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 45)
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

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, after his brief spell in charge of Mansfield he reverted to his role as Academy Manager following the appointment of Nigel Clough as manager. [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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