Neil Cooper (born 12 August 1958) is a Scottish former footballer who, most recently, was manager of

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of the Highland League.

Playing career

Cooper began his professional career with Aberdeen and made 12 appearances for the Dons. He moved to

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in 1979, then played for Grimsby Town. He returned to Scotland in 1983 to play for St Mirren, where he was part of the team which won the Scottish Cup in 1987. He was voted man of the match during the 1987 Scottish Cup Final. He left St Mirren in 1989 to play for Hibernian for two years, before retiring in 1991.

Later career

After retiring from football, Neil Cooper returned to Aberdeen as part of the coaching staff, then became Assistant Manager to Paul Hegarty during his short spell as manager in 1999. He left Aberdeen to manage

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from 2000–2003, before returning to Aberdeen in 2003 to become youth coach. In December 2010, Cooper was placed in temporary charge of Aberdeen following the departure of Mark McGhee. Cooper then returned to a youth coaching role at Aberdeen. He left the club at the end of the 2013–14 season. On 3 January 2017, Cooper become the manager at

Honours

* Scottish Cup:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Neil 1959 births Living people Scottish footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Footballers from Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. managers Forfar Athletic F.C. managers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish football managers Aberdeen F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Football League managers Association football defenders