Mario Bocaly (born 28 July 1978) is a Martiniquais

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coach. He managed the Martinique national team for four years, leading them at two CONCACAF Gold Cups, and has led four clubs in the

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Career

Bocaly managed Réveil Sportif for the 2009–10 Martinique Championnat National, although the club finished in 12th place and were relegated. After the relegation, he stayed in the Championnat National with Aiglon du Lamentin and managed the club in

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and 2011–12. During this time, in 2010, Bocaly additionally took on a position with the Martinique national team as an assistant coach. After leaving Aiglon, Bocaly was hired as an assistant at

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, 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. Bocaly again returned to the Martiniquais top flight and was hired by Golden Star ahead of the 2013–14 season. 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

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in 2016. On 7 December 2017, Bocaly was appointed as the manager of the Martinique national team. Bocaly stepped down as Martinique coach following the 2021 Gold Cup, telling the ViàATV show ''Tous à Bord'' that he had "finished ismission with the selection." He moved into an administrative role with the

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, serving as regional technical advisor with the mission of developing young players.

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* * 1978 births Living people Martiniquais football managers People from Le Lamentin Martinique national football team managers 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers {{Martinique-footy-bio-stub