Edward Cocherari

Eduardo Andre Cocherari Cohen (born January 23, 1980) is a Guatemalan international footballer who most recently played for Deportivo Petapa.

Eduardo Cocherari
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Andre Cocherari Cohen
Date of birth (1980-01-23) January 23, 1980
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 ADET
2000–2001 Alianza
2002 Comunicaciones
2003 San Salvador F.C.
2003–2004 Aurora 25 (1)
2004–2007 Petapa
National team‡
2001 Guatemala 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2010
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cocherari and the second or maternal family name is Cohen.

Early life

Cocherari was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, the son of the Argentine former footballer Raúl Héctor Cocherari, who was playing for Alianza FC as an expatriate. Therefore, he held dual Salvadoran-Argentine nationality. During his childhood, he lived in Guatemala, then becoming a citizen of that country. Cocherari came back to El Salvador in the 90s when his father was signed as coach of Cojutepeque FC.

Club career

El Salvador-born Cocherari played for ADET, San Salvador F.C.[1] and Alianza F.C. in El Salvador and Aurora F.C. in Guatemala before joining Petapa in 2004. In 2005, he scored the second goal that definitely lifted Petapa back into the Guatemalan Premier League[2]

International career

Cocherari made his debut for Guatemala in a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Costa Rica and has, as of January 2010, earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He has collected all of his caps at that UNCAF Cup tournament.[3]

Honours
2003

Personal life

Cocherari's mother, Lucy Cohen, is also from Argentina. Despite her Jewish surname, she is a Christian.[4]

References
  1. Los campeones Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine - ElSalvador.com
  2. Petapa retorna a Liga Mayor - Prensa Libre (in Spanish)
  3. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  4. Lucy Cohen's Facebook post


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