Victorio Nicolás Cocco (born 23 March 1946 in

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) is a former

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. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina,

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and

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and represented the

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Personal life

Three marriages. Four children. Two from first marriage: Victorio Jr and Verónica, one from his second marriage: Victoria and another from his third marriage, Aaron.

Playing career

Cocco made his professional debut playing for

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in the Argentine 2nd division in 1964. He was part of the team that won the championship and promotion to the Primera in 1966. Cocco played one season with Unión in the Primera in 1967. Cocco was signed by San Lorenzo in 1968 and later that year he won his first Primera Division title with the club. San Lorenzo won the

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without losing a single game, making them the first unbeaten champions in the professional era of Argentine football. In 1972 Cocco was part of the San Lorenzo team that won both of the Argentine league titles, this time they completed the

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championship without losing a game. Cocco won his fourth title with San Lorenzo in 1974, the club won the Nacional championship. Cocco is one of only five players to have won four league championships with San Lorenzo, the others being Sergio Villar,

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and

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. By the time Cocco left San Lorenzo in 1974 he had played 202 games for the club, scoring 49 goals. In 1975 Cocco played for

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, but he returned to Argentina in 1976 to play for River Plate. In 1977, he joined

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where he got his first taste of management as a player manager in the last few games of the Metropolitano 1977. Cocco had a short spell with

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in 1978 alongside former San Lorenzo team-mate Carlos Veglio. He made 12 appearances for the club, and joined the select band of players to have played for Boca Juniors and River Plate. Cocco played out his career in

with

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in 1979.

Titles as a player

Managerial career

Cocco has held a number of managerial positions including San Lorenzo (twice), Atlanta (3 times),

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(twice),

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and

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. He has also held a number of other official positions in Argentine football.

References

External links

Museo de San Lorenzo website

Once-onze.narod.ru

Professional CV
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cocco, Victorio 1946 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Unión de Santa Fe footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Deportivo de La Coruña players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Racing de Córdoba footballers Boca Juniors footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Spain Argentina international footballers Argentine football managers Club Atlético Atlanta managers San Lorenzo de Almagro managers Club Atlético Belgrano managers Club Atlético Colón managers Club Atlético Tigre managers Argentine people of Italian descent