During his career he has made twelve appearances and five goal for the Romania national team.

His career in club football was spent at CS Salonta between 1924 and 1928, at CA Oradea in 1928-1937 and at FC Ploieşti in 1948.

[1] For CAO he played in over 100 league matches and scored 52 goals.

[2] His son, Elemer Cociș jr. (born 30 March 1946) was also a top-flight player that played for FC Bihor Oradea in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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