Bruce Dombolo

Bruce Pungu Dombolo (27 May 1985 – 15 March 2025) was a French footballer and actor.

After a brief sports career, he fell into banditry and was convicted twice for robberies, spending several years in prison.

Background Of Congolese origin, Dombolo born on May 27, 1985, in Marseille and spent his childhood in Vitrolles in the Pins district, then in Liourat.

Dombolo died in his sleep on the night of 15 March 2025, at the age of 39.

Football career Dombolo played for the youth side of Auxerre. He transferred to Italian Serie A club Ancona and made two league appearances during the 2003–04 season. He joined Serie C2 side Pro Vasto for the following season, but subsequently played for amateur sides.

Banditry and post-prison life After a brief sports career, Dombolo fell into banditry and was arrested for a first time for robbery.

After his release from prison, he set up his own gang and committed several robberies in the region. He and his team were arrested and convicted in 2012 of the robbery of a jewelry store in a shopping mall in Puget-sur-Argens in the Var region two years earlier.

Dombolo died on March 16, 2025, at the age of 39, in his sleep.

Filmography

Television 2021: L'Enfant de personne: Djibril 2022: Visions: Ruben Sadri 2022: Sage-Homme: Prince