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
International career‡
2001	Guatemala	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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. 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

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.

Honours

• Primera División de Fútbol Profesional: 1

2003

Personal life

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

External links

• Edward Cocherari at National-Football-Teams.com