Baciro Candé (born 6 April 1967) is a Bissau-Guinean professional

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and

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Career

Candé was born in

Catió Catió is a city in south-western Guinea-Bissau. It is the capital of Tombali Region. Population 9,217 (2008 est). Catio, along with Canjadude and other camps were besieged by the Portuguese in 1973. Notable people * Abdulai Silá (1958-) - ...

. He played professional football in Portugal's Segunda Liga as a defender with

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and Amora. 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 Estrela Negra de Bissau, usually known simply as Estrela Negra, is a traditional football (soccer) club based in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Stadium The club plays their home matches at Estádio Lino Correia, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 p ...

and Ajuda Sport Clube, and won the 1988–89

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with Desportivo de Farim. Next, he spent several years managing

Sporting Clube de Bissau Sporting Clube de Bissau, usually known as Sporting de Bissau, is a professional football club from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. History The club was founded on 30 January 1936 in Bissau, the club named after to that of the Portuguese club Sporting CP ...

, winning nine league titles with the club. Since 2003 until 2010 he coached the Guinea-Bissau national team. He returned as head coach of the national team in March 2016.

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