Brahim Thiam (born 24 February 1974) is a former professional

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who played as a defender or

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. Born in France, he made 17 appearances for the Mali national team.

Career

Thiam was born in

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, France. He was said to have a good midfield partnership with

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and

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when playing internationally. He joined

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in January 2009.

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing, Thiam worked as a consultant of

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. 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". In October 2019, the Reims prosecutor opened a "preliminary investigation".

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* * Living people 1974 births Malian men's footballers French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Mali men's international footballers 2004 African Cup of Nations players Levante UD footballers Málaga CF players French sportspeople of Malian descent Red Star FC players Istres FC players Stade Malherbe Caen players Stade de Reims players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain {{Mali-footy-bio-stub