Charles Cook (born 12 October 1972) is a professional

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and former player.

Club career

He played for English non-league sides

Maidenhead United Maidenhead United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. They are currently members of and have played at York Road since 1871, making it the 'oldest senior football ground continuously ...

, Hampton & Richmond Borough,

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and

Hitchin Town Hitchin Town Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They are currently members of the . Founded in 1865 and known as 'The Canaries', Hitchin Town have been based at Top Field since their fou ...

. He also played for Grange Quins in the MacWhirter Welsh Football League Division Two, while he coached part-time with the Cardiff City youth academy. Previously, he worked with the Cardiff City Ladies at Ninian Park before they were disbanded and he was reassigned to the Academy. Currently he is a coach at

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International career

Cook qualified to play for the

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through four-year residency from 1999 to 2003 while he played for the KPMG United FC. He had moved from the

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where he was a technical director alongside coach Gary White. He made his playing debut for

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in a March 2000

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match against

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and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. He represented the country in 6 World Cup qualification games. While playing for Turks and Caicos, Charlie received the Golden Boot at the first ever National Soccer Resort tournament in Miami, January 2003. In 2006, he was appointed coach of the

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