Brahim Thiam

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Brahim Thiam
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-02-24) 24 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Bobigny, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
1991–1995 Montpellier
1996–1997 Saint-Denis Saint-Leu
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Levante 29 (0)
1998–1999 Málaga 16 (1)
1999–2001 Red Star Saint-Ouen 16 (1)
2001–2005 Istres 105 (5)
2005–2009 Caen 63 (1)
2009–2010 Reims 20 (3)
Total249(11)
International career
1993 France U20
2001–2006 Mali 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brahim Thiam (born 24 February 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Born in France, he made 17 appearances the Mali national team at international level.

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Career

Thiam was born in Bobigny, France. He was said to have a good midfield partnership with Stoke City's Mamady Sidibe and Real Madrid's Mahamadou Diarra when playing internationally. He joined Stade de Reims in January 2009. [1]

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing, Thiam worked as a consultant of beIN Sports. [2]

In September 2019 Yunis Abdelhamid's agent Alain Gauci accused Thiam of illegally acting as an agent on Abdelhamid's behalf. Thiam rejected the allegations as "false". [2] In October 2019, the Reims prosecutor opened a "preliminary investigation". [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Caen : Thiam part à Reims - Mercato 365". Mercato 365 (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 Guillemet, Hugo (19 September 2019). "Le consultant de beIN Sports, Brahim Thiam, soupçonné d'exercice illégal de la profession d'agent". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. Traquet, Alban (10 October 2019). "Justice : une enquête préliminaire ouverte sur Brahim Thiam, le consultant de beIN Sports". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. "Accusé d'avoir joué à l'agent sans licence, Brahim Thiam contre-attaque". RMC Sport (in French). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.