# Tico-Tico

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 Jomo Cosmos in South Africa.

## Career

In June 2000, Tico-Tico was signed by the Tampa Bay Mutiny after playing for Jomo Cosmos.
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 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 30 August 1992 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Lesotho | ?–0 | 3–0 | 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 11 July 1993 | Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho | Lesotho | ?–? | 1–1 | 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 25 July 1993 | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 13 November 1994 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Guinea | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 25 June 1995 | Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira, Mozambique | Zimbabwe | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 7 January 1996 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Algeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 16 January 1996 | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Tunisia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1996 African Cup of Nations |
| 8. | 12 April 1997 | Silver Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi | Malawi | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1997 COSAFA Cup |
| 9. | 15 June 1997 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Tanzania | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1997 COSAFA Cup |
| 10. | 15 June 1997 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Tanzania | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1997 COSAFA Cup |
| 11. | 22 June 1997 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Zambia | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 12. | 13 July 1997 | Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | Mauritius | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13. | 27 July 1997 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Malawi | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 14. | 11 January 1998 | Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 15. | 11 January 1998 | Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 16. | 20 January 1998 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Ghana | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 17. | 25 January 1998 | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | Botswana | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1998 COSAFA Cup |
| 18. | 4 October 1998 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Eritrea | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 19. | 11 April 1999 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Cameroon | 1–4 | 1–6 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 20. | 23 April 2000 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Sudan | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 21. | 23 April 2000 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Sudan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 22. | 27 July 2003 | Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia | Zambia | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2003 COSAFA Cup |
| 23. | 18 April 2004 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Madagascar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2004 COSAFA Cup |
| 24. | 3 June 2007 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Burkina Faso | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 25. | 3 June 2007 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Burkina Faso | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 26. | 8 September 2007 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Tanzania | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 27. | 21 May 2008 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Lesotho | 2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 28. | 22 June 2008 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Madagascar | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 29. | 30 July 2008 | Thulamahashe Stadium, Bushbuckridge, South Africa | Madagascar | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2008 COSAFA Cup |
| 30. | 6 September 2009 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | Kenya | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |