Born in
Radoviš, Kocev start to play football in local club FK Jaka. When he was only 14 years old he went to
Blagoevgrad, together with his compatriot
Zoran Zlatkovski, and their first club in Bulgaria was
Pirin Blagoevgrad, where they progressed through the youth ranks before becoming part of the senior side. Kocev made his
A PFG debut in 2004. During the season 2007/08 Kocev was loaned to
Pirin Gotse Delchev and played one year in
Bulgarian second division.
Lokomotiv Plovdiv Kocev signed with
Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 26 July 2010 on a two-year deal. He made his debut on 31 July in a 1–1 away draw against
Vidima-Rakovski. Kocev scored his first
A PFG goal for Lokomotiv in a 3–0 win against
Akademik Sofia on 6 November. ==References==