Burkhard Pape is a big name
in African Football. He was born in Germany to work and live in Africa as well
as Asia. As it is always the case except in special cases, Pape played football
in German clubs before turning into the coaching career. He played for 3 known
German clubs which are Hannover 96, FSV Neumunster and VfR Neumunster. Pape was
born in 1932. He is a veteran now.
Pape has worked in Africa
for some years in Tanzania, Egypt, Sierra Laone and and Uganda. He is a very
big contributor to the success of African football. Pape could have gone to
coach in developed countries and earn a lot of money. He is a man with a
different spirit. He loves Africa. He has also worked in Asia.We have so few
people like him on the whole globe. A German coach spending his entire coaching
career in Africa and Asia, where political instability and poverty are the two
common things.
Burkhard Pape Photo. A photo by: www.dfb.de
In Asia Pape did not even go
to Taiwan, Japan, South Korea or even China. This man loves people on my opinion.
In Asia, Pape went to coach Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand
and Tuvalu. He loves Asia. Pape wanted to give all the skills and experiences
he had for the lower class citizens in the poor countries. What a spirit? We
need more such people.
When he was coaching in Egypt or Sierra Leone, in Africa
there were no Yaya Toure, Samuel Etoo, Didier Drogba and many others. But in
one way or another he sealed a strong foundation for many African players to
follow. From 1968-1972 he worked as Uganda national coach, and he managed to
win 41 games out of 70. This is a remarkable record, and to a team coach it
sounds well in the CV. That is to say he won 59% of all games of Uganda for
that period of time when he was a team manager.
Well doneBurkhard Pape, I
appreciate your work.
