Born in
Belton, near
Great Yarmouth, Coote came through the youth system at
Norwich City, for whom he scored 3 goals in 61 appearances. While at
Carrow Road, he won six full international caps with
Northern Ireland. Norwich sold Coote to Colchester United for £50,000, he was released by Colchester shortly after the start of the 2003–04 season. After leaving
Layer Road, Coote played for a series of non-league clubs in Norfolk including Wroxham. Coote, who is now a sales manager for Brighthouse, said: "I did have some injury problems. I just fell out of love with football and am now moving on with my life - which is a good life." ==References==