Brahim Thiam
Malian footballer
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 for the Mali national team.
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.
Post-playing career
After retiring from playing, Thiam worked as a consultant of beIN Sports.
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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