Jean-Marc Adjovi-Bocco is a former Benin

Benin

Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...

ese football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player. Bocco captained the Benin national football team

Benin national football team

The Benin national football team, nicknamed Les Écureuils , is the national football team of Benin and is controlled by the Fédération Béninoise de Football. They were known as the Dahomey national football team until 1975, when Dahomey became Benin. They have never made the World Cup but have...

, until he retired from international football in the summer of 1997. He is famous in Scotland for his time with Hibernian

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...

, where fans knew him as Jimmy Boco.

Jimmy Adjovi-Boco, Bernard Lama

Bernard Lama

Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama is a French football coach and former goalkeeper. He was born in the Indre-et-Loire département but grew up in French Guiana. He spent a number of years in goal for Lille and Paris Saint-Germain...

, Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....

 & Saer Seck founded Diambars

Diambars

Diambars de Saly is a football academy in Diourbel, Senegal, which played in the Senegal National League 2 Poule B . -History:It was co-established by prominent football players Patrick Vieira, Bernard Lama, Jimmy Adjovi-Boco et Saër Seck....

, a worldwide project that aims to turn children's passion for football into an educational driving force.

External links

• HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Neil Brown
• Profile
• Diambars