Burkhard Pape

Burkhard Pape (born 1932) is a German former professional football player and manager. After a brief playing career as a right winger, Pape became a football coach who spent nearly forty years managing national teams in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.

Burkhard Pape
Personal information
Date of birth 1932 (age 88–89)
Place of birth Magdeburg, Germany
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Hannover 96 ? (?)
– VfR Neumünster ? (?)
– FSV Frankfurt ? (?)
Total ? (?)
Teams managed
1961 Baden Amateur All-Stars
1966–1968 Sierra Leone
1968–1972 Uganda
1975 Zamalek[1]
1975–1977 Egypt
– Sri Lanka
– Indonesia
– Thailand
– Papua New Guinea
– Tuvalu
2000–2001 Tanzania
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Playing career

Born in 1932 in Magdeburg,[2] Pape played as a right winger for Hannover 96, VfR Neumünster and FSV Frankfurt.[3]

Coaching career

In June and July 1961, Pape managed a German all-star team called the Baden Amateur All-Stars which toured the northeast United States, winning five out of six games.[4]

Pape became manager Uganda in 1968 after leaving his job coaching Sierra Leone.[5] He left Uganda in August 1972, having won 41 out of the 70 games he had been in charge of.[5] His next big job was as Egypt manager, a position he held from 1975 to 1977.[6]

After leaving Egypt, Pape left Africa and managed teams across Asia and the Pacific, such as Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu.[3]

Pape returned to Africa to coach Tanzania at the 2000 Four Nation Castle Lager Cup.[7]

References
  1. http://de.slideshare.net/timopape/burkhard-pape-schwitzen-statt-sitzen
  2. "handreichung-fussball.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  3. Florian Gasser & Christoph Zotter (June 2010). "Idi Amins Coach" (in German). Datum. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. Steve Holroyd. "The Year in American Soccer - 1961". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  5. Hassan Badru Zziwa (18 May 2009). "Why Pape is considered Cranes' greatest coach". The Observer. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  6. "Egyptian National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  7. "Four Nations Castle Lager Cup (East Africa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 October 2010.


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