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Neale Cooper

Neale Cooper, Scottish footballer (born 1963)

Life at a glance

Died: 2018 · May 28

Their story

Who they were

Neale James Cooper was a Scottish football player and coach. He played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s, most prominently for the Aberdeen team managed by Alex Ferguson, and later played for Aston Villa, Rangers, Reading, Dunfermline Athletic and Ross County. Cooper then became a coach, and worked as a manager in England with Hartlepool United (twice) and Gillingham, and in Scotland with Ross County and Peterhead.

Why this date

Neale Cooper appears on our May 28 calendar for 2018 as a death entry.

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May 28 2018.

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