| Burkhard Pape | |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Magdeburg, Germany |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Clubs1: | Hannover 96 |
| Clubs2: | VfR Neumünster |
| Clubs3: | FSV Frankfurt |
| Manageryears1: | 1961 |
| Managerclubs1: | Baden Amateur All-Stars |
| Manageryears2: | 1966–1968 |
| Managerclubs2: | Sierra Leone |
| Manageryears3: | 1968–1972 |
| Managerclubs3: | Uganda |
| Manageryears4: | 1975 |
| Managerclubs4: | Zamalek[1] |
| Manageryears5: | 1975–1977 |
| Managerclubs5: | Egypt |
| Managerclubs6: | Sri Lanka |
| Managerclubs7: | Indonesia |
| Managerclubs8: | Thailand |
| Managerclubs9: | Papua New Guinea |
| Managerclubs10: | Tuvalu |
| Manageryears11: | 2000–2001 |
| Managerclubs11: | Tanzania |
Burkhard Pape (30 October 1932 – 1 February 2024) was a German professional football player and manager. After a brief playing career as a right winger, Pape became a football coach who spent nearly forty years managing national teams in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
Born in 1932 in Magdeburg,[2] Pape played as a right winger for Hannover 96, VfR Neumünster and FSV Frankfurt.[3]
In June and July 1961, Pape managed a German all-star team called the Baden Amateur All-Stars which toured the northeast United States, winning five out of six games.[4]
Pape became manager of Uganda in 1968 after leaving his job coaching Sierra Leone.[5] He left Uganda in August 1972, having won 41 out of the 70 games he had been in charge of.[5] His next big job was as Egypt manager, a position he held from 1975 to 1977.[6]
After leaving Egypt, Pape left Africa and managed teams across Asia and the Pacific, such as Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu.[3]
Pape returned to Africa to coach Tanzania at the 2000 Four Nation Castle Lager Cup.[7]
Pape died on 1 February 2024, at the age of 91.[8] [9]