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Diego Martín Cocca (born 11 February 1972) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back.
Cocca returned to Argentina in 1997 to play for Argentinos Juniors. In 1999, he went to Mexico to play for Club Atlas.
In his later career, he had two spells with Banfield, and played for CD Veracruz and Querétaro in Mexico. He then returned to Argentinos Juniors in 2005. In 2006, he retired at the age of 34. at Futbol XXI
On 23 December 2009, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata hired Cocca as its coach on a one-year deal. Diego Cocca es el nuevo técnico de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata The former defender helped Gimnasia avoid relegation from the first division during the 2009–10 season, after defeating Atlético de Rafaela in the relegation playoff. However, Cocca resigned from his managerial duties after the 8th fixture of the 2010–11 season, due to the team's bad results during the start of the season.
On 21 February 2011, Cocca was named manager of Mexican side Santos Laguna. On 4 September, he was sacked from his job after a series of defeats.
During the subsequent decade, Cocca managed multiple clubs, namely Huracán, Defensa y Justicia, Racing Club, and Rosario Central in Argentina, in addition to Millonarios in Colombia and Club Tijuana in Mexico.
In August 2021, Cocca became the head coach of Atlas. Under his leadership, Atlas won back-to-back league titles, ending a 70-year drought.
On 16 November 2022, Tigres UANL appointed Cocca as their new head coach. Following the disclosure of his private negotiations with the Mexican Football Federation for the role of the national team's manager, Cocca was relieved of his duties on 8 February 2023.
On 10 February 2023, Cocca became the manager of the Mexico national team. On 19 June, following a disappointing showing at the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals that included a 3–0 semifinal loss to the United States, he was dismissed from his position.
On 14 December 2024, Cocca was appointed manager of La Liga side Real Valladolid, signing a contract until the end of the season. On 17 February 2025, he was relieved of his duties after just eight games in charge.
On 28 May 2025, Cocca was named manager of Talleres back in his home country. On 8 July, Cocca resigned from his position without having coached a single match.
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| C.A.I. | Santos Laguna | 21 February 2011 | 3 September 2011 | |
| Huracán | Club Tijuana | 1 January 2018 | 30 October 2018 | |
| Rosario Central | 19 March 2019 | 30 June 2020 | ||
| Atlas | 11 August 2020 | 4 October 2022 | ||
| Tigres UANL | 1 January 2023 | 9 February 2023 | ||
| Mexico | 10 February 2023 | 19 June 2023 | ||
| Real Valladolid | 14 December 2024 | 17 February 2025 | ||
| Talleres | 28 May 2025 | 8 July 2025 | ||
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