Burkhard Pape (30 October 1932 – 1 February 2024) was a German 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Magdeburg, Germany | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2024 (aged 91) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hannover 96 | |||
| VfR Neumünster | |||
| FSV Frankfurt | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in 1932 in Magdeburg,[2] Pape played as a right winger for Hannover 96, VfR Neumünster and FSV Frankfurt.[3]
Coaching career
editIn 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 of 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]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ "Burkhard Pape: Schwitzen Statt Sitzen". 19 December 2011.
- ^ "handreichung-fussball.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ a b Florian Gasser & Christoph Zotter (June 2010). "Idi Amins Coach" (in German). Datum. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ Steve Holroyd. "The Year in American Soccer - 1961". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b Hassan Badru Zziwa (18 May 2009). "Why Pape is considered Cranes' greatest coach". The Observer. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Egyptian National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Four Nations Castle Lager Cup (East Africa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ @svpullach1 (1 February 2024). "Der SV Pullach trauert zutiefst um Burkhard Pape". Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Savignano, Umberto (22 March 2024). "Burkhard Papes Reise endet mit 91 Jahren" [Burkhard Pope's journey ends at the age of 91]. Merkur (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
External links
edit- Burkhard Pape Interview
- Burkhard Pape coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com
- Burkhard Pape at WorldFootball.net
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