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Jules Bocandé

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Jules Bocandé
Personal information
Full name Jules François Bertrand Bocandé[1]
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.[2]

Club career

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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 career

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

Personal life

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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

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  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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