Vincent Cobos

Cobos was born in Strasbourg. For nine seasons, he played professionally with hometown's RC Strasbourg, including two as captain, and helped his team achieve promotion to Ligue 1 in 1987–88 as champions. Cobos retired from the game at only 28, after two years with lowly SAS Épinal. He appeared in 235 games all competitions comprised with his main club.

Cobos' younger brother, José, was also a footballer and a defender. He too played for Strasbourg, and the siblings shared teams from 1988 to 1991. After retiring, Cobos worked with Canal+'s show Foot+.