TSV 1860 Munich Acquires Kenny Cooper
FC Dallas announced Friday that forward Kenny Cooper has been transferred to German second division side TSV 1860 Munich pending a medical examination. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not announced.
“Kenny has been an outstanding player for us over the last four seasons as well as a tremendous ambassador for FC Dallas in his time with the club, and we wish him the best in Munich,” said general manager Michael Hitchcock in a press release. “Kenny indicated to us that he wanted to return to Europe when his contract expired next year. The timing of this transfer allows Kenny to continue his career overseas while providing our club with valuable resources for new acquisitions.”
Cooper joined FC Dallas on Feb. 6, 2006 from Manchester United and was voted the team’s most valuable player last season. He scored 40 goals in 93 appearances for Dallas. TSV 1860 Munich finished 12th in the Bundesliga 2 2008-09 season.
There were rumblings of Kenny Cooper moving overseas to an English Championship side and just like last year don’t understand why Cooper is making the jump to play for a second division team. Fair play to Cooper since I’m sure he’ll be paid more in Europe but what Cooper lacks in pace the American International makes up with his physical presence in the box and the ability to put the ball into the back of the net. Hopefully for Cooper he’ll be able to use this experience to leapfrog himself into first team football in a top European league.