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Also known as Phillip John-William Cocu

Dutch association football player and manager (born 1970)

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Phillip John-William Cocu is a Dutch association football player and coach. Born on 29 October 1970 in Eindhoven, he played as a midfielder for the Netherlands national team. His club career included stints with SBV Vitesse, FC Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven, and AZ Alkmaar. He participated in the 1996 and 2004 UEFA European Championships, as well as the 1998 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.

Following his playing career, Cocu transitioned into management. He has served as a coach for SBV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, Derby County F.C., and Fenerbahçe Istanbul. He speaks Dutch and holds citizenship in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Japan

Discography

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Key facts

2012
PSV (caretaker)
2018
Fenerbahçe
Full name
Phillip John-William Cocu
Date of birth
( 1970-10-29 ) 29 October 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth
Eindhoven , Netherlands
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Midfielder
Years
Team
1988 1990
AZ
1990 1995
Vitesse
1995 1998
PSV
1998 2004
Barcelona
2004 2007
PSV
2007 2008
Al Jazira
1996 2006
Netherlands
2008 2012
Netherlands (assistant)
2013 2018
PSV
2019 2020
Derby County

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Manager
Nationality
The Netherlands

via TheSportsDB

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Phillip John-William Cocu (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch professional football manager and former midfielder who was most recently the manager of Vitesse.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phillip Cocu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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