Mario Bocaly

Mario Bocaly
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-07-28) 28 July 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Le Lamentin, Martinique[1]
Managerial career
Years Team
2009–2010 Réveil Sportif
2010–2012 Aiglon du Lamentin
2012–2013 US Marinoise [es]
2013–2016 Golden Star
2017–2021 Martinique

Mario Bocaly (born 28 July 1978) is a Martiniquais football coach. He managed the Martinique national team for four years, leading them at two CONCACAF Gold Cups, and has led four clubs in the Martinique Championnat National.

Career

Bocaly managed Réveil Sportif for the 2009–10 Martinique Championnat National, although the club finished in 12th place and were relegated.[2] After the relegation, he stayed in the Championnat National with Aiglon du Lamentin and managed the club in 2010–11 and 2011–12.[3][4] During this time, in 2010, Bocaly additionally took on a position with the Martinique national team as an assistant coach.[3]

After leaving Aiglon, Bocaly was hired as an assistant at US Marinoise, also in the Championnat National. On 19 October 2012, he was promoted to head coach and led the club for the remainder of the season, although they were relegated after a 12th-place finish.[3] Bocaly again returned to the Martiniquais top flight and was hired by Golden Star ahead of the 2013–14 season.[5] He spent three years at the club, tallying one fourth- and two fifth-place finishes in the league. After departing Golden Star, Bocaly was brought on as an assistant by Rivière-Pilote in 2016.[3]

On 7 December 2017, Bocaly was appointed as the manager of the Martinique national team.[6]

Bocaly stepped down as Martinique coach following the 2021 Gold Cup, telling the ViàATV show Tous à Bord that he had "finished [his] mission with the selection." He moved into an administrative role with the Ligue de football de la Martinique, serving as regional technical advisor with the mission of developing young players.[7]

References

  1. ^ Mario Bocaly at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Mario Bocaly entraîneur du Réveil Sportif: " On doit s'accrocher au bon wagon "" [Mario Bocaly coach of Réveil Sportif: "We gotta hang onto the right wagon"]. France-Antilles (in French). Groupe Hersant Média. 13 October 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mario Bocaly". footballdatabase.eu.
  4. ^ "Mario Bocaly, entraîneur de l'Aiglon" [Mario Bocaly, coach of Aiglon]. France-Antilles (in French). Groupe Hersant Média. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Mario Bocaly, entraîneur du Golden Star : " Avec moi le maître mot c'est le travail "" [Mario Bocaly, coach of Golden Star: "For me the key word is work"]. France-Antilles (in French). Groupe Hersant Média. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  6. ^ Alexandre, Camille (7 December 2017). "Mario Bocaly nommé sélectionneur de l'équipe de Martinique" [Mario Bocaly named manager of the Martinique team]. Martinique La Première (in French). La Première. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. ^ Larcher, Aymeric (20 July 2021). "Mario Bocal se fixe un beau challenge en tant que CTR!". Globallfoot.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.


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