About Steve Cooper

Steven Daniel Cooper (born 10 December 1979) is a Welsh professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.

Cooper began his coaching career at Wrexham's academy while playing as a defender in the Welsh football leagues. He moved to Liverpool in 2008 and was appointed manager of their academy in 2011. Cooper joined the England youth set-up in 2014, initially coaching the U16s, before winning the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the U17s. He became head coach of Swansea City in 2019 before managing Nottingham Forest from 2021 to 2023. On 20 June 2024, he became the manager of Leicester City.