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Brahim Thiam

Brahim Thiam

Malian former professional footballer (born 1974)

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]

References

  1. [1]
    "Caen : Thiam part à Reims - Mercato 365". Mercato 365 (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. [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. [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. [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.


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