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Steve Cooper (football manager)

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Steve Cooper (football manager)

Steven Daniel Cooper (born 10 December 1979) is a Welsh professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. Cooper began his coaching career at Wrexham's academy while playing as a defender in the Welsh football leagues. He moved to Liverpool in 2008 and was appointed manager of their academy in 2011. Cooper joined the England youth set-up in 2014, initially coaching the U16s, before winning the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the U17s. He became head coach of Swansea City in 2019 before managing Nottingham Forest from 2021 to 2023. He then became the manager of Leicester City.

Infobox

1999
Total Network Solutions
2000
Rhyl
2003
Porthmadog
2024
Leicester City
Full name
Steven Daniel Cooper
Date of birth
(1979-12-10) 10 December 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth
Pontypridd, Wales
Position
Defender
Current team
Brøndby (head coach)
Years
Team
1998–1999
Wrexham
2000–2002
Bangor City
2014–2015
England U16
2015–2019
England U17
2019–2021
Swansea City
2021–2023
Nottingham Forest
2025–
Brøndby

Tables

Managerial record by team and tenure · Managerial statistics
P
P
Team
P
From
W
To
D
Record
L
Record
Win %
England U16
England U16
Team
England U16
From
13 October 2014
To
28 July 2015
Record
8
Record
4
Record
2
Record
2
Record
050.00
England U17
England U17
Team
England U17
From
28 July 2015
To
13 June 2019
Record
66
Record
45
Record
11
Record
10
Record
068.18
Swansea City
Swansea City
Team
Swansea City
From
13 June 2019
To
21 July 2021
Record
105
Record
47
Record
28
Record
30
Record
044.76
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
Team
Nottingham Forest
From
21 September 2021
To
19 December 2023
Record
108
Record
42
Record
27
Record
39
Record
038.89
Leicester City
Leicester City
Team
Leicester City
From
20 June 2024
To
24 November 2024
Record
15
Record
3
Record
5
Record
7
Record
020.00
Brøndby
Brøndby
Team
Brøndby
From
9 September 2025
To
present
Record
13
Record
7
Record
1
Record
5
Record
053.85
Total
Total
Team
Total
From
315
To
148
Record
74
Record
93
Record
046.98
Team
From
To
Record
Ref.
P
W
D
L
Win %
England U16
13 October 2014
28 July 2015
8
4
2
2
050.00
England U17
28 July 2015
13 June 2019
66
45
11
10
068.18
Swansea City
13 June 2019
21 July 2021
105
47
28
30
044.76
Nottingham Forest
21 September 2021
19 December 2023
108
42
27
39
038.89
Leicester City
20 June 2024
24 November 2024
15
3
5
7
020.00
Brøndby
9 September 2025
present
13
7
1
5
053.85
Total
315
148
74
93
046.98

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