Jules Bocandé

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]

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

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.^[3]

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