Phillip Cocu Biography
(Dutch Professional Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Midfielder)
Birthday: October 29, 1970 (Scorpio)
Born In: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Phillip Cocu is a football managerh and a former Dutch football player. He played for clubs like SBV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, and Barcelona. Starting his career as a left-winger, Cocu has played in multiple positions throughout his playing career. Cocu has been part of the Dutch Eredivisie winning team four times and the La Liga once. He was part of the Dutch national team in the FIFA World Cup 1998. After retiring as a football player, Phillip Cocu decided to pursue coaching. He won the Eredivisie four times as well as the prestigious KNVB Cup twice in his managerial career. Cocu became very popular in the Dutch football after guiding PSV to three domestic top-tier league titles in a very short time. The popularity earned him many job offers across Europe and he is the current manager of the English Football League Championship Club Derby County.