News of Neale Cooper’s death yesterday, aged 54, provoked sadness across the Granite City and the wider game in Scotland and beyond.
The former Gothenburg Great, who excelled for Alex Ferguson’s all-conquering 1980s side which won the European Cup-Winners Cup in 1983 and the Super Cup in the same year, succumbed to injuries sustained in a fall in Aberdeen on Sunday.
Aberdeen FC confirmed the news on social media, stating: “The club is deeply shocked and saddened to hear that our legendary midfielder and Gothenburg Great, Neale Cooper has tragically passed away.”
At Pittodrie yesterday, fans gathered to pay tribute to the talismanic midfielder.
GALLERY: Fans pay tribute to Neale Cooper at Pittodrie
