Jules Bocandé
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jules François Bertrand Bocandé[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 November 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
Date of death | 7 May 2012 | (aged 53)||
Place of death | Metz, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Entente Ziguinchor | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1980 | Casa Sport | 58 | (9) |
1980–1982 | RUS Tournaisienne | 68 | (20) |
1982–1984 | Seraing | 58 | (20) |
1984–1986 | Metz | 61 | (33) |
1986–1987 | Paris Saint-Germain | 38 | (6) |
1987–1991 | Nice | 98 | (25) |
1991–1992 | Lens | 26 | (5) |
1992–1993 | Eendracht Aalst | 6 | (3) |
Total | 413 | (121) | |
National team | |||
1979–1993 | Senegal | 73 | (20) |
Teams managed | |||
1994–1995 | Senegal | ||
1999–2000 | Steve Biko FC | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Jules François Bocandé (25 November 1958 – 7 May 2012), was a Senegalese professional footballer who played as a striker. Bocandé is regarded as one of West Africa's best footballers of all time and was named an African Football Legend by CAF in 2009.[2]
Career[]
Club[]
Bocandé was one of the first Senegalese footballers in France and was Ligue 1's top goalscorer in the 1985–86 season with 23 goals.[3]
International[]
Jules Bocandé participated with the Senegal national team in three editions of Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, 1990 and 1992.
Personal life[]
He was the father of former FC Metz professional player .[4] He died in Metz at the age of 53 during an operation.[5]
References[]
- ^ Décés Jules François Bocandé : Le Goléador Est Parti ! (son Parcours)
- ^ Africa Mourns the Death of Senegal Soccer legend Bocande - AllAfrica
- ^ "Hundreds of fans at funeral of Senegalese great". CBS Sports. May 15, 2012.
- ^ "Senegal's Bocande Dies During Operation". PM News Nigeria. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
- ^ "Senegal's Jules Bocande dead". MTNFootball. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
External links[]
- Jules Bocandé at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - FC Metz
- Profile
- Casa Sport
Categories:
- 1958 births
- 2012 deaths
- People from Ziguinchor
- Association football forwards
- Senegalese footballers
- Senegal international footballers
- 1986 African Cup of Nations players
- 1990 African Cup of Nations players
- 1992 African Cup of Nations players
- Casa Sports players
- R.F.C. Seraing (1904) players
- FC Metz players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- OGC Nice players
- RC Lens players
- S.C. Eendracht Aalst players
- Ligue 1 players
- Senegalese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
- 1994 African Cup of Nations managers
- Senegalese football managers
- Senegalese football biography stubs