Overview
- Brøndby confirmed the 45-year-old’s appointment, marking his first role outside the UK and his return to management after leaving Leicester last November.
- The club says he will begin once his work permit is processed, with expectations he could lead the team against FC Copenhagen this weekend.
- Director of football Benjamin Schmedes endorsed Cooper’s youth-development credentials, calling him a “rare combination of youth and experience, vision and personality.”
- In an open letter to supporters, Cooper pledged to build a team that wins trophies and gets Brøndby back to the top of Danish football.
- The hire follows Brøndby’s Europa Conference League play-off loss to Strasbourg and was reported alongside claims Cooper turned down English offers to take the job.