Jules Bocandé
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jules François Bertrand Bocandé | ||
| Date of birth | November 25, 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
| Date of death | May 7, 2012 (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. |
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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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