Who is Diego Cocca? New coach of El Tri and two-time Liga MX champion
We have occupied the chair to direct the national team towards the next games and thinking about the future, especially looking towards the world cup 2026 to be played in Mexico, United States and Canada. Mexico has its place secured by hosting the tournament and everything indicates that it will be under the supervision of Diego Coca.
Diego Cocca is the current coach on everyone’s lips, first for the two-time Atlas championship in 2022 and then for taking responsibility in tigers. Beginning his career as a soccer player in 1991, he made his debut in the Argentine Primera División wearing the jersey of River Plate.
He was positioned in defense and under the colors of one of the most important clubs in Argentina, he managed to win a title, score a goal and play 25 games. He made a career in Mexico when he signed to defend the Atlas colors until 2001, when he decided to return to Argentine soccer in Banfield.
He had two steps through Mexico, militating for the now extinct veracruz and one last club called Queretarobut his retirement was carried out in Argentina, using a jersey for the last time in professional soccer bearing the shield of Argentine Juniors in 2006.
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Where is Diego Cocca from?
Diego Cocca had a stage as a player
Diego Cocca is the new coach of the Mexican team and, like his compatriot, Gardo ‘Tata’ Martinoboth are of nationality Argentina.
He was precisely born in Buenos Aires, excelled in sports since childhood and was associated as a partner for Ferro Carril Oeste club Founded in 1904, and whose sport highlighted soccer, reaching the first division until the year 2000 and currently participating in the second division of Argentine soccer leagues.
The now coach of the Mexican national team practiced other sports such as tennis and basketball in addition to soccer, empathizing much better with the foot ball where he became a professional player and belonged as a starting element in his teams.
What teams has Diego Cocca led?
Diego Cocca double champion with Atlas
Cocca’s career began from the lower ranks, first taking a team in the Committee on Children’s Activitiesmore specifically directing in the First National B. The great performance of him leaving the team with the intention of moving up the ranks led him to take his first division first team on Godoy Cruz de Mendozasaving them from relegation and turning the team into a competitive squad.
Continuing his career after being recognized as an effective director, he came to Gymnastics and Fencing of La Plata. Something that was going back to Cocca as technical director was the dismantling of the teams in which he directed, since not having the necessary squad was stopping him until he asked to leave for some bad games.
The Argentine had his pass in clubs of his native country, Hurricane, Defense and Justice, Racing Club and Rosario Central. He even meddles in Colombian soccer with a team, Millonaries FC. But one of the most outstanding events of his career was in Mexican soccer, winning the championship with Atlas after 70 years of not having the coveted title, and later, in the following season, achieving the two-time championship. He also had essence in Saints Lagoon, tijuana and his last team just in 2023, led by Tigres de la UANL.
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