Phillip Cocu

Phillip Cocu
Cocu in 2014
Personal information
Full name Phillip John-William Cocu
Date of birth October 29, 1970
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Date of death December 15, 2025 (Aged 55)
Place of death Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 AZ Alkmaar 50 (8)
1990–1995 Vitesse 137 (25)
1995–1998 PSV 95 (31)
1998–2004 Barcelona 205 (31)
2004–2007 PSV 94 (23)
2007–2008 Al Jazira 17 (4)
Total 598 (122)
International career
1996–2006 Netherlands 101 (10)
Managerial career
2008–2012 Netherlands (assistant)
2012 PSV (caretaker)
2013–2018 PSV
2018 Fenerbahçe
2019–2020 Derby County
2022–2023 Vitesse
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2000
Bronze medal – third place2004
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Phillip John-William Cocu (October 29, 1970-December 15, 2025)was a Dutch professional football manager and former midfielder who was most recently the manager of Vitesse.

Early life

Cocu was born in Eindhoven but raised in Zevenaar, playing youth football for local clubs DCS and De Graafschap. After a year at AFC '34, he started his professional career at AZ. In 1990, Cocu moved to Vitesse. A broken fibula disrupted his first season, but he became a first-team regular in the following four seasons. In 1995, he joined PSV, where he won the KNVB Cup and the Eredivisie title in 1997. Cocu played for Barcelona between 1998 and 2004. There, he would become club captain, win La Liga in 1999 and play two Champions League semi-finals. He left the club in 2004 as club record holder for the most league appearances by a foreign player. During Cocu's second stint at PSV, he won another three Eredivisie titles and reached the Champions League semi-finals. After a year at Al Jazira, Cocu retired from professional football.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AZ 1988–89 Eerste Divisie 15421––175
1989–90 Eerste Divisie 35410––364
Total 50831––539
Vitesse 1990–91 Eredivisie 8000––80
1991–92 Eredivisie 33320––353
1992–93 Eredivisie 3462161–428
1993–94 Eredivisie 33111020–3611
1994–95 Eredivisie 2951120–326
Total 1372562101–15328
PSV 1995–96 Eredivisie 29124282–4116
1996–97 Eredivisie 348204110419
1997–98 Eredivisie 32115361124417
Total 95311151842212642
Barcelona 1998–99 La Liga 36124050204712
1999–2000 La Liga 3562014220538
2000–01 La Liga 35370131–554
2001–02 La Liga 34200160–502
2002–03 La Liga 29300102–395
2003–04 La Liga 3655071–486
Total 205311806564029237
PSV 2004–05 Eredivisie 29631133–4510
2005–06 Eredivisie 33104281104613
2006–07 Eredivisie 327207011428
Total 9423932842113331
Al Jazira 2007–08 UAE Football League 174–174
Career total 59812247111211583774151
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Johan Cruijff Shield, Supercopa de España
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. 1 2 Appearances in Supercopa de España
  8. ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 199692
199760
1998152
199970
2000130
200181
200271
200391
2004131
200572
200670
Total10110
Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cocu goal.
List of international goals scored by Phillip Cocu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 June 1996De Kuip, Rotterdam Republic of Ireland3–13–1Friendly
29 October 1996Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Wales5–17–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
320 June 1998Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France South Korea1–05–01998 FIFA World Cup
425 June 1998Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France Mexico1–02–21998 FIFA World Cup
55 September 2001Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands Estonia3–05–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
616 October 2002Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Austria2–03–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
76 September 2003De Kuip, Rotterdam Austria3–13–1UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
817 November 2004Mini Estadi, Barcelona, Spain Andorra1–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
926 March 2005Stadionul Giulești, Bucharest, Romania Romania1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
108 June 2005Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Finland3–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
PSV (caretaker) Netherlands 12 March 2012 2 July 2012 129123112+19075.00
PSV Netherlands 1 July 2013 22 June 2018 2251463643478234+244064.89
Fenerbahçe Turkey 22 June 2018 28 October 2018 153571321−8020.00
Derby County England 5 July 2019 14 November 2020 652118267490−16032.31
Vitesse Netherlands 27 September 2022 11 November 2023 411211185060−10029.27
Total 3581917196646417+229053.35 —

Honours

Player

PSV

Barcelona

Al Jazira

Manager

PSV

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Phillip Cocu". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Phillip Cocu" (in Dutch). PSV.nl. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Phillip Cocu set to make 850th appearance". PSV.nl. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Statistieken – AZ Voetbal seizoen 1988-1989". AZ Historie. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Phillip Cocu". Vitesse Statistieken. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Phillip Cocu" (in Dutch). PSVweb. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Phillip Cocu namens NL-clubs in de Europa Cup 56 wedstrijden – 9 doelpunten" (in Dutch). Voetbalstats. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "1998/99 UEFA Champions League". UEFA. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "1999/00 UEFA Champions League". UEFA. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "2000/01 UEFA Champions League". UEFA. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "2001/02 UEFA Champions League". UEFA. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "2002/03 UEFA Champions League". UEFA. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "2003/04 UEFA Europa League". UEFA. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Cocu: Philip John William Cocu". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  16. ↑ "Copa del Rey 1998/1999". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Phillip Cocu – Century of International Appearances". ISSSF. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Fenerbahçe SK: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "Derby County FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  20. ↑ "SBV Vitesse: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  21. ↑ "Barcelona 1998–99: Statistics". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 April 2021.