After joining as a youth trainee at 16 from school, in my first two or three years the club was on a financial downward spiral and there was none of the new sparkling kit and the sparkling conditions that the kids get now.
Colin Terence Cooper Quotes
We had to be down early to get the best stuff for the pros we looked after and then get the rags that we were left ourselves for training. It seems very old school but it grounded me as a person and made me appreciate everything as a footballer, because all we got was a pair of boots.
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| Birth: | 28th February, 1967 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Coach, Football Player, Manager |
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Colin Terence Cooper was born in Durham, England. He ia an English former professional footballer. He spent most of his playing career at Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest. Cooper made his England international debut in a 3-3 draw against Sweden. He gained two caps for the England national team and made 8 for the Under-21 side where he finished runners-up with the U21s in the 1988 Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon tournament. After he retired from playing, in June 2006, Cooper was officially given a job with the Middlesbrough coaching staff, as the Reserve team coach. On 24 May 2013, he became manager at Football League Two side Hartlepool United, replacing John Hughes, who had been sacked the previous month.
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