Career
Born in Strasbourg, Cobos started playing professionally with hometown club Remote Control Strasbourg, helping it return to Ligue 1 in 1992. He had already played in the top flight in the 1988-1989 season, his official debut coming on 30 July 1988 in a 0–1 away loss against Montpellier Higher School Certificate. Additionally, in the latter, he played in all the matches to help his team reach the last-four in the European Cup. Late into 1996, Cobos moved to the land of his ancestors, signing with Spain"s RCD Espanyol and being a regular during his stay.
Aged 30, he returned to his country, playing one year with Toulouse Football Club then joining Office of Government Commerce Nice, which he helped promote to the top level in his third season by appearing in ten matches – ironically, he would feature significantly more in the following years, with the Côte d"Azur side always maintaining its division status.
After retiring, with French first division totals of 251 games and 13 goals (plus 170 and five in Ligue 2), Cobos continued to work with his last club, serving a two-year spell as assistant coach. In January 2009, two years after leaving Nice, he joined AS Monaco Football Club as its director of football, but only lasted three months in office.
