (0)
2001 → York City (loan) 14 (0)
2001–2004 York City 87 (4)
2004–2005 Alfreton Town 11 (0)
2005– Eastwood Town [1] 97 (0)
International career
England Youth
Managerial career
2020 Mansfield Town (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:54, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Richard Anthony Cooper (born 27 September 1979) is an English football coach, manager and former footballer. He is currently Academy Manager at Mansfield Town [2] after a spell with Eastwood Town where he was assistant manager.

Prior to his coaching role, Cooper played for Nottingham Forest, York City and Alfreton Town. [3]

Following an injury which curtailed his footballing career, and prior to taking on his role as coach at Mansfield Town, he also worked as a business development manager. [4] In October 2020, Cooper was named as interim manager of Mansfield Town. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Richard Cooper". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
  2. ↑ "Mansfield Town - Academy Staff".
  3. ↑ "Eastwood Town FC". Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "Richard Cooper transfers to Mansfield Town FC". motivair.co.uk. 2007.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Richard Cooper named temporary Mansfield Town manager".


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