Photo: Steve Baker / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I'm drawn to managers like Steve Cotterill who came up the hard way. A striker from Cheltenham with a nine-year playing career across clubs like Wimbledon and Bournemouth, he traded the pitch for the dugout and now manages his hometown side, Cheltenham Town. That return-home story moves me more than any glamorous appointment would. The lower leagues are where the real craft lives: grinding out results, developing players, surviving on grit rather than budget. I respect anyone who pours a goalscorer's instincts into coaching and sweats for his own community. He's the kind of journeyman the game quietly depends on.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Cotterill
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴ・コッテリル
- Reading
- すてぃーゔ・こってりる
- Born
- July 20, 1964 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Cheltenham, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Cotterill
Frequently asked questions
When was Steve Cotterill born?
Born July 20, 1964 (age 61).
Where is Steve Cotterill from?
Steve Cotterill is from Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
What does Steve Cotterill do?
Steve Cotterill works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Steve Cotterill?
Steve Cotterill is 185 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.