Jules Bocandé

Jules Bocandé
Personal information
Full name Jules François Bertrand Bocandé
Date of birth (1958-11-25)25 November 1958
Place of birth Ziguinchor, Senegal
Date of death 7 May 2012(2012-05-07) (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)
International career
1979–1993 Senegal 73 (20)
Managerial career
1994–1995 Senegal
1999–2000 Steve Biko FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

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.

International career

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. He died in Metz at the age of 53 during an operation.

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. 15 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Senegal's Bocande Dies During Operation". PM News Nigeria. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Senegal's Jules Bocande dead". MTNFootball. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.


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