Jules Bocandé

Jules Bocandé
Personal information
Full name	Jules François Bertrand Bocandé^[1]
Date of birth	(1958-11-25)November 25, 1958
Place of birth	Ziguinchor, Senegal
Date of death	May 7, 2012(2012-05-07) (aged 53)
Place of death	Metz, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	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 SG	38	(6)
1987–1991	Nice	98	(25)
1991–1992	Lens	26	(5)
1992–1993	Eendracht Aalst	6	(3)
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. † Appearances (Goals).

Jules François Bocandé, (25 November 1958 – 7 May 2012), was a Senegalese football 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

He 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]

Jules Bocandé participated with the Senegal national team in three editions of Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, 1990 and 1992.

He was the father of former FC Metz professional player Daniel Bocandé.^[4] He died in Metz at the age of 53 during an operation.^[5]

Ligue 1 top scorers

Senegal squads

Senegal squad – 1992 African Cup of Nations

GK Faye GK Salla GK Seck DF R. Mendy DF Diallo DF I. N'Diaye DF Tew DF J. Mendy DF A. Mendy MF Cissé MF Fall MF Sène MF Male MF L. N'Diaye MF Sagna FW Bocandé FW Diagne FW Diarra FW Lah FW Sané FW N'Daw FW Youm Coach: Le Roy

Senegal squad – 1994 African Cup of Nations

GK P. N'Diaye GK R. N'Diaye GK Seck DF Diagne DF Diallo DF Gassama DF Gueye DF Male DF Mendy DF Tambedou MF Camara MF Cissé MF Faye MF Mangane MF A. N'Diaye MF Sagna FW Diallo FW Diarra FW Dione FW Sané FW Tendeng FW Traoré Coach: Bocandé & Boubacar