Who is Dan Cooper, the doctor who will advise Real Madrid?

In its restructuring plan of the different departments that depend on the first team, one of the proper names that appears is that of Daniel Cooper, known as Dan, the current Dallas Cowboys chief physician. Rare is the game in which he is not distinguished on the Cowboys bench, always sporting an impeccable white Texan hat. Well, Dan Cooper will return to work for Real Madrid in this new season: will be in charge of giving a second opinion to the injuries that the white players may suffer.

The relationship between this doctor, a specialist in knee and shoulder injuries, with Real Madrid dates back to 2020, when he treated Eden Hazard. The Belgian underwent surgery at the Carrell Clinic in Dallas for a fissure in the distal fibula of his right leg at the time. An injury that has prevented him from performing at an optimal level ever since. He was operated on by Dr. Eugene Curry, one of Dr. Cooper's colleagues at the clinic.

And is that Dan Cooper's fame precedes him. With more than 30 years serving athletes of any specialty, this fishing and golf lover began treating high-level athletes when he was appointed chief physician of the Dallas Stars, an ice hockey team in 1993. At that time military team until 2011, when it was definitely focused on the American football team. His contract with the Whites is to be the Whites' exclusive consultant in the United States. He is also an independent consultant on different college teams (both basketball and football).. His methods focus primarily on “minimally invasive arthroscopic and reconstructive surgical techniques for the knee and shoulder that restore joint stability and function in young athletic individuals,” according to his service sheet at the Carrell Clinic. He is also a reputed doctor in knee ligament injuries.

Madrid does not want to go through a situation like last season, where between injuries and players separated by the COVID pandemic, had more than 60 injuries throughout the season, and that is why, from now on, he will be a close collaborator of Dr. Mihic, head of Madrid's medical services. Now, in the hands of Pintus and doctors Mihic and Cooper will be the solution to so many medical problems.