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Vincent Cobos

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Vincent Cobos
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-03-04) 4 March 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1991 Strasbourg 204 (3)
1991–1993 Épinal 40 (1)
Total 244 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vincent Cobos (born 4 March 1965) is a French retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Football career

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Cobos was born in Strasbourg. For nine seasons, he played professionally with hometown's RC Strasbourg, including two as captain, and helped his team achieve promotion to Ligue 1 in 1987–88 as champions.

Cobos retired from the game at only 28, after two years with lowly SAS Épinal. He appeared in 235 games all competitions comprised with his main club.

Personal life / Post-retirement

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Cobos' younger brother, José, was also a footballer and a defender. He too played for Strasbourg, and the siblings shared teams from 1988 to 1991.

After retiring, Cobos worked with Canal+'s show Foot+.

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