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 Saint-Germain 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.

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

Club

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]

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 Daniel Bocandé.[4] He died in Metz at the age of 53 during an operation.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Décés Jules François Bocandé : Le Goléador Est Parti ! (son Parcours)
  2. ↑ Africa Mourns the Death of Senegal Soccer legend Bocande - AllAfrica
  3. ↑ "Hundreds of fans at funeral of Senegalese great". CBS Sports. May 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Senegal’s Bocande Dies During Operation". PM News Nigeria. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  5. ↑ "Senegal's Jules Bocande dead". MTNFootball. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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