Tico-Tico
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel José Luís Bucuane | ||
| Date of birth | August 16, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Desportivo de Maputo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1994 | Desportivo de Maputo | 63 | (35) |
| 1994–1997 | Estrela da Amadora | 28 | (11) |
| 1997–2000 | Jomo Cosmos | 91 | (44) |
| 2000 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 18 | (4) |
| 2000–2004 | Jomo Cosmos | 104 | (32) |
| 2004-2006 | Supersport United | 40 | (8) |
| 2006–2008 | Orlando Pirates | 21 | (4) |
| 2008 | Maritzburg United | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Jomo Cosmos | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Desportivo de Maputo | ||
| Total | 387 | (139) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–2010 | Mozambique | 83 | (27) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 July 2013 UTC. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Manuel José Luís Bucuane (born 16 August 1973 in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo)), best known as Tico-Tico, is a Mozambican football striker who plays for Desportivo de Maputo in Mozambique.
Career
In June 2000, Tico-Tico was signed by the Tampa Bay Mutiny after playing for Jomo Cosmos.[1]
Tico-Tico is his country's most capped player and record goal scorer. He is also the PSL’s leading scorer of all-time with 108 goals. As an international footballer he represented his country at the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations, 1998 African Nations Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.
In September 2012, he was honored by the Federação Moçambicana de Futebol for his long career as well as his long international career. He would go on to play in a charity match in his honor where his mozambican national side kit and football boots where sold to raise money for charitable causes.[2]
References
- ↑ Page, Rodney (June 8, 2000). "Mutiny signs South African Bucuane". St. Petersburg Times.
- ↑ "Tico-Tico arrecada mais de 13 mil euros para a sua academia (com fotos)" [Tico-Tico sold for more that 13 thousand euros for his academy)] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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