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

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Luís and the second or paternal family name is Bucuane.

Manuel José Luís Bucuane (born 16 August 1973 in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), best known as Tico-Tico, is a former Mozambican footballer. He played as a striker and last played for Desportivo de Maputo in Mozambique.

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 International goals
• 2 References
• 3 External links

Career

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

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. As an international footballer he represented his country at the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations, 1998 African Nations Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

In September 2012, he was honored by the Mozambican Football Federation 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

External links

• Tico-Tico – FIFA compe*ion record (archived)
• Tico-Tico at National-Football-Teams.com
• Tico-Tico: The most international continues on the first line