- This person has a Spanish last name; here Cooper is the name of the father, Whitaker is the name of the mother.
Armando Enrique Cooper Whitaker ( Spanish: Armando Enrique Cooper Whitaker ; born November 26, 1987 , Colon , Panama ) is a Panamanian footballer who attacks the midfielder of the Maccabi club (Petah Tikva) and the Panama national team . Member of the 2018 World Cup .
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| Full name | Armando Enrique Cooper Whitaker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Panther (Pantera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citizenship |  Panama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The weight | 79 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Maccabi (Petah Tikva) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| room | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Club career
- 2 International career
- 2.1 Goal for Panama National Team
- 3 Achievements
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Club career
Cooper began his career at the Arab Unido Club. In 2006, he made his debut for the team and for 5 seasons in the club three times became the champion of Panama.
In 2011, he moved to the Argentinean Godoy Cruz . On August 18, in a match against Racing from Avellaneda, Armando made his debut in the Argentine Example [2] . On September 22, in a duel against Union Sant Fe , he scored his first goal for a new team [3] . Since the second season, Cooper has become less likely to get into the main team. In 2013, Armando transferred to the Romanian Ocelul on a leasehold basis to receive gaming practice. On October 7, in a duel against the CFR Cluj , he made his debut in the Romanian championship [4] . On April 18, 2014, in a match against Gas Methane , Cooper took a double, scoring his first goals for Ocelul [5] . After the lease ended, Armando returned to Godoy Cruz, where he ended the contract six months later.
In early 2015, he signed a contract with the German St. Pauli . On February 21, in a match against Munich-1860 , Cooper made his debut in the Second Bundesliga [6] .
In September 2015, Cooper returned to Arab Unido, playing for St. Pauli in just 125 minutes [7] .
In the summer of 2016, Cooper was rented by the Canadian Toronto [8] . In his match against the Chicago Fire , he made his MLS debut [9] . Armando scored his first goal for Toronto on December 1 in a duel against Montreal Impact [10] . At the end of the season, the club bought a Cooper transfer. In 2017, he won the MLS Cup , but left the Toronto after the championship season [11] .
In early 2018, Cooper signed a contract with the Chilean Universidad de Chile . [12] On April 22, in his match against Union La Calera , he made his debut in the Chilean Example [13] .
In the summer of 2018, Cooper moved to the Romanian Dynamo from Bucharest [14] . In December 2018, Cooper and Dynamo terminated the contract by mutual agreement of the parties [15] .
In January 2019, Cooper signed a contract with the Israeli Maccabi from Petah Tikva [16] .
International Career
In 2007, as part of the Panama youth team, Cooper took part in the Youth World Championships in Canada .
October 7, 2007 in a match against the national team of Salvador Armando the national team of Panama . On January 16, 2011, in the Central American Cup match against Nicaragua, he scored his debut goal for the national team [17] .
In 2011, Cooper won the silver medal of the CONCACAF Gold Cup . At the tournament, he took part in fights against the teams of Guadeloupe [18] , Canada [19] , El Salvador [20] and twice the USA [21] [22] .
In 2015, Armando for the second time became the bronze medalist of the CONCACAF Gold Cup . In the tournament, he played in matches against the national teams of Honduras [23] , Trinidad and Tobago [24] , Mexico [25] and twice the USA [26] [27] .
In 2016, Cooper got into the team's application for participation in the America's Cup in the USA . At the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Bolivia [28] and Argentina [29] .
In 2017, Cooper took part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the third time. In the tournament, he played in matches against teams in the USA [30] , Martinique [31] , Nicaragua [32] and Costa Rica [33] .
In 2018, Cooper took part in the World Cup in Russia [34] . At the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Belgium [35] and England [36] .
In 2019, Cooper was included in the Panama national team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup [37] . In the first match in the group round against the national team of Trinidad and Tobago, he scored a goal in the 53rd minute and together with the team achieved a victory with the score 2: 0.
Panama Goal
| # | date of | A place | Rival | Score | Result | Tournament |
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| one. | January 16, 2011 | Rommel Fernandez , Panama , Panama | Nicaragua | 1-0 | 2-0 | Central American Cup 2011 |
| 2. | January 18, 2011 | Rommel Fernandez, Panama, Panama | Salvador | 2-0 | 3-0 | Central American Cup 2011 |
| 3. | August 10, 2011 | Ramon Tauichi Aguilera , Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia | Bolivia | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | Friendly match |
| four. | November 14, 2015 | Independence Park , Kingston , Jamaica | Jamaica | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 2018 World Cup (Qualification) |
| 5. | January 9, 2016 | Rommel Fernandez, Panama, Panama | Cuba | 3-0 | 4-0 | America's Cup 2016 (qualification) |
| 6. | January 22, 2017 | Rommel Fernandez, Panama, Panama | Costa Rica | 1-0 | 1-0 | Central American Cup 2017 |
| 7. | November 14, 2017 | Cardiff City , Cardiff , Wales | Wales | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | Friendly match |
| 8. | June 18, 2019 | Alliance Field , St. Paul , USA | Trinidad and Tobago | 1-0 | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019 |
Achievements
Team
Arabe Unido
- Panama Championship - Clausura 2008
- Panama Championship - Aperture 2009
- Panama Championship - Clausura 2010
Toronto
- MLS - 2017
- MLS Regular Championship Winner 2017
- Canadian Championship 2017
International
Panama
- CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
- CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Racing VS. Godoy Cruz 3-0 (English) . soccerway.com (August 18, 2011).
- ↑ Godoy-Cruz VS. Union Sant Fe 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (September 22, 2011).
- ↑ CFR Cluj VS. Ocelul 7: 2 . soccerway.com (October 7, 2013).
- ↑ Methane Gas VS. Ocelul 0: 2 (English) . soccerway.com (April 18, 2014).
- ↑ Munich-1860 VS. Ocelul 2: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (February 21, 2015).
- ↑ Armando Cooper jugará en el Árabe Unido (Spanish) . LPF Date of appeal September 26, 2016.
- ↑ Toronto FC Acquire Armando Cooper on Loan . Toronto FC (August 18, 2016). Date of appeal September 26, 2016.
- ↑ Chicago Fire VS. Toronto 1: 2 . soccerway.com (February 21, 2016).
- ↑ Toronto VS. Montreal Impact 5: 2 (English) . soccerway.com (1 December 2016).
- ↑ Toronto FC Announce Roster Options Following the 2017 Championship Season . Toronto FC (December 14, 2017). Date of treatment July 8, 2019.
- ↑ Universidad de Chile anunció la contratación del panameño Armando Cooper (Spanish) . AlAireLibre.cl (01/29/2018). Date of treatment July 8, 2019.
- ↑ Union La Calera VS. Universidad de Chile 6: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (April 22, 2018).
- ↑ Dinamo a oficializat transferul lui Armando Cooper! Ce număr va purta mijlocașul panamez (Spanish) . Digi Sport (08/29/2018). Date of treatment July 8, 2019.
- ↑ OFICIAL: Dinamo sa despărțit de Armando Cooper. Anunțul clubului (Spanish) . Digi Sport (12/11/2018). Date of treatment July 8, 2019.
- ↑ Melissa Gallego G. Armando Cooper ficha por el Maccabi Petah Tikva de Israel (Spanish) . Telemetro Panamá (27 ene 2019). Date of treatment July 8, 2019.
- ↑ ア ー カ イ ブ さ れ た コ ピ ー . Date of treatment August 13, 2011. Archived on August 13, 2011.
- ↑ Panama VS. Guadeloupe 3: 2 . soccerway.com (8 June 2011).
- ↑ Canada VS. Panama 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (June 15, 2011).
- ↑ Panama VS. El Salvador 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (June 20, 2011).
- ↑ USA VS. Panama 1: 2 . soccerway.com (12 June 2011).
- ↑ USA VS. Panama 1-0 (English) . soccerway.com (23 June 2011).
- ↑ Honduras VS. Panama 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (11 July 2015).
- ↑ Trinidad and Tobago VS. Panama 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (July 19, 2015).
- ↑ Panama VS. Mexico 1: 2 . soccerway.com (23 July 2015).
- ↑ Panama VS. USA 1: 1 . soccerway.com (14 July 2015).
- ↑ USA VS. Panama 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (July 25, 2015).
- ↑ Panama VS. Bolivia 2: 1 . soccerway.com (7 June 2016).
- ↑ Argentina VS. Panama 5: 0 (English) . soccerway.com (11 June 2016).
- ↑ USA VS. Panama 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (8 July 2017).
- ↑ Panama VS. Martinique 3-0 (English) . soccerway.com (15 July 2017).
- ↑ USA VS. Nicaragua 2: 1 . soccerway.com (13 July 2017).
- ↑ Costa Rica VS. Panama 1-0 (English) . soccerway.com (July 20, 2017).
- ↑ Adán De Gracia-Esmenjaud. Hernán Darío Gómez da listado de 23 convocados a la Copa Mundial (Spanish) . FEPAFUT - Federación Panameña de Fútbol (30 de mayo de 2018). Date of treatment July 8, 2019.
- ↑ Belgium VS. Panama 3-0 (English) . soccerway.com (18 June 2018).
- ↑ England VS. Panama 6: 1 . soccerway.com (24 June 2018).
- ↑ Isaac Castillero Wilson. Julio Dely Valdés define los convocados a Copa Oro (Spanish) . FEPAFUT - Federación Panameña de Fútbol (04 de junio de 2019). Date of treatment July 8, 2019.