Vincent Cobos

Vincent Cobos
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-03-04) 4 March 1965
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1991 Strasbourg 204 (3)
1991–1993 Épinal 40 (1)
Total 244 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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

Football career

Cobos was born in Strasbourg. For nine seasons, he played professionally with hometown's RC Strasbourg, including two as captain, and helped him 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

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+.

Preceded by
Léonard Specht
RC Strasbourg Captain
1989-1991
Succeeded by
Yvon Pouliquen


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