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{{short description|Senegalese footballer}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Pape Thiaw
| fullname = Pape Bouna Thiaw
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|2|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
| height = 1.87 m
| currentclub = [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] (manager)
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1998–1999
| clubs1 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1999
| clubs2 = [[SR Delémont]]
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1999–2000
| clubs3 = [[FC Istres|Istres]]
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2000–2001
| clubs4 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 11
| years5 = 2001–2002
| clubs5 = [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]]
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2002
| clubs6 = → [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] (loan)
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2002–2003
| clubs7 = [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne-Sport]]
| caps7 = 15
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2003–2004
| clubs8 = [[FC Metz|Metz]]
| caps8 = 26
| goals8 = 12
| years9 = 2004–2007
| clubs9 = [[Deportivo Alavés]]
| caps9 = 26
| goals9 = 11
| years10 = 2007
| clubs10 = → [[Lorca Deportiva CF|Lorca]] (loan)
| caps10 = 8
| goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2007–2008
| clubs11 = [[US Créteil-Lusitanos|US Créteil]]
| caps11 = 15
| goals11 = 8
| years12 = 2009
| clubs12 = [[CF Atlético Ciudad|Atlético Ciudad]]
| caps12 = 11
| goals12 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2003
| nationalteam1 = [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]
| nationalcaps1 = 16
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2018–2021 | managerclubs1 = [[ASC Niarry Tally|Niarry Tally]]
| manageryears2 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs2 = [[Senegal national football team|Senegal A']]
| manageryears3 = 2024–     | managerclubs3 = [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]
}}
'''Pape Bouna Thiaw''' (born 5 February 1981) is a [[Senegal]]ese professional [[association football|football]] coach and a former player who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. He is the manager of the [[Senegal national football team]].

==Playing career==
He played for several clubs in France, Switzerland and Spain, as well as [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] in Russia on a six-month loan from [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]].

He played for [[Senegal national football team]] and was a participant at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. He scored 5 goals for his country.

==Coaching career==
Thiaw was the manager of the [[Senegal national football team|Senegal A' national team]] that won the [[2022 African Nations Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 December 2022|title=Senegal gear up for a promising CHAN return |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-african-nations-championship/2022/news/senegal-gear-up-for-a-promising-chan-return|website=[[Confedération Africaine du Football|CAFOnline.com]]|access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref> African Nations Championship limits the squads to players from the domestic league. The main Senegal squad that participates in the [[FIFA World Cup]] and [[Africa Cup of Nations]] and includes players from the foreign clubs is managed by [[Aliou Cissé]]. Pape Thiaw was appointed coach of the Senegal national football team on December 13, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 December 2024|title=Afrique foot Football: Pape Thiaw choisi pour succèder à Aliou Cissé comme sélectionneur du Sénégal |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique-foot/20241213-football-pape-thiaw-choisi-pour-succ%C3%A8der-%C3%A0-aliou-ciss%C3%A9-comme-s%C3%A9lectionneur-du-s%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal|website=www.rfi.fr|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref>

== Managerial statistics ==

{| class=wikitable
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=8|Record
|-
!P 
!W 
!D 
!L
!GF 
!GA
!Win percentage
|-
|[[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]
|2 December 2024
|Present
|6
|4
|2
|0
|6
|2
|66.67%
|-
!colspan=10|Total
|}

== Honours ==

=== Manager ===
'''Senegal'''

* [[African Nations Championship]]: [[2022 African Nations Championship|2022]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Lequipe|3507}}
* {{NFT}}

{{Current managers of CAF national teams}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thiaw, Pape}}
[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:French sportspeople of Senegalese descent]]
[[Category:Footballers from Dakar]]
[[Category:Senegalese men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:SR Delémont players]]
[[Category:AS Saint-Étienne players]]
[[Category:Istres FC players]]
[[Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players]]
[[Category:FC Metz players]]
[[Category:FC Lausanne-Sport players]]
[[Category:FC Dynamo Moscow players]]
[[Category:Deportivo Alavés players]]
[[Category:Lorca Deportiva CF footballers]]
[[Category:US Créteil-Lusitanos players]]
[[Category:Swiss Super League players]]
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[[Category:Championnat National players]]
[[Category:Russian Premier League players]]
[[Category:La Liga players]]
[[Category:Segunda División players]]
[[Category:Senegal men's international footballers]]
[[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players]]
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[[Category:Senegalese expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain]]
[[Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Russia]]
[[Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Senegalese football managers]]
[[Category:Senegal national football team managers]]
[[Category:21st-century Senegalese sportsmen]]


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