:Pape Thiaw

{{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 A' (manager)

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1998–1999

| clubs1 = Saint-Étienne

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1999

| clubs2 = SR Delémont

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1999–2000

| clubs3 = Istres

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2000–2001

| clubs4 = Lausanne-Sport

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 11

| years5 = 2001–2002

| clubs5 = Strasbourg

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2002

| clubs6 = → Dynamo Moscow (loan)

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2002–2003

| clubs7 = Lausanne-Sport

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2003–2004

| clubs8 = Metz

| caps8 = 26

| goals8 = 12

| years9 = 2004–2007

| clubs9 = Deportivo Alavés

| caps9 = 26

| goals9 = 11

| years10 = 2007

| clubs10 = → Lorca (loan)

| caps10 = 8

| goals10 = 3

| years11 = 2007–2008

| clubs11 = US Créteil

| caps11 = 15

| goals11 = 8

| years12 = 2009

| clubs12 = Atlético Ciudad

| caps12 = 11

| goals12 = 7

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2003

| nationalteam1 = Senegal

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| manageryears1 = 2018–2021 | managerclubs1 = Niarry Tally

| manageryears2 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs2 = Senegal A'

| manageryears3 = 2024– | managerclubs3 = Senegal (caretaker)

}}

Pape Bouna Thiaw (born 5 February 1981) is a Senegalese professional football coach and a former player who played as a forward. He is the manager of the Senegal A' national team.

Playing career

He played for several clubs in France, Switzerland and Spain, as well as Dynamo Moscow in Russia on a six-month loan from Strasbourg.

He played for Senegal national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career

Thiaw was the manager of the Senegal A' national team that won the 2022 African Nations Championship.{{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=CAFOnline.com|access-date=8 January 2023}} 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.{{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}}