Jules Bocandé

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Role Football striker Date joined 1984 Name Jules Bocande Position Forward		Playing position Striker Height 1.86 m Place of death Metz, France Died May 7, 2012, Metz, France Awards CAF Legend award


Full name Jules Francois Bertrand Bocande Date of birth (1958-11-25)November 25, 1958 Date of death May 7, 2012(2012-05-07) (aged 53) Similar People Aliou Cisse, Joseph Koto, Bruno Metsu, Alain Giresse, Henryk Kasperczak
Place of birth Ziguinchor, Senegal

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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.

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.

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

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