Frank Kopel

Frank Kopel
Personal information
Full name Frank Kopel[1]
Date of birth (1949-03-28)28 March 1949
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Date of death 16 April 2014(2014-04-16) (aged 65)
Place of death Kirriemuir, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8+12 in (1.74 m)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1964–1966 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1969 Manchester United 10 (0)
1969–1972 Blackburn Rovers 25 (0)
1972–1982 Dundee United 284 (7)
1982–1984 Arbroath 62 (1)
Managerial career
1982–1983 Arbroath (assistant)
1991–1992 Forfar Athletic (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Kopel (28 March 1949 – 16 April 2014) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back. Born in Falkirk, he had an 18-year professional football career, during which he played for Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Dundee United and Arbroath. He then went into coaching, becoming assistant manager at Arbroath and Forfar Athletic with a spell on the Dundee United coaching staff in between.

  1. ^ "Frank Kopel". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 February 2017.