Richard Cooper (footballer, born 1979)

Richard Cooper
Personal information
Full name	Richard Anthony Cooper
Date of birth	27 September 1979 (age 42)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2001	Nottingham Forest
2001	→ York City (loan)
2001–2004	York City
2004–2005	Alfreton Town
2005–	Eastwood Town
National team
	England Youth
Teams managed
2020	Mansfield Town (interim)
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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]

References[]

^ "Richard Cooper". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 August 2007.
^ "Mansfield Town - Academy Staff".
^ Eastwood Town FC^{[dead link]}
^ "Richard Cooper transfers to Mansfield Town FC". motivair.co.uk. 2007.^{[dead link]}
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External links[]

Richard Cooper at Soccerbase

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[Richard_Cooper-1] "Richard Cooper". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 August 2007.

[2] "Mansfield Town - Academy Staff".

[3] Eastwood Town FC^{[dead link]}

[4] "Richard Cooper transfers to Mansfield Town FC". motivair.co.uk. 2007.^{[dead link]}

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