Scott Cooper (football manager)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Joseph Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | June 16, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| – | Daytona Beach SpeedKings (indoor) | ||
| 1997–1998 | Huntsville Fire (indoor) | ||
| 2002-??? | Anguilla | ||
| 2004-??? | Montserrat | ||
| 2010-??? | Anguilla | ||
| 2010–2012 | ISFA news unverifiable ??? | ||
| 2011–2013 | Leicester City F.C. (Academy Coach) | ||
| 2013 | Buriram United (Academy Coach) | ||
| 2013 | Buriram United | ||
| 2014 | Muangthong United | ||
| 2014– | Mitra Kukar | ||
| 2015– | Ubon UMT | ||
Scott Cooper (born 16 June 1970) is an English football manager and is currently the head coach of Mitra Kukar FC in the Indonesia Super League. He has coaching experiences with the Daytona Beach SpeedKings,[1] Huntsville Fire,[2] Chester City FC, Anguilla national football team, Montserrat national football team, Leicester City FC, the Independent Schools Football Association (ISFA) England Under-15 Football Team and recently with Buriram United FC in the Thai Premier League.
Managerial career
Buriram United
He was picked by Buriram United to replace Attaphol Buspakom after 2013 AFC Champions League against FC Seoul along with his assistant Darren Read.
On his arrival at Buriram United, Scott found the club in third place of the Thai Premier League, five points adrift of the league leaders. Under Scott’s managerial reign, Buriram United were unbeaten in the Thai Premier League, AFC Champions League, Thai FA Cup and Thai League Cup.
Buriram United won 23 out of 29 matches, drawing 5 and losing only 1 match under Scott. The club won all their away games at the Top 4 Thai clubs during the season. Named “Manager of the Month” in June 2013, Scott Cooper has led Buriram United FC to the Top 10 Club rankings in Asia, creating history for the Thai club in the process. Under Scott's tutelage, Buriram United on an average scored 3.1 goals per game whilst conceding 0.75 goals per game.
Scott also had a major influence on developing Thai players in his squad, as 9 Thai players were called up to the national team.
Muangthong United FC
On the 2nd of January 2014, Muangthong United FC officially appointed him as the head coach.
Mitra Kukar FC
On December 11, 2014, Mitra Kukar FC officially appointed him as the head coach.[3]
References
- ↑ Solano, Javier (April 13, 1997). "Speedkings Ready To Get Started". Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL: Tribune Company). Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Huntsvlle Fire ceases operations". The Gadsden Times (Gadsden, AL: New York Times Company). September 29, 1998. p. B3. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Scott Cooper, Pelatih Baru Mitra Kukar" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 December 2014.