Phillip Cocu
Encyclopedia
Phillip John William Cocu (ˈfɪ.lɪp ˈdʒɔn ˈwɪ.li.jɑm koˈky) (born 29 October 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch
football
midfielder
who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team
and Dutch club PSV
Cocu was a versatile player, being able to play in defence
or midfield, in more than one position, but usually played a central playmaker role or defensive midfield, dictating his team's play. He was best known for his tackling, vision, and great teamwork.
in 1990.
. After fully recovering in 1992, he assisted his club to a top five finish in the Eredivisie
and a qualification spot for the UEFA Cup
competition. AFC Ajax tried to sign him twice when he was at Vitesse, but it was Dick Advocaat
who signed him for PSV in 1995.
, Arthur Numan
, Boudewijn Zenden, and Wim Jonk
all forming the core of the squad, he was also a teammate of Ronaldo
and Luc Nilis.
giants FC Barcelona
after the 1998 FIFA World Cup
. Louis van Gaal
, who coached Barça at that time, also signed many Dutch World Cup players such as Frank de Boer
, Ronald de Boer
, Patrick Kluivert
, Boudewijn Zenden, Ruud Hesp
, Michael Reiziger
, Winston Bogarde
, as well as Marc Overmars
in 2000 and the Spanish
team, who was soon nicknamed "Oranje Barcelona" or "Ajax Barcelona", were crowned league champions in 1997-1998 and 1998-1999.
In the following seasons, while most of the Dutch contingent at Barcelona, like the de Boer brothers and Zenden, were transferred, Cocu managed to stay with the club. At the start of the 2003-04 season, Kluivert, Reiziger, Overmars, Giovanni van Bronckhorst
, and Cocu were the remaining Dutch players (Edgar Davids
would join halfway during the season on loan from Juventus
). The man in charge was another Dutchman, Frank Rijkaard
.
In February 2005, Cocu was honoured by FC Barcelona and the Camp Nou
faithful with a hearty ovation before the start of a match, and president Joan Laporta
presented the player with a plaque to commemorate his career, highlighting his dedication and loyalty to the club. Cocu holds the record of appearances for Barça as a foreign player, with 292 overall appearances.
, Park Ji-Sung
and Swiss
midfielder Johann Vogel
he reached the semi-finals of the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League.
for one year.
, and he was handed his debut in a friendly on 24 April 1996 against Germany
. He was then selected in the final squad for UEFA Euro 1996.
By 1998, Cocu was a permanent fixture in the national side and was selected by Guus Hiddink
for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
in France
, where he scored two goals in the group stage. Cocu was used in a variety of different positions in that tournament. An example would be in the semi-final against Brazil
where he filled in at left-back, as incumbent Numan was suspended and substitute Bogarde suffered a serious knee-injury during a training session prior to the match. The game would not end well for Cocu, however, as he missed one of the penalties in the shootout which saw the Dutch exit the tournament.
Cocu represented his country in UEFA Euro 2000 on home ground and also played in UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal
. In the latter, Cocu was captain of the Dutch side, but after the tournament, new coach Marco van Basten handed the captain's armband over to Edgar Davids
and later to goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar
.
With Cocu in a pivotal role in midfield, in 2004-05, the Netherlands won 10 out of their 12 qualifying games en route to qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
in Germany
. Cocu retired from the national team after that tournament, having appeared in all four of the Netherlands' games.
left.
On the 1st July a newspaper report linked him to the current vacant position of the Australian National Team.
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||rowspan="6"|La Liga
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PSV Eindhoven
Barcelona
Al-Jazira Club
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
and Dutch club PSV
Cocu was a versatile player, being able to play in defence
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
or midfield, in more than one position, but usually played a central playmaker role or defensive midfield, dictating his team's play. He was best known for his tackling, vision, and great teamwork.
Early career / AZ
Cocu first started out playing football at amateur level with clubs such as AFC '34 and DCS Zevenaar. He signed his first professional contract with AZ in the 1988-89 season when he was just 17 years old. After an encouraging start at the club, he joined VitesseVitesse Arnhem
Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on 14 May 1892. Vitesse has had considerable success in the Eredivisie, and featured in the UEFA Cup competition, but has never been considered a close competitor of the top three clubs of Netherlands...
in 1990.
Vitesse
His career at Vitesse was blighted by him breaking his right leg in his first game against Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
. After fully recovering in 1992, he assisted his club to a top five finish in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
and a qualification spot for the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
competition. AFC Ajax tried to sign him twice when he was at Vitesse, but it was Dick Advocaat
Dick Advocaat
Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...
who signed him for PSV in 1995.
PSV
During his tenure at PSV, Cocu won one Eredivisie league title. With international team colleagues such as Jaap StamJaap Stam
Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He played for several European clubs like PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, S.S. Lazio, A.C. Milan and AFC Ajax before retiring in October 2007...
, Arthur Numan
Arthur Numan
Arthur Numan is a retired Dutch footballer. He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team...
, Boudewijn Zenden, and Wim Jonk
Wim Jonk
Wilhelmus "Wim" Maria Jonk is a retired Dutch footballer. At the height of his career, he also played for the Netherlands national team....
all forming the core of the squad, he was also a teammate of Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...
and Luc Nilis.
FC Barcelona
Having played some of his finest football at PSV, Cocu moved to La LigaLa Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
giants FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
after the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
. Louis van Gaal
Louis van Gaal
Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal OON is a Dutch football manager formerly in charge of Ajax, Netherlands, Barcelona, AZ and Bayern Munich...
, who coached Barça at that time, also signed many Dutch World Cup players such as Frank de Boer
Frank de Boer
Franciscus "Frank" de Boer is a Dutch former professional footballer, and the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer. Since 6 December 2010 he is the Manager of AFC Ajax.-Club career:...
, Ronald de Boer
Ronald de Boer
Ronaldus "Ronald" de Boer is a former Dutch football midfielder who has played for the Dutch national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He is the older twin brother of Frank de Boer.-Club career:...
, Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, currently head coach of the youth side of FC Twente. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC. Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He...
, Boudewijn Zenden, Ruud Hesp
Ruud Hesp
Rudolfus 'Ruud' Hubertus Hesp is a retired Dutch footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. After his active career, he started working as a keeper trainer. Currently he works at FC Groningen and for the Dutch national team.-Club career:Hesp started his career in the 1985–86 season at HFC Haarlem...
, Michael Reiziger
Michael Reiziger
Michael John Reiziger is a retired Dutch footballer who played mainly as a right defender.After making a name for himself at Ajax, with whom he won one Champions League, he went on to represent three teams in three different countries, namely appearing for FC Barcelona, for which he played in...
, Winston Bogarde
Winston Bogarde
Winston Bogarde is a retired Dutch professional footballer.A player of immense physical strength, he played mostly as a central defender, although he could occasionally appear on the left, and was best known for his spells at Ajax, FC Barcelona and Chelsea.With the latter side, he garnered...
, as well as Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars is a retired Dutch footballer. He is best known as a right-footed left winger, although he is able to use both his feet with equal precision and power...
in 2000 and the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
team, who was soon nicknamed "Oranje Barcelona" or "Ajax Barcelona", were crowned league champions in 1997-1998 and 1998-1999.
In the following seasons, while most of the Dutch contingent at Barcelona, like the de Boer brothers and Zenden, were transferred, Cocu managed to stay with the club. At the start of the 2003-04 season, Kluivert, Reiziger, Overmars, Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON , known as Gio in Spain, is a retired Dutch footballer of Moluccan descent who served as the captain of the Dutch national team from August 2008 until his retirement....
, and Cocu were the remaining Dutch players (Edgar Davids
Edgar Davids
Edgar Steven Davids is a retired Dutch footballer and current member of the supervisory board of Ajax. After beginning his career with the Amsterdam club, he subsequently played in Italy for Milan and Juventus before a loan spell with Barcelona. He went on to play for Internazionale and Tottenham...
would join halfway during the season on loan from Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
). The man in charge was another Dutchman, Frank Rijkaard
Frank Rijkaard
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard is a Dutch football manager of Dutch and Surinamese descent and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Dutch national side,...
.
In February 2005, Cocu was honoured by FC Barcelona and the Camp Nou
Camp Nou
Camp Nou , sometimes called "the Nou Camp" in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957....
faithful with a hearty ovation before the start of a match, and president Joan Laporta
Joan Laporta
Joan Laporta i Estruch is a Spanish politician and former president of Futbol Club Barcelona between 2003 and 2010.Laporta is a lawyer with his own firm, Laporta & Arbós, which has important firms as clients. Laporta was married to Constanza Echevarría and has three sons, Pol, Guillem and Jan...
presented the player with a plaque to commemorate his career, highlighting his dedication and loyalty to the club. Cocu holds the record of appearances for Barça as a foreign player, with 292 overall appearances.
Return to PSV
Although he was proposed a new contract, Cocu left Barcelona before the start of UEFA Euro 2004 for his old club PSV. With PSV, Cocu led the team to three championships in just three years. In what would become his final match for PSV, on 29 April 2007, Cocu sealed PSV's Eredivisie win by scoring the fifth goal against Vitesse, thereby finishing above Ajax, who at that point were virtual champions on goal difference. Cocu was also part of the successful 'golden triangle' on midfield. Together with Mark van BommelMark van Bommel
Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Milan and captains the Netherlands national team as a midfielder....
, Park Ji-Sung
Park Ji-Sung
Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...
and Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
midfielder Johann Vogel
Johann Vogel
Johann Louis François Vogel is a retired Swiss footballer.-Early career:Vogel joined Swiss amateur club Meyrin in his youth, but made the cut into professional football by joining Grasshoppers...
he reached the semi-finals of the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League.
Al-Jazira
Cocu left PSV at the end of the season and signed on 15 August 2007 for Al-Jazira Club in the United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
for one year.
International career
It was at PSV that Cocu got first called-up to the Dutch national squadNetherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
, and he was handed his debut in a friendly on 24 April 1996 against Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
. He was then selected in the final squad for UEFA Euro 1996.
By 1998, Cocu was a permanent fixture in the national side and was selected by Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...
for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where he scored two goals in the group stage. Cocu was used in a variety of different positions in that tournament. An example would be in the semi-final against Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
where he filled in at left-back, as incumbent Numan was suspended and substitute Bogarde suffered a serious knee-injury during a training session prior to the match. The game would not end well for Cocu, however, as he missed one of the penalties in the shootout which saw the Dutch exit the tournament.
Cocu represented his country in UEFA Euro 2000 on home ground and also played in UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. In the latter, Cocu was captain of the Dutch side, but after the tournament, new coach Marco van Basten handed the captain's armband over to Edgar Davids
Edgar Davids
Edgar Steven Davids is a retired Dutch footballer and current member of the supervisory board of Ajax. After beginning his career with the Amsterdam club, he subsequently played in Italy for Milan and Juventus before a loan spell with Barcelona. He went on to play for Internazionale and Tottenham...
and later to goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history...
.
With Cocu in a pivotal role in midfield, in 2004-05, the Netherlands won 10 out of their 12 qualifying games en route to qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Cocu retired from the national team after that tournament, having appeared in all four of the Netherlands' games.
Managerial career
In April 2008, Cocu was offered a role as assistant coach of the Dutch national team. He also started to coach the youth teams of PSV at the start of the 2008-09 season, but was promoted to assistant manager of the senior squad after Huub StevensHuub Stevens
Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens is a Dutch football manager and former defender.- Playing career :...
left.
On the 1st July a newspaper report linked him to the current vacant position of the Australian National Team.
Career statistics
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|1990/91||rowspan="5"|Vitesse||rowspan="5"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
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|1995/96||rowspan="3"|PSV Eindhoven||rowspan="3"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
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|1998/99||rowspan="6"|Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
||rowspan="6"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
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|2000/01||34||3||||||9||5||43||8
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|2001/02||34||3||||||14||0||48||2
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|2002/03||29||3||||||10||2||39||5
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|2003/04||35||5||||||7||1||42||6
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|2004/05||rowspan="3"|PSV Eindhoven||rowspan="3"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
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|2005/06||33||10||||||8||1||41||11
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|2006/07||32||7||||||7||0||39||7
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Al-Jazeera Club
Al-Jazira Sports & Culture Club is an football club from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...
||UAE League||17||4||||||colspan="2"|-||17||4
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596||122||||||104||18||700||140
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|1997||6||0
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|1998||15||2
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|1999||7||0
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|2000||13||0
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|2001||8||1
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|2002||7||1
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|2003||9||1
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|2004||13||1
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|2005||7||2
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|2006||7||0
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Club
PSV Eindhoven
- EredivisieEredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
: 1996–97, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 - Johan Cruijff Shield: 1996, 1997
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
: 1995–96KNVB Cup 1995–96The 78th edition of the KNVB Cup started on August 12, 1995. The final was played on May 16, 1996: PSV beat Sparta 5–2 and won the cup for the seventh time...
, 2004–05KNVB Cup 2004–05The 87th edition of the KNVB Cup started on August 7, 2004. The final was played on May 29, 2005: PSV beat Willem II 4–0 and won the trophy for the eighth time.-Participants:...
BarcelonaFC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
- La LigaLa LigaThe Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
: 1998–99
Al-Jazira Club
- Gulf Club Champions CupGulf Club Champions CupThe GCC Champions League , formerly known as the Arabian Gulf Cup for Clubs , is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arab states...
: 20072007 Gulf Club Champions CupThe Persian Gulf Club Champions Cup is a football league tournament for the Arab Countries around the Persian Gulf, it's a tournament for clubs.The 2007 edition was the 23rd time that it was organised and was won by United Arab Emirate side Al-Jazira Club for the first time.-The Groups:-Group...