Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 August 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Gżira, Malta | ||
Date of death | 16 May 2017 | (aged 73)||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1956–1961 | Gżira United | ||
1962–1966 | Sliema Wanderers | ||
1967 | Pittsburgh Phantoms | 17 | (10) |
1968–1974 | Sliema Wanderers | ||
1975–1978 | Ħamrun Spartans | ||
1978– | Pietà Hotspurs | ||
Gżira United | |||
International career | |||
1966–1978 | Malta | 21 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
Pietà Hotspurs | |||
Mosta | |||
Gżira United | |||
Msida | |||
St. George's | |||
Pembroke | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ronald Cocks (1 August 1943 – 16 May 2017) [1] was a Maltese footballer. He captained Malta's national football team 13 times, including in a match against England at Wembley in 1971. [2]
Cocks played mainly for Gżira United and the Sliema Wanderers, and had a short spell with the Pittsburgh Phantoms in 1967. [3] He was named Maltese Player of the Year for the 1965/66 season. [2]
Cocks made his debut for Malta in a February 1966 friendly match against Libya and earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a March 1978 friendly against Tunisia. [1]
He also coached several Maltese clubs, amongst them Pietà, Mosta and Gzira. He later worked at the Academy at Luxol. [3]
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. [3]
He died in May 2017. [4]