Peter Cochran

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playername= Peter Cochran
fullname = Peter John Cochran
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|1|12
cityofbirth = Lake Oswego, Oregon
countryofbirth = United States
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position = Defender
youthyears = 1989-1990
1991-1992
youthclubs = Harvard
Santa Clara University
years = 1988
clubs = F.C. Portland
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Peter Cochran (born January 12, 1971 in Lake Oswego, Oregon) was a U.S. soccer defender who played one season in the Western Soccer Alliance. He was a member of the U.S. National Team at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. Following a career ending knee injury, he entered the business world and is currently a technology investment manager at Vulcan Capital.

Youth

Cochran attended Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon where he was a three time high school All American. In 1988, he spent the summer playing with the semi-professional F.C. Portland of the Western Soccer Alliance. [ [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1988/statswsa88.htm WSA 1988 Season] ] While UCLA, Indiana and Santa Clara University all offered Cochrane a soccer athletic scholarship, he elected to enter Harvard where he was named the 1989 Ivy League Rookie of the Year. [ [http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/rb-0304-soccer.pdf Ivy League Men’s Soccer Awards] ] After his sophomore season at Harvard, Cochran transferred to Santa Clara University where he had an immediate impact, scoring five game winning goals for the Broncos. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DC123EF935A35751C1A967958260 December 6, 1991 New York Times] ] In 1992 Cochrane was selected as a third team All American. [ [http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1992 1992 NSCAA All Americans] ] Some sources indicate that Cochrane began playing professional indoor soccer after his collegiate career, but the team and the league are unknown. However, at some point, he suffered a career ending knee injury, leading him to retire from playing and entering the business world. He later played from 2000 through 2002 for Club Olympia in the San Francisco Soccer Football League.

National team

Played on the U.S. National Team at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship. [ [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=102/edition=191448/teams/team=1882394.html 1989 U-17 Team Roster] ] The U.S. 1-1-1 in group play, failing to qualify for the second round.

Business

Following his retirement from professional soccer, Cochrane entered the business world, working at Walt Disney Company and the Kensington Technology Group. At some point, he also co-founded Owners Pass, LLC. In the late 1990s, he joined Fogdog Sports as the Director of Sales and Business Development. However, he returned to Harvard in 1999 to gain an MBA which he was awarded in June 2000. [ [http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_26/b3687109_92.htm June 26, 2000 Business Week] ] That spring, he was hired by CMGI@Ventures, moving to San Francisco, California. He later moved to Danger, Inc. as the Director of Business Development and is currently an investment manager at Vulcan Capital where he specializes in consumer technology, software and wireless services. [ [http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Cochran_Peter_88655100.aspx Cochran's business career overview] ]

External links

* [http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=232119 November 21, 1989 Harvard Crimson]

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