Ronald Cocks (1 August 1943 – 16 May 2017) was a Maltese footballer. He captained Malta's national football team 13 times, including in a match against England at Wembley in 1971.
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Playing career

Club

Cocks played mainly for Gżira United and the Sliema Wanderers, and had a short spell with the Pittsburgh Phantoms in 1967. He was named

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for the 1965/66 season.

International

Cocks made his debut for

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in a February 1966

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against

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and earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a March 1978 friendly against

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Managerial career

He also coached several Maltese clubs, amongst them Pietà, Mosta and Gzira. He later worked at the Academy at Luxol.

Personal life

Cocks was married to Mona and the couple had two children. During his playing career he also worked as a welder and panel-beater at Gasan Group of Companies, at Panta Lesco and again at Gasan. He also had jobs with Bortex Clothing factory and Heidemann and worked as a fitness instructor at two hotels. He died in May 2017.

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