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Davie Cooper's Death

Born (Birthday) February 25, 1956

Death Date March 23, 1995

Age of Death 39 years

Cause of Death Hemorrhagic Stroke

Place of Death Glasgow, United Kingdom

Profession Soccer Player

The soccer player Davie Cooper died at the age of 39. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Winger remembered for being one of the top players ever to play for the Clydebank, Rangers and Motherwell soccer clubs. He won league titles with all three clubs, including thirteen with Motherwell, and was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame.

He grew up a supporter of Rangers FC and attended St. John’s Grammar School.

He passed away at the age of 39 after suffering a brain hemorrhage during the filming of a coaching video for Scottish television called Shoot.

He had been separated from his wife Christine for six years at the time of his death.

He played alongside Graeme Souness on the Scottish team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

How did Davie Cooper die?

He intended to retire as a player at the end of the 1995 season, however on 22 March 1995 he suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld whilst filming Shoot, a youth coaching television programme. He died the following day at the age of 39.