Phillip Cocu

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Phillip Cocu
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Phillip Cocu
Personnel
Surname Phillip John-William Cocu
birthday October 29, 1970
place of birth Eindhoven ,  Netherlands
size 182 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1988-1990 AZ Alkmaar
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1988-1990 AZ Alkmaar 50 0(7)
1990-1995 Vitesse Arnhem 137 (25)
1995-1998 PSV Eindhoven 95 (31)
1998-2004 FC Barcelona 205 (31)
2004-2007 PSV Eindhoven 94 (23)
2007-2008 al-Jazira Club 13 0(4)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1996-2006 Netherlands 101 (10)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2008–2012 Netherlands (assistant coach)
2009–2012 PSV Eindhoven (assistant coach)
2012 PSV Eindhoven (interim)
2012-2013 PSV Eindhoven (assistant coach)
2013-2018 PSV Eindhoven
2018 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
2019– Derby County
1 Only league games are given.

Phillip John-William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven ) is a former Dutch football player and current coach . As a player and coach with PSV Eindhoven , he was six times Dutch champions , three times cup winners and won the national Supercup four times . As a midfielder, he completed 101 international matches with the national team of the Netherlands and was fourth with her at the 1998 World Cup . He is currently the head coach of the English second division club Derby County .

Player career

societies

Phillip Cocu is a trained midfielder and began his football career in 1988 with the Dutch first division club AZ Alkmaar . From 1990 he played for Vitesse Arnheim for five years before moving to PSV Eindhoven in 1995. In 1998 it took him to Camp Nou for FC Barcelona under Louis van Gaal . After the 2003/2004 season, after a failed contract extension with FC Barcelona, ​​he returned to his old place of work at PSV Eindhoven, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in the 2004/05 season. From 2007 to 2008 he played at Al-Jazira Club in the United Arab Emirates ´ and then retired from his career.

National team

Phillip Cocu made his debut in the Dutch national team on April 24, 1996 in the 1-0 defeat by Germany . He played his 101st and last international match in the 2006 World Cup round of 16 against Portugal .

Coaching career

From 2008 to 2012 Cocu was assistant coach of the Dutch Elftal under Bert van Marwijk . On February 17, 2010, he received his coaching diploma.

In May 2013, Cocu signed a four-year contract as head coach at PSV Eindhoven as the successor to Dick Advocaat . In 2015 and 2016 he won the Eredivisie championship in this role .

In June 2018, Cocu signed a contract as the head coach of Fenerbahçe Istanbul to replace Aykut Kocaman , but was dismissed in October after the team had slipped into the bottom third of the table.

After several months of unemployment, the Dutchman followed for season 2019/20 on Frank Lampard , which the Chelsea took over as head coach at English second division club Derby County . His contract is valid until June 2023.

successes

As a player

PSV Eindhoven
FC Barcelona
al-Jazira

As a trainer

PSV Eindhoven
  • Dutch champion: 2015 , 2016 , 2018
  • Dutch Cup Winner: 2012
  • Dutch Supercup winner: 2015, 2016

Private

Cocu has been married since May 2006 and has three children.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Phillip Cocu tekent voor vier jaar bij PSV , article on the PSV Eindhoven homepage from May 13, 2013. Accessed on May 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ PSV are Eredivisie champions - Football Oranje. In: Football Oranje. Retrieved May 8, 2016, May 9, 2016 (American English).
  3. ↑ Phillip Cocu new coach at second division Derby County , rheinpfalz.de, accessed on July 5, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Cocu, Phillip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cocu, Phillip John-William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Eindhoven , Netherlands