Josh Cordoba (born 29 January 1984) is an Australian former professional

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and the

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in the

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in the

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in the

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Playing career

Cordoba debuted for Parramatta in round 1 of the

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against the

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. Cordoba played in 14 first grade games in his rookie season, including the final eleven games of the season. In the

2007 NRL season The 2007 NRL season was the one hundredth season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the tenth run by the National Rugby League. Sixteen teams contested the NRL's 2007 Telstra Premiership, and with the inclusio ...

, Cordoba played nearly every game for Parramatta including the club's preliminary final defeat against

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. In the

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, Cordoba played 19 games as Parramatta finished a disappointing 11th on the table and missed out on the finals. In the

2009 NRL season The 2009 NRL season was the 102nd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the twelfth run by the National Rugby League. For the third consecutive year, sixteen teams competed for the 2009 Telstra Premiership ...

, Cordoba was limited to only 3 games and did not feature in the club's finals campaign or

2009 NRL Grand Final The 2009 NRL Grand Final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the NRL's 2009 Telstra Premiership season. Played on 4 October 2009 at Sydney's ANZ Stadium was contested between the Parramatta Eels and the Melbourne Storm, the latte ...

. Midway through 2009, Cordoba signed a one-year contract to join Hull in the

. In 2010, Cordoba signed for Cronulla-Sutherland. In his two seasons at Cronulla, the club missed out on the finals. At the end of the

2012 NRL season The 2012 NRL season was the 105th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the first run by the newly formed Australian Rugby League Commission. The main competition, called the 2012 NRL Telstra Premiership due to spon ...

, Cordoba announced his retirement. On 25 July 2014,

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side

took Cordoba out of retirement with a two-year contract. Cordoba holds a

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passport and therefore is not subject to the normal visa restrictions on Australian players heading to the UK.

References

External links

NRL profile
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110604203352/http://www.sharks.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=21629&josh-cordoba-signs-with-the-sharks {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordoba, Josh 1984 births Living people Australian people of German descent Australian people of New Zealand descent Australian people of Spanish descent Australian rugby league players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Hull F.C. players London Broncos players Parramatta Eels players Rugby league players from Wollongong Rugby league props