Justin Cochrane
Footballer (born 1982)
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Justin Vincent Cochrane (born 26 January 1982) is an English professional football coach and former player, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. He is a coach with the England national team. Born in England, he represented the Antigua and Barbuda national team at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Vincent Cochrane[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | England (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Hayes | 22 | (5) |
| 2003–2006 | Crewe Alexandra | 72 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Gillingham (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Rotherham United | 31 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Yeovil Town | 12 | (2) |
| 2008 | Millwall | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Rushden & Diamonds | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Aldershot Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Hayes & Yeading United | 30 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Boreham Wood | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Antigua Barracuda | 4 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Boreham Wood | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 209 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | England U15 | ||
| 2019–2020 | England U16 | ||
| 2020–2021 | England U17 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born to an Antiguan father and a Saint Lucian mother, in Hackney, at the former Mothers' Hospital, Cochrane grew up in Edmonton, North London. Cochrane started his career at the London club Queens Park Rangers as a trainee and played for the youth and reserve teams. He made his first-team debut for the club as a second-half substitute in the final home game of the 2000–01 season versus Stockport County, however he was sent off within minutes of coming on. He was sold to non-League Hayes in the close season but in July 2003 was signed by Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer.
In February 2006, Cochrane was loaned out to Gillingham, in an attempt to get first-team football, and in April 2006 had a trial with Luton Town where he scored a goal in a reserve match. He was released by Crewe at the end of the 2005–06 season, subsequently signing a two-year deal with Rotherham United.
Rotherham released him in June 2007, and after playing for Yeovil Town on a non-contract basis, he signed a short-term deal with them on 31 August 2007. He also had a spell at Millwall in which he made one brief substitute appearance.
Cochrane then had a short trial at Leyton Orient before joining Rushden & Diamonds on 19 December 2008 on non-contract forms, before leaving the following month.
On the February 2009, he signed a contract with Aldershot Town. Gary Waddock, the Aldershot manager and former QPR youth coach, was familiar with Cochrane through his time at QPR.[3]
However, Cochrane was released at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, and went on trial at Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United, playing in their pre-season friendly versus Maidenhead United on 25 July, before signing a contract with them.
He last played for Boreham Wood, for whom he scored his first goal in a FA Trophy match against Eastbourne Borough on 11 December 2010, which ended in a 3–1 defeat for Boreham Wood.
International career
Cochrane played for Antigua and Barbuda in non-FIFA regulated friendlies in June 2008, scoring a goal.[4] He made his debut against Saint Kitts and Nevis in a friendly before playing both legs of Antigua's World Cup qualifiers against Cuba.[5] Cochrane also turned out for Antigua and Barbuda during Second Round of the Caribbean Championships that year.
Coaching career
Cochrane was a youth team coach at Tottenham Hotspur, and on 29 August 2019 he was announced as the new head coach of England U16 having stepped up from the U15 age group.[6] On 24 September 2020, Cochrane was appointed England U17 head coach as well as lead for the Youth Development Phase.[7] Concurrent with his FA role, Cochrane was a temporary assistant coach at AFC Wimbledon in early 2020.[8]
On 8 June 2021, Cochrane was appointed as head of player development and coaching at Manchester United's Academy.[9] In June 2022, he moved on to the role of Head of Coaching at Brentford.[10]
On 26 February 2025, it was announced that Cochrane had joined Thomas Tuchel's coaching staff with England alongside his role with Brentford.[11]
On 12 June 2025, it was announced that Cochrane had joined Tottenham Hotspur as first team assistant coach, following the appointment of head coach Thomas Frank.[12] On 16 February 2026, it was reported that Cochrane had left his position upon the appointment of Igor Tudor as interim boss [13].
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first.[5]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 November 2010 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |  Suriname | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 2. | 6 September 2011 | Paul E. Joseph Stadium, Frederiksted, United States Virgin Islands |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 3–0 | 8–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
