Richard Anthony Cooper (born 27 September 1979) is an English football coach, manager and former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He is currently Academy Manager at

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

after a spell with

Eastwood Town Eastwood Town Football Club was an English football club based in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The club last participated in the Northern Premier League Division One South, the eighth tier of English football. A new club, Eastwood C.F.C., was f ...

where he was assistant manager. Prior to his coaching role, Cooper played for

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

and

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...

. Following an injury which curtailed his footballing career, and prior to taking on his role as coach at Mansfield Town, he also worked as a business development manager. In October 2020, Cooper was named as interim manager of Mansfield Town.

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* 1979 births Living people Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players York City F.C. players Eastwood Town F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Men's association football midfielders England men's youth international footballers Mansfield Town F.C. managers English football managers Association football coaches English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub