Peter Cochran (born January 12, 1971) was a U.S.

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defender who played one season in the Western Soccer Alliance. He was a member of the U.S. National Team at the

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. Following a career ending knee injury, he entered the business world and is currently a technology investment manager at Vulcan Capital.

Youth

Cochran was born in

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and attended Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego where he was a three time high school All-American. In 1988, he spent the summer playing with the semi-professional

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of the Western Soccer Alliance. While UCLA, Indiana and

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all offered Cochrane a soccer athletic scholarship, he elected to enter

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where he was named the 1989 Ivy League Rookie of the Year. After his sophomore season at Harvard, Cochran transferred to

where he had an immediate impact, scoring five game winning goals for the Broncos. In 1992 Cochrane was selected as a third team All-American. In 1994, he was drafted in the ninth round by the San Jose Grizzlies of the CISL. However, at some point, he suffered a career ending knee injury, leading him to retire from playing and entering the business world. He later played from 2000 through 2002 for Club Olympia in the San Francisco Soccer Football League.

National team

Played on the U.S. National Team at the

. The U.S. 1-1-1 in group play, failing to qualify for the second round.

Business

Following his retirement from professional soccer, Cochran entered the business world, working at Walt Disney Company and the

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. At some point, he also co-founded Owners Pass, LLC. In the late 1990s, he joined Fogdog Sports as the Director of Sales and Business Development. However, he returned to

in 1999 to gain an MBA which he was awarded in June 2000.June 26, 2000 Business Week
/ref> That spring, he was hired by CMGI@Ventures, moving to San Francisco, California. He later moved to Danger, Inc. as the Director of Business Development and is currently an investment manager at Vulcan Capital where he specializes in consumer technology, software and wireless services.

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November 21, 1989 Harvard Crimson
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cochran, Peter 1971 births Living people United States men's youth international soccer players Western Soccer Alliance players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' soccer) Portland Timbers (1985–1990) players San Francisco Soccer Football League players Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players American money managers Harvard Crimson men's soccer players Harvard Business School alumni Sportspeople from Lake Oswego, Oregon Soccer players from Oregon American soccer players Lakeridge High School alumni Association football defenders