Leeds United chief executive Angus Kinnear has today paid tribute to Liam Cooper, after the defender agreed to move overseas following the expiration of his contract, ending his association with the Whites which stretched back to August 2014:
Coops’ 10 years of service to Leeds United is made more special as we live in an age where players, sadly, seldom make long term commitments to one club.
His leadership, as a warrior on the pitch and as an ambassador off it, has been exemplary and core to the foundations which have seen the club enjoy its most successful period for two decades.
Whilst he will rightly be remembered for captaining the side to a Premier League return after a 16 year absence, for me, it was his leadership and selflessness to help steer the club through the financial turmoil of the pandemic, which will also give him a unique place in the club’s history.
It goes without saying, that Elland Road will always be his home.
Angus Kinnear
Leeds United CEO