Leicester City appointed Steve Cooper last summer after Enzo Maresca’s departure.
Steve Cooper’s appointment was met with a lot of criticism by Leicester fans and ultimately, that was justified as he sacked just a few months into his three-year contract.
The former Nottingham Forest boss never really got the supporters onside, nor the players, who didn’t take to his pragmatic approach.
Leicester’s owner took the decision to sack Cooper in November following a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea and in came Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Now, just over three months on, Cooper has just landed his first job since leaving the King Power Stadium.
Steve Cooper lands UEFA job
Steve Cooper has been out of work since the end of November and has been linked with a number of Championship jobs in recent weeks.
Cooper was linked with the Middlesbrough job last month, with Michael Carrick coming under a lot of pressure after a poor run of form.
However, his new job isn’t actually in management. Cooper has just completed his first game in his new role as a UEFA Technical Observer.
The former City boss was in attendance at Feyenoord’s home tie against Inter Milan in the knockouts of the Champions League.
What is a UEFA Technical Observer?
A technical observer monitors football games in depth with the use of statistics and video assistance to enable them to deliver detailed reports on the latest developments in coaching.
Their reports are then used among the coaching community and they’re often asked to give their opinions on the Man of the Match which can be published by UEFA.
Last year, at the Euros, the likes of Fabio Capello, Martin O’Neil and Rafael Benitez were hired as technical observers and their opinions were used to help select things like the Team of the Tournament.