Cordero was born 28 January 1972 in Badalona, Province of Barcelona, and in 2012 was living in the nearby town of Olesa de Montserrat.

[4] As of 2012[update], he was working as an office automation consultant,[4] and is the athlete representative on the Catalan Sports Federation of Cerebral Palsy.

[2][6] His first major international medal came at the 2003 World Cup in New Zealand: he won bronze as an individual and silver as part of the Spain team.

[2] From 2008, Cordero received funding under the Plan ADOP scheme designed to provide financial support for Paralympic competitors.

[2] Cordero had joined the Infinits Somriures club by the start of the 2013–14 season, when he and Manolo Martín were equal on points at the top of the Spanish national rankings in the BC2 classification.