Shaun David Cooper (born 5 October 1983) is an English retired professional

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. He is currently an assistant manager at club

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Career

Cooper was a product of Portsmouth's youth system. He made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw at Crystal Palace in March 2002 and featured in six more games in the remainder of the campaign. However, he failed to break into the first team the next season, as Portsmouth won the Division One title. Despite this he was offered a new two-year contract. He spent most of the 2003–04 season on loan at Leyton Orient, playing nine games. The next season (2004–05) he was again loaned out, this time to

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. Cooper left the club in June 2005, signing for

on a free transfer. After spending seven years at the club, he was offered a new contract at a reduced wage by new manager Paul Groves; turning this down, he left the club. On 25 June 2012, Cooper joined Crawley Town on a free transfer. Six months later, he joined

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on loan. He scored his first goal for Portsmouth on 13 April 2013, against

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. It was subsequently confirmed that his contract with Crawley would not be renewed at the end of the season, and Cooper thus became a free agent. In July 2013, he had a trial at

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

, but failed to earn a contract. Cooper re-joined

until January 2014 on 5 September 2013, for his third spell with the club. On 9 January 2014 Portsmouth confirmed that Cooper had left the club following the expiration of his short-term contract. On 17 January 2014, Cooper signed for

on a potential 18-month contract. Cooper's contract with Torquay United was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2014. Cooper switched to Sutton United for the 2014/15 season and signed on a months loan to Eastbourne Borough in September 2016.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Shaun 1983 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Portsmouth F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Crawley Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Eastbourne Borough F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players AFC Bournemouth non-playing staff