Vincent Cobos
Encyclopedia
Vincent Cobos is a retired French
footballer who played as a defender
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, including two as captain, and made 227 league appearances, achieving Ligue 1
promotion in 1987–88, as champions.
He retired from the game at only 28, after two years with lowly SAS Épinal
.
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...
footballer who played as a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
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Football career
For nine seasons, Cobos played professionally with hometown side RC StrasbourgRC Strasbourg
Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...
, including two as captain, and made 227 league appearances, achieving Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
promotion in 1987–88, as champions.
He retired from the game at only 28, after two years with lowly SAS Épinal
SAS Épinal
Stade Athletique Spinalien Épinal is a French football club based in the commune of Épinal.They currently play in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group A. Their kit colours are yellow and blue...
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Personal/Post-retirement
- Cobos' younger brother, JoséJosé CobosJosé Javier Cobos Castillo , known as Cobos, is a retired French footballer who played as a left defender.-Football career:...
, was also a footballer and a defender. He too played for Strasbourg (five professional seasons), also representing four other clubs - namely OGC NiceOGC NiceOlympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...
- and the siblings shared teams from 1988–91.
- After retiring, he worked with Canal+Canal+Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
's show Foot+.