Phillip Cocu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Phillip Cocu
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 29, 1970(1970-10-29)
Age	54
Birthplace	Eindhoven
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	Eindhoven
Horoscope	Scorpio

Phillip Cocu Biography

Phillip Cocu is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands. Midfielder who won four Eredivisie titles with PSV and won the 1998-1999 La Liga title with Barcelona.

Striker Robin Van Persie was his teammate on the Dutch national team in 2005-2006.

Cocu was born in Eindhoven, but he and his family moved to Zevenaar when he was three years old after his father switched jobs. He started playing youth football at the local amateur club DCS when he was six. Even though youth players normally were not allowed to play until they were seven, the team made an exception for Cocu. He played for DCS until he was picked up by De Graafschap’s youth academy. After a short period, he moved to AFC ’34 in 1986. A year later, his talent was again noticed by a professional club and in June 1987, Cocu joined the AZ youth ranks.

Cocu began in the AZ reserve squad but was soon added to the first team. He made his professional debut on 22 January 1989, when assistant coach Hugo Hovenkamp (replacing the bedridden manager Hans Eijkenbroek) brought him on in an Eerste Divisie match against NEC. The 18-year-old played as left winger at the time. Cocu scored his first goal two weeks later in a cup match against Fortuna Sittard, followed up by his first league goal in March against SVV. He would go on and score four goals in his first season. In the 1989-90 season, he appeared in nearly every league match. After the competition ended, Cocu was sold to the newly promoted Vitesse for €272,000.

He was born in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Phillip Cocu Net Worth

Phillip Cocu is one of the richest Soccer Player from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Phillip Cocu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing youth soccer when he was 6 years old.

From 1996-2006, he played internationally for the Netherlands.

Phillip John-William Cocu (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfilɪb ˈɟɔn ˈʋɪlijɑm koːˈky] ; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Championship club Derby County.

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Cocu debuted for the Netherlands national team in 1996 and appeared at the 1998 World Cup, scoring two goals but missing a penalty in the semi-finals against Brazil. He also played at the 2006 World Cup, as well as the 1996, 2000 and 2004 European Championships. Cocu reached the semi-finals in the latter two tournaments and in 2004, he served as captain of the Dutch team. With 101 caps, Cocu is eighth on the list of most Dutch international appearances. During his career, he mainly played as a defensive “playmaker” in midfield, but became equally known for his ability to be fielded as a defender, wing back, winger or forward.

Facts & Trivia

Phillip Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Phillip Cocu celebrates birthday on October 29 of every year.

In 2001, Pep Guardiola left Barcelona, making space for a new midfield consisting of Cocu, Xavi and Gabri. In the 2001–02 season, Barcelona reached the Champions League semi-finals again, but were denied the final by Real Madrid. In 2002, the returning coach Louis van Gaal chose Cocu as vice-captain behind Luis Enrique. The 2002–03 season was Barcelona’s worst in years, however: the team finished sixth in La Liga, Van Gaal was fired early on and Cocu tore his knee ligament in a Champions League match against Internazionale (0–0) in February. He was sidelined for two months. Weeks earlier, Barcelona had already beat Inter 3–0, with a goal by Cocu. With his contract expiring in 2003, he waited until after the FC Barcelona presidential elections to make a decision on extension. Cocu, who intended to join PSV if the negotiations failed, eventually agreed on a one-year extension in June.