Yohannes Sahle (born on 1 January 1966) is an Ethiopian football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1966[1] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Ethiopia U17 | |||
| Dedebit | |||
| 2015–2016 | Ethiopia | ||
| 2016 | Dedebit | ||
| 2017–2018 | Mekelle City | ||
| 2018– | Dire Dawa City | ||
Playing career edit
Sahle played Ethiopian club football in the 1980s.[2]
Coaching career edit
After his playing career he emigrated to the United States, gaining citizenship.[2]
He returned to Ethiopia in 2010, working as technical director of the Ethiopian Football Federation.[2] He later managed the Ethiopian under-17 national team and club side Dedebit.[2]
He was appointed manager of the Ethiopia national team in April 2015.[2] He was replaced by Gebremedhin Haile in May 2016.[3]
After taking charge of the Dedebit in June 2016, he was sacked just 3 matches into the 2016–17 season.[4] Sahle finished with a 1–1–2 record in the brief time he spent at the club.[4]
Sahle coached Mekelle City during the 2017–18 Season, leading the team to a 4th-place finish in their debut season in the first division of Ethiopia Football, the Ethiopian Premier League, with a 13–10–7 record amassing 49 points. Sahle left the club after one year at the helm.[5]
Sahle became the coach of Dire Dawa City on 3 August 2018.[6]
References edit
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ a b c d e Betemariam Hailu (27 April 2015). "Ethiopia appoint Yohannes Sahle as new coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Ethiopia replace coach Yohannes Sahile's with a caretaker". BBC Sport. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Breaking: Yohannis Sahle Sacked as Dedebit Coach". Soccer Ethiopia. 29 November 2016.
- ^ Taddele, Omna (15 July 2018). "አሰልጣኝ ዮሃንስ ሳህሌ ከመቐለ ከተማ ጋር ተለያይተዋል". Soccer Ethiopia.
- ^ Taddele, Omna (3 August 2018). "ዮሃንስ ሳህሌ የድሬዳዋ ከተማ አሰልጣኝ ሆነዋል". Soccer Ethiopia.
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