Gladys Bokese Explained

Gladys Bokese
Fullname:Gladys Bokese
Birth Date:10 September 1981
Birth Place:Kinshasa, Zaire
Currentclub:AC Léopards
Clubnumber:26
Position:Defender
Years1:?–2000
Years2:2000–2012
Years3:2012
Years4:2012–2013
Years5:2014–
Clubs1:AC Bandal
Clubs2:Motema Pembe
Clubs3:Étoile du Sahel
Clubs4:Motema Pembe
Clubs5:AC Léopards
Caps2:206
Goals2:29
Nationalyears1:2004–2012
Nationalteam1:DR Congo
Nationalcaps1:36
Nationalgoals1:2

Gladys Bokese (born 10 September 1981) is a Congolese footballer who currently plays for Congo Premier League side Léopards.

Starting his career at Kinshasa club AS Bandal he then joined Kinshasa giants Daring Club Motema Pembe with Mbala Mbuta Biscotte and Ngasanya Ilongo, where he would become a mainstay, winning the Linafoot thrice (2004, 2005, 2008) and the Coupe du Congo twice (2009, 2010) and captaining the team before leaving for Etoile sportive du Sahel from where he was quickly released.

He has also appeared regularly for the Congo DR with whom he reached the quarter-finals of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations and won the inaugural 2009 African Nations Championship for locally based internationals but was not called for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations due to lack of match practice.

Initially a striker, he was converted to center back by manager Claude Le Roy who first selected him to the national team in 2004, he has since then stayed in defence.

International career

International goals

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first.[1]

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 25 September 2005 align=center 1–1 align=center 2–2 Friendly
2. 11 November 2011 align=center 3–1 align=center 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

Specific
  1. Web site: Bokese, Gladys. National Football Teams. 27 February 2018.