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]

Playing career

Club

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]

International

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]

Managerial career

He also coached several Maltese clubs, amongst them Pietà, Mosta and Gzira. He later worked at the Academy at Luxol.[3]

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.[3]

He died in May 2017.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ronald Cocks". EU-Football. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Paul Cocks (16 May 2017). "Malta, Wanderers icon Ronnie Cocks passes away, aged 73". Malta Today. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
    - Carmel Baldacchino (18 May 2017). "The demise of a great player". Times of Malta. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Sport Interview: He Won every local football honour". Independent. 4 October 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Malta football icon Ronnie Cocks dies, aged 73". Times of Malta. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Cocks
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