Simon Cooper
125Current ability
140Potential ability
2,000Reputation (calc)
Personal
- Full name
- —
- First name
- Simon
- Last name
- Cooper
- Common name
- —
- Date of birth
- 7 Nov 1972 age 50 at game start
- Place of birth
- Manchester
- Nationality
- England
- Height
- —
- Weight
- —
- Languages
- English
Contract
- Club
- Sunderland
- Job
- Scout
- Contract type
- Full Time
- Joined club
- 5 Apr 2023
- Contract starts
- 5 Apr 2023
- Contract expires
- —
- Weekly wage
- £650
- Needs work permit
- —
Staff attributes
Coaching
- Attacking5
- Defending5
- Fitness1
- Mental14
- Tactical7
- Technical7
- Working with youngsters15
Mental
- Determination14
- Discipline15
- Man management13
- Motivating12
Knowledge
- Judging player ability11
- Judging player potential15
Board
- Hardness of training13
Personality
- Adaptability18
- Ambition17
- Controversy10
- Loyalty14
- Pressure—
- Professionalism12
- Sportsmanship—
- Temperament—
Staff profile
- Coaching badge
- Continental A License
- Best job (calc)
- Scout · 132
- Coaching style
- General
- Preferred mentality
- —
- Preferred playing style
- —
- Preferred pressing style
- —
- Personality (calc)
- —
Job ratings
| Job | Rating | Stars | Wants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scout | 132 | 20 | |
| Coach First Team | 71 | 16 | |
| Assistant Manager First Team | 34 | — | |
| Director of football | 7 | — | |
| Physio First Team | 7 | — | |
| Gk Coach First Team | 7 | — | |
| Loan Manager | 6 | — | |
| Performance Analyst First Team | 6 | — | |
| Manager First Team | 5 | — | |
| Head of Youth Development | 5 | — | |
| Sports Scientist First Team | 5 | — | |
| Technical Director | 5 | — | |
| Set Piece Coach (First Team) | 5 | — | |
| Fitness Coach First Team | 4 | — |
Coaching stars
| Overall | |
| Quickness | |
| Strength | |
| Defending (tactical) | |
| Defending (technical) | |
| Possession (tactical) | |
| Possession (technical) | |
| Attacking (tactical) | |
| Attacking (technical) |
International
| Nation | Caps | Goals | U21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 |
Staff career
6
| From | To | Club / nation | Job |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2023 | — | Sunderland | Scout |
| 1 Aug 2021 | 1 Sep 2022 | Stoke City | Scout |
| 1 Nov 2018 | 1 Aug 2021 | Blackburn Rovers | Academy Scout |
| 2 May 2013 | 1 Nov 2018 | Oldham Athletic | Coach (U18 Team) |
| 1 Aug 2011 | 1 Jan 2013 | Accrington Stanley | Chief Scout |
| 1 Dec 2009 | 1 Apr 2011 | Stockport County | Coach (U18 Team) |