PSV's first Eredivisie match under the supervision of Cocu and his new staff was the 5 – 1 win against SC Heerenveen on 18 March 2012.

It had been reported that Cocu had been hesitant to take the role as head coach of PSV in the first place.

Cocu first started out playing football at amateur level with clubs such as AFC ' 34 and DCS Zevenaar.

It was at PSV that Cocu got first called-up to the Dutch national squad, and he was handed his debut in a friendly on 24 April 1996 against Germany.

On 8 April 2012 Cocu won his first trophy as head coach, as PSV Eindhoven beat Heracles Almelo 3-0 in KNVB Beker final.

Under the reigns of Cocu, goalkeeping talent Przemysław Tytoń replaced former first choice keeper Andreas Isaksson and PSV youth product and prodigy Memphis Depay was among others implemented in the first team.

In February 2005, Cocu was honoured by FC Barcelona and the Camp Nou faithful with a hearty ovation before the start of a match, and president Joan Laporta presented the player with a plaque to commemorate his career, highlighting his dedication and loyalty to the club.

In what would become his final match for PSV, on 29 April 2007, Cocu sealed PSV's Eredivisie win by scoring the fifth goal against Vitesse, thereby finishing above Ajax, who at that point were virtual champions on goal difference.

With former teammate and FC Eindhoven manager Ernest Faber as his assistant, Cocu took charge of the team as interim coach until the summer of 2012.

PSV garnered many honours in the football arena and have been credited as the club where many successful players such as Ruud Gullit, Hans van Breukelen, Gerald Vanenburg, Romário, Eric Gerets, Ronald Koeman, Ronaldo, Luc Nilis, Wim Kieft, Jaap Stam, Boudewijn Zenden, Arthur Numan, Wim Jonk, Danko Lazović, Balázs Dzsudzsák, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Phillip Cocu, Ibrahim Afellay, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Park Ji-Sung, Jefferson Farfán, Heurelho Gomes, Alex, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Mateja Kežman, and Arjen Robben made their name.

Although Phillip Cocu had been quite successful as caretaker both in terms of results and among players and the fans, he went on to coach of one of the PSV youth teams.

In his final season with PSV, he was noted for forming a formidable midfield partnership with Mark van Bommel and Phillip Cocu where the club managed to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League tournament.

Mendez, along with fellow midfielders Timmy Simons and veteran Philip Cocu helped PSV reach the quarterfinals.

Phillip John William Cocu () ( born 29 October 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant ) is a former Dutch football midfielder who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team and assistant manager for Dutch club PSV.

During his tenure at PSV, Cocu won one Eredivisie league title.

Having played some of his finest football at PSV, Cocu moved to La Liga giants FC Barcelona after the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Although he was proposed a new contract, Cocu left Barcelona before the start of UEFA Euro 2004 for his old club PSV.

With PSV, Cocu led the team to three championships in just three years.

Cocu left PSV at the end of the season and signed on 15 August 2007 for Al-Jazira Club in the United Arab Emirates for one year.

On 12 March 2012, Cocu was named caretaker manager of PSV until the end of the current season.

It was rumored the Cocu had been hesitant to take on the task as manager of PSV so soon He followingly went on to managerial position in the PSV youth academy.

On 12 March 2012, it was announced that head coach Fred Rutten, due to poor results, would be replaced by former assistant-coach Phillip Cocu in the role as caretaker until the end of the 2012 season.

It was followed by Ubu Cocu ( Ubu Cuckolded ) and Ubu Enchaîné ( Ubu Enchained ), neither of which was performed during Jarry's 34-year life.

During the 2010 World Cup, he was the assistant of the Netherlands national football team, with retired player Phillip Cocu.

Cocu was a versatile player, being able to play in defence or midfield, in more than one position, but usually played a central playmaker role or defensive midfield, dictating his team's play.

Cocu was also part of the successful ' golden triangle ' on midfield.

By 1998, Cocu was a permanent fixture in the national side and was selected by Guus Hiddink for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, where he scored two goals in the group stage.

Cocu was used in a variety of different positions in that tournament.

In the latter, Cocu was captain of the Dutch side, but after the tournament, new coach Marco van Basten handed the captain's armband over to Edgar Davids and later to goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.

In April 2008, Cocu was offered a role as assistant coach of the Dutch national team.

With Cocu in a pivotal role in midfield, in 2004-05, the Netherlands won 10 out of their 12 qualifying games en route to qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

At the start of the 2003-04 season, Kluivert, Reiziger, Overmars, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, and Cocu were the remaining Dutch players ( Edgar Davids would join halfway during the season on loan from Juventus ).

Cocu represented his country in UEFA Euro 2000 on home ground and also played in UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal.

Both Ubu Cocu and Ubu Roi have a convoluted history, going through decades of rewriting and, in the case of the former, never arriving, despite Jarry's exertions, at a definitive version.

John Heitinga ( left ) with Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Khalid Boulahrouz, and Phillip Cocu in 2010.

Vitesse once attracted big name signings into its ranks including Roy Makaay, Nikos Machlas, Sander Westerveld, Danko Lazovic, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Mahamadou Diarra and Philip Cocu.

He also received Alfréd Radok Award in 1998 for performing Bruno in Le Cocu Magnifique by Fernand Crommelynck.

For the 2012-13 season Cocu will be also coach of the A1 team in the youth of the club.

In the following seasons, while most of the Dutch contingent at Barcelona, like the de Boer brothers and Zenden, were transferred, Cocu managed to stay with the club.

Cocu holds the record of appearances for Barça as a foreign player, with 292 overall appearances.

Montag seeks Faber's help, though Faber refuses at first due to his cowardice.

The book became Faber's first commercial success.

Faber's first published book was a collection of short stories, Some Rain Must Fall, issued in 1998.