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.

Playing career

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

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.

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

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.

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

References

External links

Burkhard Pape Interview

1932 births

Living people

Footballers from Magdeburg

German men's footballers

German football managers

German expatriate football managers

West German football managers

Expatriate football managers in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone national football team managers

Expatriate football managers in Uganda

Uganda national football team managers

Expatriate football managers in Egypt

Egypt national football team managers

Expatriate football managers in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka national football team managers

Expatriate football managers in Indonesia

Indonesia national football team managers

Expatriate football managers in Thailand

Thailand national football team managers

Expatriate football managers in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea national football team managers

Expatriate football managers in Tanzania

Tanzania national football team managers

1976 African Cup of Nations managers

Men's association football wingers

West German expatriate sportspeople in Sierra Leone

West German expatriate sportspeople in Uganda

West German expatriate sportspeople in Egypt

German expatriate sportspeople in Sri Lanka

German expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia

German expatriate sportspeople in Thailand

German expatriate sportspeople in Papua New Guinea

German expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania

West German expatriate football managers