Burkhard Pape
German football manager (1932–2024)
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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 | 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 | |||
| Thailand | |||
| Papua New Guinea | |||
| Tuvalu | |||
| 1983–1985 | Indonesia Youth | ||
| 2000–2001 | Tanzania | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 several countries Asia and the Pacific, such as in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu.[3]
Later in Indonesia, he led the Indonesia Youth team to clinch the Asian Schools Championship title in 1984.[7] He was also member of the coaching staff along with Omo Suratmo and Maryoto to repeat the feat in the same tournament in 1985.[8][9][10] He was also technical advisor within the Indonesian federation.[11]
Pape returned to Africa to coach Tanzania at the 2000 Four Nation Castle Lager Cup.[12]
