Manuel José Luís Bucuane (born 16 August 1973), better known professionally as Tico-Tico, is a former Mozambican footballer who played as a striker. In his career, Tico-Tico played primarily for Desportivo de Maputo in Mozambique and

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in South Africa.

Career

In June 2000, Tico-Tico was signed by the

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after playing for

. Tico-Tico is his country's 2nd most capped player and record goal scorer. He is also the PSL's leading scorer of all-time with 108 goals. As an international footballer he represented his country at the

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(where he scored Mozambique's first ever goal at an AFCON), 1998 African Nations Cup and

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. In September 2012, he was honored by the

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for his long international career. He would go on to play in a charity match in his honor where his Mozambican national side kit and football boots were sold to raise money for charitable causes.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mozambique's goal tally first.''

References

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