Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gebremedhin Haile Bitew [1] | ||
Place of birth | Ethiopia | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ethiopia (manager) | ||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1987 [2] | Ethiopia | ||
Managerial career | |||
2011–2016 | Defence [3] | ||
2016 | Ethiopia (interim) | ||
2017 | Jimma Aba Buna | ||
2017–2018 | Jimma Aba Jifar | ||
2018–2020 | Mekelle City | ||
2021–2022 | Sidama Coffee | ||
2022–2023 | Ethiopian Insurance | ||
2023– | Ethiopia |
Gebremedhin Haile ( Amharic: ገብረመድህን ኃይሌ) is an Ethiopian football coach who manages the Ethiopia national football team. Often, he is referred to as 'Gebre'. [4]
Coaching Defence Force S.C. from the start of the 2011-12 Ethiopian Premier League, he vacated his position upon expiry of his contract in July 2016. Gebremedhin took Defence Force S.C. to three Ethiopian Cup finals, winning two. [5] When managing Defence Force S.C. in 2014, he was banned for five matches for obtrusively yelling at a referee for not giving an opposing defender a red card for what he saw as violent play. The two had to be restrained to prevent the fight to escalate [6]
In January 2017 Haile was hired as the manager of Jimma Aba Buna. [7] In August 2018 Haile was hired to be the manager of Mekelle City FC. [8] In 2021, Haile was hired as the manager of Sidama Coffee S.C. [9]
Taking over from the sacked Yohannes Sahle in May 2016, [10] it was decided he was to be interim coach for a short term-from May to October 9, 2016. [11]
His first game adverse to Lesotho, [12] he beat them 2-1 [13] before facing Seychelles in his last game at Ethiopia's helm. [14]
Dismissed from national team manager duties in late 2016, he was replaced by Ashenafi Bekele. [15]