David Cotterill

David Cotterill is the sort of footballer I quietly root for. A Cardiff-born Welsh winger, he broke through at Bristol City, earned a Premier League move to Wigan Athletic, then kept his career alive through stints at Sheffield United. What I appreciate is the grind beneath the surface: reaching the top flight is one thing, but surviving the constant churn of transfers takes real resilience. He may not have been a headline superstar, but players who claw their way up and represent their nation through sheer persistence win my admiration. There is honest dignity in a career built on staying useful.

Name (English)

David Cotterill

Name (Japanese)

デイビッド・コッテリル

Reading

でいびっど・こってりる

Born

December 4, 1987 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rabbit

Origin

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Height

175 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AB

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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