[4] Cooper was picked by Buriram United to replace Attaphol Buspakom after the 2013 AFC Champions League against FC Seoul along with his assistant Darren Read.

[citation needed] In June 2018, Cooper was appointed as senior team adviser of the Philippines (Interim).

[6][7] Cooper was later tasked to oversee the national team's training camp in Bahrain in September 2018 in lieu of the newly appointed head coach Terry Butcher, who resigned from his post in August 2018.

[8] Cooper's interim tenure ended in late August 2018 when he was officially named as the regular head coach of the Philippine national team.

[11] Cooper returned as manager in January 2019 after the conclusion of the Philippines' campaign in the continental tournament and Eriksson's short-term contract.