Steve Cotterill
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Stephen Cotterill | |
| birthday | July 20, 1964 | |
| place of birth | Cheltenham , England | |
| size | 1.85 m | |
| position | striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1988-1989 | Burton Albion | 42 (30) |
| 1989-1993 | Wimbledon FC | 44 (19) |
| 1992 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 11 (5) |
| 1993-1995 | Bournemouth AFC | 45 (15) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1995-1996 | Sligo Rovers | |
| 1997-2002 | Cheltenham Town | |
| 2002 | Stoke City | |
| 2002-2003 | Sunderland AFC (Assistant Coach) | |
| 2004-2007 | Burnley FC | |
| 2010 | Notts County | |
| 2010-2011 | Portsmouth FC | |
| 2011–2012 | Nottingham Forest | |
| 2013-2016 | Bristol City | |
| 2017-2018 | Birmingham City | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Stephen "Steve" Cotterill (born July 20, 1964 in Cheltenham , England ) is a former English football player and current coach .
Player career
During his playing career, Steve Cotterill a. a. for Wimbledon FC and Bournemouth AFC . His career was accompanied by serious injuries that led to the premature end of his playing career in 1995.
Coaching career
Sligo Rovers
Steve Cotterill took over his first coaching position in 1995 with the Irish first division club Sligo Rovers and led his team to third place and to the Irish Cup final . After the season, the Rovers on took 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup in part, but failed against opponents such as the FC Nantes and SC Heerenveen participation in the UEFA Cup . His activity in Sligo ended in September 1996.
Cheltenham Town
On February 1, 1997, he took over his hometown club Cheltenham Town . In 1998 he and his new team won the FA Trophy with a 1-0 final win against Southport FC . In the 1998/99 season Cheltenham won the championship in the Conference National and thus secured promotion to the Football League Third Division . The team finished their first season in professional football in eighth place in the table, missing the play-off positions by just one place. After a ninth place in the following year, the club with coach Steve Cotterill reached promotion to the third-class Second Division in the 2001/02 season . Another success was the first entry into the 5th round of the FA Cup 2001/02 , where the team had to admit defeat 0-1 West Bromwich Albion . After these good results, Steve Cotterill decided to change clubs and left Cheltenham after more than 5 years.
Stoke City and Sunderland AFC
His next activity led him to the second division promoted Stoke City . After only 13 games in the 2002/03 season , Steve Cotterill surprisingly announced his departure from Stoke on October 10, 2002 and immediately took over the position of assistant coach at Sunderland AFC alongside coach Howard Wilkinson . At the side of the experienced Wilkinson, the work in the Premier League in 2002/03 quickly turned into a disaster and ended with the dismissal of the coaching duo in March 2003.
Burnley FC
On June 3, 2004 Steve Cotterill took over as a coach at Burnley FC and finished the first season in the Football League Championship 2004/05 in thirteenth place in the table. Also in the following two seasons Burnley occupied a place in the midfield of the second division. After a false start in the 2007/08 season , Cotterill left the club on November 8, 2007.
Notts County
After more than 2 years without coaching, Notts County announced their engagement on February 23, 2010 . At the end of the 2009/10 season Steve Cotterill reached the championship with County in Football League Two and thus promotion to the third-rate Football League One . After this success, he could not agree with the club on a continuation of the activity that ended on May 30, 2010.
Portsmouth FC
On June 18, 2010, Cotterill, who was courted by several clubs, took over Portsmouth FC . Portsmouth had been relegated from the 2009/10 Premier League in the previous season and had to contend with significant financial problems. Under these very difficult conditions, the 16th place in the Football League Championship 2010/11 was recorded as a clear success. In the course of the 2011/12 season, Steve Cotterill received the offer to take over second division rivals Nottingham Forest and accepted this shortly afterwards.
Nottingham Forest
Forest had split up with Steve McClaren shortly before after a false start and introduced him on October 14, 2011 as the new coach. With his team playing for promotion in each of the previous two years, Steve Cotterill spent the Football League Championship 2011/12 mainly in a relegation battle. After the association was taken over by the Kuwaiti Al-Hasawi family, he was released on July 12, 2012.
Bristol City
On December 3, 2013, he took over the coaching position at the third division Bristol City . Steve Cotterill replaced Sean O'Driscoll , who had been his successor at Nottingham Forest 1½ years earlier.
Birmingham City
In September 2017, Cotterill was introduced as the successor to Harry Redknapp at the second division club Birmingham City . In the following months, he managed only six wins in 24 league games. After five league defeats in a row, he was released in early March 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cotterill unveiled by Stoke (The Telegraph)
- ↑ Stoke 'shocked' by Cotterill walkout (The Guardian)
- ↑ Wilkinson coaches Sunderland (table football)
- ↑ Fans' shock at Wilkinson departure (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Burnley manager Cotterill departs (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Steve Cotterill named Notts County manager (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Manager Steve Cotterill leaves Notts County (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Portsmouth appoint Steve Cotterill as manager (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Steve Cotterill joins Forest after leaving Portsmouth (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Steve Cotterill: Nottingham Forest owners Al-Hasawi family sack boss (BBC Sport)
- ↑ Steve Cotterill: Bristol City appoint ex-Forest boss as manager (BBC Sport)
- ↑ bbc.com: Steve Cotterill: Birmingham City sack manager after five league defeats in a row (March 3, 2018) , accessed March 4, 2018
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cotterill, Steve |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cotterill, Stephen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cheltenham |