Pape Thiaw

Pape Thiaw is one of those figures whose second act outshines the first. A Senegalese forward born in Dakar in 1981, he spent his playing years as a striker, but what really catches my eye is his move into management and his spell as head coach of the Senegal national team. Going from the pitch to leading your own country at the highest level says a lot about his football intelligence and the trust he's earned at home. I find homegrown coaches especially compelling because they understand the culture they're steering. I'd be curious to follow how his tactical identity shapes Senegal's next generation.

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Name (English)

Pape Thiaw

Name (Japanese)

パペ・ティアウ

Reading

ぱぺ・てぃあう

Born

February 5, 1981 (age 45)

Origin

Dakar, Dakar Department, Senegal

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pape%20Thiaw
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924134

Tags

• Dakar Department
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.