Steve Cooper has declared his dedication to take Brøndby again to the highest of Danish soccer after being appointed their head coach. The 45-year-old Welshman returns to administration for the primary time since leaving Leicester final November.
Cooper had beforehand been a World Cup winner with England Underneath-17s and had spells at Swansea and Nottingham Forest, whom he guided into the Premier League in Could 2022. He has a contract to 2028.
“I need precisely what you need: a staff that wins trophies and will get again to the highest of Danish soccer,” Cooper stated in an open letter to Brøndby followers on the membership web site. “I love the values that the membership holds. Its roots in its area people. The dedication of the supporters who comply with it.
“I'm formidable to win and to see what this membership can do when it's at its absolute best. The possession of Brøndby really feel the identical approach and their imaginative and prescient for the membership is a serious a part of why I'm right here. I embrace the problem and I do know the gamers will too. I imagine that with us all collectively – gamers, employees and followers – we will likely be a formidable pressure.”
Cooper will start as quickly as his work allow is processed and Brøndby anticipate him to be in cost for Saturday's metropolis derby towards FC Copenhagen.
Cooper twice led Swansea into the Championship playoffs throughout his first position in membership administration between 2019 and 2021. After ending Forest's 23-year anticipate top-flight soccer, Cooper saved them within the Premier League the next season. He was sacked by the proprietor, Evangelos Marinakis, in December 2023 and changed by Nuno Espírito Santo earlier than spending 5 months at Leicester.
Brøndby's director of soccer, Benjamin Schmedes, advised the membership's web site: “Steve is that uncommon mixture of youth and expertise, imaginative and prescient and persona. He's a person who can embrace a membership like ours and elevate each the person participant and the whole membership to a brand new degree.”
Brøndby, who completed third final season, are fourth within the Danish Superliga, 4 factors behind the leaders, Copenhagen, after seven video games.
