Pablo Thiam
.jpg) Thiam in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Thiam | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1989 | MSV Bonn | ||
| 1989–1994 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | 1. FC Köln | 89 | (4) |
| 1998–2001 | VfB Stuttgart | 89 | (9) |
| 2001–2003 | FC Bayern Munich | 16 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | VfL Wolfsburg | 117 | (10) |
| Total | 311 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2007 | Guinea | 31 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pablo Thiam (born 3 January 1974) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1] He holds a German passport.
Club career
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Born in Conakry, Thiam grew up as the son of a Guinean diplomat in the former German capital Bonn. He started his football career in MSV Bonn. At the age of 15, he went to 1. FC Köln, for whom he debuted in the Bundesliga in 1994.
After a successful spell with Stuttgart, Thiam earned a move to Bayern Munich in 2001. However, he had a hard time getting first-team football at his new club. In January 2003, he was transferred to Wolfsburg, where he ended his career and started his new job as assistant of the management of VfL Wolfsburg.[2] In July 2009 his role was changed and he became sports director of the second team.
International career
[edit]Thiam was capped 31 times and scored one goal for the Guinea national team.[3]
Honours
[edit]Stuttgart
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000
- DFB Liga-Pokal runner-up: 1998
Bayern Munich
References
[edit]- ^ "Thiam, Pablo" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Thiam wird Magaths Assistent" (in German). kicker.de. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Pablo Thiam Football" (in German). Pablo Thiam. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)
- Pablo Thiam at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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- 1974 births
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- Guinean men's footballers
- Guinea men's international footballers
- 1994 African Cup of Nations players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- 1. FC Köln players
- 1. FC Köln II players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Footballers from Conakry
- Guinean football managers
- Bundesliga players
- Men's association football midfielders
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