THE REACTION TO Colm Cooper’s inter-county retirement speaks volumes about the impact he has had on Gaelic football.
Renowned for his elegance, ‘the Gooch’ had all the skills you’d want in a forward — two excellent feet, a great football brain and composure to burn.
But Cooper also possessed tenacity and resilience that saw him get the better of some of the toughest man-marking corner-backs in the game.
Despite his apparent slight frame Cooper never seemed to struggle during physical battles, while his added threat in the air also earned him plenty of scores.
Below, we’ve picked out some of the Dr Crokes man’s best goals for club and county. Fittingly for the mercurial corner-forward, there are 13 goals in all, including four in one club game against St Michael’s Foilmore.
Touch of class: 13 goals that sum up what Colm Cooper was all about
THE REACTION TO Colm Cooper’s inter-county retirement speaks volumes about the impact he has had on Gaelic football.
Renowned for his elegance, ‘the Gooch’ had all the skills you’d want in a forward — two excellent feet, a great football brain and composure to burn.
But Cooper also possessed tenacity and resilience that saw him get the better of some of the toughest man-marking corner-backs in the game.
Despite his apparent slight frame Cooper never seemed to struggle during physical battles, while his added threat in the air also earned him plenty of scores.
Below, we’ve picked out some of the Dr Crokes man’s best goals for club and county. Fittingly for the mercurial corner-forward, there are 13 goals in all, including four in one club game against St Michael’s Foilmore.
September 2004
August 2009
March 2010
August 2010
June 2011
August 2011
September 2011
June 2012
July 2013
August 2015
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