Burkhard Pape

German football manager (1932–2024)

Burkhard Pape
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-10-30)30 October 1932
Place of birth Magdeburg, Germany
Date of death 1 February 2024(2024-02-01) (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

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.

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 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

Pape died on 1 February 2024, at the age of 91.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Burkhard Pape: Schwitzen Statt Sitzen". 19 December 2011.
  2. ^ "handreichung-fussball.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  3. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ @svpullach1 (1 February 2024). "Der SV Pullach trauert zutiefst um Burkhard Pape". Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ 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

  • Burkhard Pape Interview
  • Burkhard Pape coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  • Burkhard Pape at WorldFootball.net
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  • Kakooza and Yiga (1962)
  • Kiberu (1968)
  • Pape (1968–72)
  • Westhoff (1974–75)
  • Otti (1976)
  • Okee (1976–81)
  • Ssali (1982)
  • Okee (1983)
  • Mukasa (1984–85)
  • Mwesiga (1986–88)
  • Kiberu (1988–89)
  • Ouma (1989–95)
  • Ayieko (1995–96)
  • Lubowa (1996–99)
  • Hasule (1999)
  • Okagbue (1999–2001)
  • Hasule (2001–03)
  • Pasculli (2003)
  • Adraa (2003–04)
  • Mutebi (2004)
  • Abbas (2004–06)
  • László (2006–08)
  • Williamson (2008–13)
  • Sredojević (2013–17)
  • Basena and Kajoba (2017)
  • Desabre (2017–19)
  • Mubiru (2019)
  • McKinstry (2019–21)
  • Mubiru (2021)
  • Sredojević (2021–23)
  • Beyekwaso (2023)
  • Put (2023–)
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Zamalek SCmanagers
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Thailand national football teammanagers
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