Steve Cooke (football coach)
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| Born | 31 October 1968 Sheffield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Carnegie College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Football coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1991–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Cooke (born 31 October 1968) is an English football manager and coach who is the head coach of Atlanta United 2 in MLS Next Pro. Prior to that, he was on the technical staff of Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer as a director, moving to the Sounders in May 2021 as the U17 head coach before also assuming the director role. Under his management, the Sounders U17s team won the prestigious Generation Adidas Cup in April 2022, and went on to win the MLS Next West division. Sounders FC also won the CONCACAF Champions League in May 2022 becoming the first club from Major League Soccer to do so.
Previously, he was director of soccer for the USL Championship club, Phoenix Rising FC. Prior to that, he served as head coach and technical director of the USL's OKC Energy FC. He also spent eight seasons with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer as an assistant coach, eventually assuming the role of head coach for the 2017 season. He got his start in coaching with the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy in the early 1990s. He holds both the UEFA A Licence and the USSF Pro License.