Pablo Thiam

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Pablo Thiam
Personal information
Full namePablo Thiam
Date of birth (1974-01-03) 3 January 1974
Place of birthConakry, Guinea
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefensive Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1989MSV Bonn
1989–19941. FC Köln
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1994–19981. FC Köln89(4)
1998–2001VfB Stuttgart89(9)
2001–2003FC Bayern Munich16(0)
2003–2008VfL Wolfsburg117(10)
Total302(23)
National team
1996–2007Guinea35(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Pablo Thiam (born 3 January 1974 in Conakry) is a retired Guinean football defensive midfielder.[1] He holds a German passport.

Career

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. Via VfB Stuttgart, Thiam moved to FC 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 VfL Wolfsburg, where he ended his career and started his new job as assistant of the management of VfL Wolfsburg.[2] This contract ended in summer 2011.[3]

Thiam has been capped 25 times and scored two goals for the Guinean national team.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Thiam, Pablo" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Thiam wird Magaths Assistent" (in German). kicker.de. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Pablo Thiam" (in German). transfermarkt.de. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 

External links

Guinea
Guinea squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations
Guinea
Guinea squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
Guinea


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