Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 April 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Catió, Guinea-Bissau | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1986–1987 | Estrela da Amadora | ||
1987–1988 | Amora | ||
Managerial career | |||
2001–2010 | Guinea-Bissau | ||
2016–2024 | Guinea-Bissau | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Baciro Candé (born 6 April 1967 in Catió) is a Bissau-Guinean professional football player and manager. [1]
Candé played professional football in Portugal's Segunda Liga as a defender with Estrela da Amadora and Amora. [2]
After he retired from playing, Candé became a football coach. He began managing in Guinea-Bissau with Desportivo de Farim, U.D.I.B, Bula Futebol Clube, Estrela Negra de Bissau and Ajuda Sport Clube, and won the 1988–89 Taça Nacional da Guiné Bissau with Desportivo de Farim. [1] Next, he spent several years managing Sporting Clube de Bissau, winning nine league titles with the club. [3]
Since 2003 until 2010 he coached the Guinea-Bissau national football team. [4] [5] [6] He returned as head coach of the national team in March 2016. [7]