We had to be down early to get the best stuff for the pros we looked after and then get the rags that we were left ourselves for training. It seems very old school but it grounded me as a person and made me appreciate everything as a footballer, because all we got was a pair of boots.

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Media work
Cooper was a regular guest on the ITV late night football review programme Soccer Night which was hosted by Roger Tames. In 2005 Cooper was awarded a one-year contract extension which saw him play at the age of 39. Statistics
Statistics for league appearances only


Honours
Zenith Data Systems Cup: Runner up 1989/90 with Middlesbrough.

Colin Terence Cooper (born 28 February 1967 in Durham England) is an English former footballer who spent most of his career at Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest. Cooper is part of the Middlesbrough coaching staff after leaving his role of assistant manager at Bradford City.