Philip Cocu is a Football or Dutch born the October 29th 1970 with Eindhoven (Netherlands). He measures 1 meter 81 and weighs 74 kg. He evolves/moves with.

General-purpose, it evolved/moved during all its career at multiple stations: Back left, defensive Medium, offensive medium, central Defender and even Attacker of support… for the liking of the tactical choices of its trainers. Some is its station or its role on the ground, it is especially famous for the precision of its left foot that is to distill master keys or to carry out shootings.

In 1995, it joined PSV Eindhoven of Dick Advocaat in which evolves/moves of the players such as Jaap Stam, Wim Jonk or Boudewijn Zenden and gains the championship of the Netherlands ( Eredivisie) in 1997. It at that time acquires a certain fame in Europe and fact part of the " contingent" Dutch recruited by FC Barcelona in 1998.

The Catalan club draws at the time its manpower in the Dutch championship and engages of the players such as Patrick Kluivert, Marc Overmars, Winston Bogarde or the brothers Ronald de Boer and Frank de Boer. Even the trainer is Dutch, since it is about Louis Van Gaal, former trainer of the Ajax Amsterdam. Philip Cocu will be nevertheless one of these players oranje who will remain longest in Barça, becoming one of the most appreciated players of the Catalan public.

It will turn over thereafter to the PSV Eindhoven of which he will be the captain.

With the national Selection of the Netherlands, it disputed five major competitions: cuts of Europe 1996,2000 and 2004 and the World cups 1998 and 2006. He was even captain of the " oranges" at the time of the Euro 2004.

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