Juan Manuel Cobián (born 11 September 1975) is a former Argentine footballer who played mostly as a right-back for clubs including Sheffield Wednesday, Swindon Town, Aberdeen and Boca Juniors.
Cobián started his career at Boca Juniors youth side as a central defender and later as a right-back, although he preferred to play as a defensive midfielder.
[1] In the same year, he was loaned to Huracán de Corrientes to play in the 1997–98 Primera B Nacional after the team was relegated from its first and only season ever at the top flight.
[2] With a Spanish passport, Cobián was signed by Sheffield Wednesday in 1998 on a free transfer[3] and made his debut in the opening round of the 1998-99 Premier League playing the 90 minutes against West Ham United,[4] becoming the first Argentinian ever to play in the Premier League alongside Horacio Carbonari, who was at Derby County.
In 2003, after months struggling to agree a financial settlement with the board and an unsuccessful trial with Boston United, he was released by the club.