Terry Cooke
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Terence John Cooke | ||
Date of birth | 5 August 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Marston Green, Solihull England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Denver Kickers (youth team coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1995 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1999 | Manchester United | 4 | (0) |
1996 | → Sunderland (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1996 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1998–1999 | → Wrexham (loan) | 10 | (0) |
1999 | → Manchester City (loan) | 17 | (5) |
1999–2002 | Manchester City | 20 | (2) |
2000 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2000 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2000–2001 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2002 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2002–2003 | Grimsby Town | 25 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | (2) |
2005–2009 | Colorado Rapids | 106 | (4) |
2009–2010 | North Queensland Fury | 10 | (1) |
2010–2011 |
Gabala | 12 | (1) |
Total | 266 | (18) | |
International career | |||
1996 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Terence John Cooke (born 5 August 1976) is an English former professional footballer and youth team coach of the Denver Kickers.
As a player he was a midfielder from 1994 to 2011. Born in Marston Green, he began his career with Manchester United, but struggled to break into the first team and had loan spells with Sunderland, Birmingham City and Wrexham before moving to United's local rivals Manchester City in 1999. He also failed to make an impact at City and again went on loan to Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Grimsby Town. The loan to Grimsby became permanent in 2002, but he only remained there for a year before rejoining Sheffield Wednesday for a season.
In 2005, Cooke's career took him out of England for the first time as he joined
Club career
Manchester United
Cooke grew up as a Birmingham City supporter, and came up through the youth system of
During his time with Manchester United, he was loaned out to Sunderland, Birmingham City, Wrexham[2] and Manchester City.
Manchester City
Following his loan spell at
Grimsby Town
Grimsby manager Paul Groves managed to make Cooke's switch to Blundell Park a permanent one, following his release from Manchester City at the end of the 2001–2002 season. While on loan, Cooke scored once, against Norwich[5] in three appearances and did enough to earn himself a full-time position at the club. Cooke was a reasonable success with The Mariners, though his time with the club was overshadowed by an eventual off-field feud with his manager. Also the signing of former Grimsby hero John Oster from Sunderland on loan had caused Cooke to lose his place in the team, as Oster successfully made the spot on the right wing his, despite the fact Cooke's overall performances beforehand made him one of the more impressive players in a struggling team. After making his move permanent he scored once, his strike coming against Burnley in the FA Cup.[6] Cooke often found himself left out on the substitutes' bench, or not included in the 16-man selection at all, this despite vocal protests from supporters during the games. Grimsby were eventually relegated from the First Division, and at the end of the 2002–03 season, Cooke was amongst the number of players who left the club.
Sheffield Wednesday
It was Grimsby's relegation rivals Sheffield Wednesday who would benefit from Cooke's departure from Blundell Park. He signed a one-year deal with the club. After playing out the 2003–04 campaign, at the end of which the Owls avoided relegation, Cooke departed the club and emigrated to the United States.
Colorado Rapids
In 2005, Cooke signed with
Cooke was waived by Colorado at the end of July 2009 to make room for the signing of
Cooke trained with Nottingham Forest to regain his fitness, and played in a reserve match against Coventry City, but manager Billy Davies did not offer him a contract.[9]
North Queensland Fury
Cooke arrived in
Gabala
Cooke then joined
International career
Cooke represented England at U16, U18 and U21 levels, but was never capped by the full senior side.
Coaching career
Cooke is now employed as the Director of Coaching for the Denver Kickers.[14]
Honours
Manchester United
- FA Youth Cup: 1994–95[citation needed]
Manchester City
Individual
References
- ^ "Terry Cooke". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Cooke on loan to Wrexham". Manchester United Football Club. 30 October 1998. Archived from the original on 25 October 2000. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Daley, Kieran (15 April 1999). "Football: Cooke joins City for pounds 1m". The Independent. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "QPR 1–2 Sheff Wed". BBC. 25 October 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Norwich 1–1 Grimsby". BBC. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Mansaram rescues Mariners". BBC. 4 January 2003. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Terry Cooke wins Player of the Week". mlssoccer.com. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Rapids cut Cooke for Scottish midfielder". The Denver Post. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Injured Forest star Perch suffers set-back". nottinghampost.com. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Fergie casts eye over MLS player". Au.fourfourtwo.com. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Sydney FC lure Reddy and target van Dijk". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Arsenal legend Adams signs ex-Man Utd winger for Qabala FC". tribalfootball.com/. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Mercury, Sunday (29 May 2011). "Terry Cooke: Solihull's forgotten Manchester United star". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Terry Cooke Summer Camps - Girls and Boys - Denver Kickers Sport Club Inc". www.denverkickers.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Shoot-out success for City". BBC News. 30 May 1999. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Bostock, Adam (4 May 2010). "Award joy for Keane". Manchester United F.C. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
External links
- Terry Cooke at Soccerbase