Steve Cooper (football manager)

Steven Cooper is a Welsh football manager and former semi-professional footballer.

Cooper began his career at Wrexham but did not make an appearance for the club. He later played for Rhyl, Bangor City, The New Saints and Porthmadog. While at Bangor City, he played in the UEFA Cup against FK Sartid Smederevo in 2002.

At the age of 27, Cooper became a UEFA Pro-licence qualification holder. On 3 September 2008, after being head of youth development at Wrexham, he was appointed at Liverpool, initially taking charge of the under-12's. On 18 July 2011 he was named Academy manager.

On 13 October 2014, Cooper was appointed as manager of the England national under-16 team. The following year, he was in charge of the under-17s.

Cooper is the son of former Welsh referee Keith Cooper. He resides in Wrexham and describes himself as a "proud Welshman".