Steve Cotterill
Stephen "Steve" Cotterill (born 20 July 1964) is an English former footballer who is manager of Nottingham Forest.
Playing career
Cotterill started his playing career in the non-leagues as a forward who could play centrally or in wide positions, playing semi-professionally at clubs like Cheltenham Town, Alvechurch and Burton Albion. He then signed his first professional contract, with Wimbledon, after a £120,000 deal was done with Burton. He made 44 appearances in four years at Wimbledon and went out on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion to recapture his fitness following a serious cruciate knee-ligament injury. This led to further games at the Dons and he turned down a £500,000 bid from Southampton before finally moving on again to Bournemouth.
Cotterill signed for Bournemouth in the summer of 1993 for the fee of £120,000. He was out of contract and this fee was set by the then Transfer Tribunal. In three years at Bournemouth he got his career back in good shape scoring 15 goals in 45 league starts for the club. While at the club he picked up three player of the season awards but had to finish his career in 1995 after another bad knee injury from which he was unable to fully recover.
Management
Sligo Rovers
Following on from Lawrie Sanchez, Sligo Rovers appointed Cotterill in 1995. He led the club to third place in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and his side also reached the League of Ireland Cup final, where they lost on penalties to Shelbourne. Cotterill also led them into Europe, playing against teams such as Nantes where they earned a 3–3 draw and another creditable 0–0 draw against Dutch outfit, Heerenveen.
Cheltenham Town
Cotterill joined Cheltenham when they were still a non-league club and he built up a successful side which won promotion from the Southern Football League Premier Division to the Football Conference in his first full year at the club. He won the FA Trophy in 1998, beating Southport 1–0 in the final, and Cheltenham finished second in the Conference the same year, their first season in that league. Cheltenham won the Conference and with it promotion to the Football League the following year. His first two seasons in the Third Division saw them finish in the top half. In 2001–02, the club reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time in its history, ended only by a 1–0 away defeat to West Bromwich Albion and including the defeat of Cotterill's future club Burnley. He twice won the prestigious award of Manager of the Year during his tenure. Cotterill took Cheltenham into the Second Division that season, following a play-off victory over Rushden & Diamonds at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. He was awarded his UEFA Pro Licence in 2002.
Stoke City
Cotterill left Cheltenham to join Stoke City in the summer of 2002.[1] After a steady start with the Potters Cotterill shocked the club by handing in his resignation after just 13 games in order to become assistant manager to Howard Wilkinson at Sunderland.[2] This earned Cotterill 'hate figure' status with the Stoke fans and is booed by the crowd when he returns to the Britannia Stadium.[3]
Sunderland
As Howard Wilkinson's assistant, they were tasked with keeping Sunderland in the Premiership. However, Sunderland recorded just two league victories under the new management team and both Wilkinson and Cotterill were sacked after just 20 games in charge.
Burnley
In the summer of 2004 a decision by Burnley not to renew the contract of their manager, Stan Ternent, led to Cotterill being named as the new manager of the club. In his first season at the club they reached the third round of the Football League Cup, beating Aston Villa 3–1 on the way. They also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, beating Premier League side Liverpool 1–0. After losing striker and captain Robbie Blake and young midfielder Richard Chaplow they finished 13th in the Championship. In 2005–06 he led Burnley to a 17th-place finish, again having to sell his star striker, the club's leading goal scorer Ade Akinbiyi to Sheffield United for £1.75 million.
The 2006–07 season began well, with a series of wins. Cotterill also won the Championship Manager of the Month for October. However Burnley were dealt a blow in November when leading goalscorer Andy Gray was sidelined until February. Akinbiyi was re-signed in the January transfer window, but the striker was unfit and failed to make an impact.
Cotterill eventually left the club on 8 November 2007 by mutual consent, after earning the title of longest serving manager in the league with three years seven months service. He left the club in a poor position having won just one game in ten.
Minnesota Thunder
In August 2008, Steve Cotterill was offered the chance to become the Head Coach and Technical Director of USL First Division Minnesota Thunder after Amos Magee stepped down. Cotterill was offered a temporary seven-week contract with a view to a longer deal when the season ended. But because it would take two weeks to obtain a work permit, leaving only five weeks with Minnesota, Cotterill decided to turn this opportunity down.[4]
Notts County
On 23 February 2010, it was announced that Cotterill would be manager of Notts County until the end of the season.[5][6] On 3 April 2010, Cotterill was named March Football League Two Manager of the Month for six wins and two draws in the month. Cotterill also received this accolade for April 2010.[7] On 27 April 2010, Notts County were crowned champions of Football League Two after defeating Darlington 5–0. Cotterill now holds the record for being the only Notts County manager to have won his first four games in charge.
After the 2009–10 season, Cotterill was linked with the vacant Coventry City post but had said that Coventry did not try to contact him.[8] Two weeks later Cotterill publicly turned down the job.[9] On 25 May, another Championship club, Portsmouth confirmed interest in the Notts County boss.[10]
On 27 May 2010, Notts County announced that Cotterill had left after failing to commit his future to the club.[11]
Portsmouth
Cotterill was appointed as manager of Portsmouth on 18 June 2010, with the club enduring ongoing financial difficulties. Cotterill played a key role in stabilising Portsmouth through some turbulent times which saw the club nearly go bust. Cotterill had performed a highly creditable job whilst working within complete uncertainty almost every day. This drew many suitors during the close season.
Cotterill stuck with Portsmouth with his second full season at the club, promising a great deal more than the first. With new owners and the club now stable on and off the pitch, everyone involved with Portsmouth was determined for the club to kick on. This was not to be the case, however. The team transpired to win just two of their first 10 league matches in the Championship to leave them 19th in the table. However, the joint owner of Portsmouth, Roman Dubov, publicly backed him, insisting he was the right man for the club.
It later became public knowledge that Nottingham Forest were interested in hiring Cotterill as their new manager after Steve McClaren resigned from his post on 2 October 2011, following the club's poor start to the season and allegations of broken promises. Cotterill was granted permission to speak with Nottingham Forest on 14 October 2011 after compensation was agreed with Portsmouth. Since Cotterill's departure, Portsmouth have gone from strength to strength on the field, gaining points much more rapidly than under his guise whilst Forest have begun to struggle.
Nottingham Forest
Cotterill was appointed as manager on the 14 October 2011 on a three and half year deal. He has won four of his first six games in charge.[12][13] Forest won 2-0 against Middlesbrough in his first game in charge, followed by a 2-1 win away at Blackpool. Forest then were unfortunate to lose 1-0 at home to Hull City, but they bounced back with a 1-0 win at home to Reading. Forest have failed to score in the previous 7 games.
Honours
As a manager
- Sligo Rovers
- Cheltenham Town
- Notts County
- Portsmouth
Managerial statistics
| Team |
Nat |
From |
To |
Record |
| G |
W |
L |
D |
Win % |
| Sligo Rovers |
Ireland |
July 1995 |
September 1996 |
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&1000000000000002600000026 |
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&1000000000000004727000047.27 |
| Cheltenham Town |
England |
1 February 1997 |
27 May 2002 |
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&10000000000000118000000118 |
&1000000000000006700000067 |
&1000000000000007000000070 |
&1000000000000004627000046.27 |
| Stoke City |
England |
27 May 2002 |
10 October 2002 |
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&100000000000000030000003 |
&100000000000000050000005 |
&100000000000000050000005 |
&1000000000000002307999923.08 |
| Burnley |
England |
3 June 2004 |
8 November 2007 |
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&1000000000000005500000055 |
&1000000000000005600000056 |
&1000000000000005000000050 |
&1000000000000003415999934.16 |
| Notts County |
England |
23 February 2010 |
27 May 2010 |
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&1000000000000001400000014 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000030000003 |
&1000000000000007778000077.78 |
| Portsmouth |
England |
18 June 2010 |
14 October 2011 |
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&1000000000000001800000018 |
&1000000000000002600000026 |
&1000000000000001700000017 |
&1000000000000002951000029.51 |
| Nottingham Forest |
England |
14 October 2011 |
Present |
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| Total |
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&10000000000000237000000237 |
&10000000000000177000000177 |
&10000000000000161000000161 |
&1000000000000004121999941.22 |
2 January 2012
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Steve Cotterill |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Football Manager |
| Date of birth |
20 July 1964 |
| Place of birth |
Cheltenham, England |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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