27 Facts About Garry Bocaly

Garry Rene Bertrand Bocaly was born on 19 April 1988 and is a French former professional footballer who played as a right back.

Garry Bocaly began his football career at Marseille, joining in 2004 as a 15-year-old.

Garry Bocaly played the whole match, and fansite OMplanete thought him the player most likely to make a breakthrough.

Garry Bocaly had been linked with a similar move in the previous transfer window, but Emon would not allow it.

Garry Bocaly finished the season with 29 league appearances, but his team's relegation to the third-tier Championnat National was confirmed with two games still to play.

Garry Bocaly returned to Marseille's first-team squad under new manager Didier Deschamps, but was injured in pre-season and warned that he would need to be patient, with Laurent Bonnart established as first choice at right back.

Bonnart was preferred for the next league match, and Garry Bocaly made just four Ligue 1 appearances before returning to Montpellier on loan in January 2010.

On 28 January 2010, Garry Bocaly returned to Montpellier on loan to the end of the season, with an option to purchase.

The Final was disappointing for club and player: the only goal came after Garry Bocaly fouled Mathieu Valbuena, the resulting free kick was partly cleared, and Taye Taiwo shot home.

Garry Bocaly started 13 of the 19 matches; in the second half, all but one.

Garry Bocaly said it would be difficult, but he had "every faith in the spirit of this team to be champions".

Four days later, Garry Bocaly was sent off for a foul that gave away a penalty and left Schalke's Julian Draxler with a broken arm; his team drew the game to earn their first Champions League point.

In mid-November, Garry Bocaly injured a hip; he underwent surgery in March 2013 which put an end to his season.

Garry Bocaly played the first half in central defence before switching to right back after the break, and said that despite the disappointing result, it was a great delight to be back after 516 days out.

Garry Bocaly played twice more, and was released at the end of the season.

Garry Bocaly claimed that after its medical staff were unable to treat his hip problem, he had to source his own treatment at his own expense; that he was prepared to accept a contract extension on reduced terms, but then read in the press that he was being released; and that interest from other clubs was discouraged by rumours that he was no longer able to perform at a high level.

In July 2014, Garry Bocaly signed for Ligue 2 club Arles-Avignon.

Garry Bocaly quickly established himself in the starting eleven before his role in a post-match fracas against Nimes earned him a three-match ban.

Garry Bocaly underwent successful hip surgery in May 2015, but two weeks needed a second appendectomy on tissue not removed in the original operation.

Garry Bocaly regained fitness and resumed training with Championnat National club AS Beziers.

Garry Bocaly remained in football as an organiser of training camps for professional clubs, and became involved in a business marketing sparkling rum.

Garry Bocaly held ambitions of opening a soccer school to give youngsters in his native Martinique the opportunities that he had to find in mainland France, and in August 2019, he was appointed director of Paris Saint-Germain's youth academy in the country.

Garry Bocaly has appeared with all of France's youth teams beginning with the under-16s all the way to the under-21s.

Garry Bocaly was a member of the under-19 squad that reached the semi-finals at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Garry Bocaly earned his first cap with the under-21 squad on 26 March 2008, in a match against the Czech Republic.

Garry Bocaly spoke out about his possible call up from the national team for the UEFA Euro 2012 and later said in another interview that he was eligible to play for Martinique, where his family were from.

Garry Bocaly is married and together, they have two children, born in 2012 and 2014.