Tico-Tico

This article is about the footballer. For the song, see Tico-Tico no Fubá.

Tico-Tico

Personal information
Full name	Manuel José Luís Bucuane
Date of birth	August 16, 1973 (1973-08-16) (age 38)
Place of birth	Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Desportivo de Maputo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1994	Desportivo de Maputo	63	(35)
1994–1996	Estrela da Amadora	28	(11)
1996–2000	Jomo Cosmos	113	(57)
2000	Tampa Bay Mutiny	6	(0)
2000–2004	Supersport United	11	(9)
2004–2005	Jomo Cosmos	104	(32)
2005–2006	Supersport United	40	(8)
2006–2008	Orlando Pirates	21	(4)
2008	Maritzburg United	8	(0)
2008–2010	Jomo Cosmos	10	(0)
2010–	Desportivo de Maputo
Total		404	(156)
National team
1995–	Mozambique	83	(27)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Manuel José Luís Bucuane (born 16 August 1973 in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo)), best known as Tico-Tico, is a Mozambican football striker who plays for Desportivo de Maputo in Mozambique.

Career

Tico-Tico is his country's most capped player and record goal scorer. He is also the PSL’s leading scorer of all-time with 108 goals.

In June 2000, Tico-Tico was signed by the Tampa Bay Mutiny after playing for Jomo Cosmos.^[1]

References

1. ^ Page, Rodney (June 8, 2000). "Mutiny signs South African Bucuane". St. Petersburg Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/54940672.html?dids=54940672:54940672&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+08%2C+2000&author=RODNEY+PAGE&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Mutiny+signs+South+African+Bucuane+Series%3A+SOCCER&pqatl=google. 

External links

• Tico-Tico – FIFA competition record
• Tico-Tico at National-Football-Teams.com

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Date of birth	16 August 1973
Place of birth	Maputo, Mozambique
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