Gebremedhin Haile

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gebremedhin Haile

| fullname = Gebremedhin Haile Bitew{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-teams.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=999|title = National Teams Forum}}

| image =

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Ethiopia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| nationalyears1 = 1987{{NFT player|64685}}

| nationalteam1 = Ethiopia

| manageryears1 = 2011–2016

| managerclubs1 = Defence{{cite tweet|user=omna_tg|number=696997524750626816|title=Twitter post}} {{dead link|date=April 2023}}

| manageryears2 = 2016

| managerclubs2 = Ethiopia (interim)

| manageryears3 = 2017

| managerclubs3 = Jimma Aba Buna

| manageryears4 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs4 = Jimma Aba Jifar

| manageryears5 = 2018–2020

| managerclubs5 = Mekelle City

| manageryears6 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs6 = Sidama Coffee

| manageryears7 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs7 = Ethiopian Insurance

| manageryears8 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs8 = Ethiopia

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Gebremedhin Haile Bitew ({{langx|am|ገብረመድህን ኃይሌ}}) is an Ethiopian football coach who most recently the Ethiopia national football team. Often, he is referred to as 'Gebre'.{{cite web| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201602011074.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160215073101/http://allafrica.com/stories/201602011074.html| archive-date = 2016-02-15| title = Ethiopia: Gebremedhin Haile - Ethiopia's Football Giant - allAfrica.com}}

Club career

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soka25east.com/gebremdhin-haile-throws-towel-league-cup-disappointment/|title = Gebremedhin Haile throws in the towel after league cup disappointment|date = 8 July 2016}}

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 escalatehttp://ehahu.com/?view=sport&link=640&SNID=476&title=Aynalem%20Hailu%20banned%20for%20three%20games,%20Gebremedhin%20Haile%20for%20five%20after%20on%20field%20brawl#.WLuzghhh0UE {{Dead link|date=January 2022}}

In January 2017 Haile was hired as the manager of Jimma Aba Buna.{{cite news|url=http://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/23533|title=ገብረመድህን ኃይሌ የጅማ አባቡና አሰልጣኝ ሆነው ተሾሙ|last=Mesfin|first=Daniel|date=January 23, 2017|work=Soccer Ethiopia|access-date=August 30, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219092314/http://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/23533|url-status=dead}} In August 2018 Haile was hired to be the manager of Mekelle City FC.{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/38935|title = መቐለ ከተማ ከገብረመድህን ኃይሌ ጋር በይፋ ተፈራረመ|date = 8 August 2018}} In 2021, Haile was hired as the manager of Sidama Coffee S.C.{{cite news|last=Legesse|first=Mikael|date=February 24, 2021|title=ሲዳማ ቡና ሦስት ተጫዋቾችን ወደ ስብስቡ ቀላቅሏል|work=Soccer Ethiopia|url=https://soccerethiopia.net/football/64975}}

Ethiopia National Team

Taking over from the sacked Yohannes Sahle in May 2016,{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36186679|title = Ethiopia replace Sahile with Gebremedhin|work = BBC Sport}} it was decided he was to be interim coach for a short term-from May to October 9, 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethiosports.com/2016/05/10/gebremedhin-haile-named-interim-ethiopia-coach/|title = Gebremedhin Haile named interim Ethiopia coach}}

His first game adverse to Lesotho,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethiosports.com/2016/06/04/ethiopia-seek-to-boost-chances-in-maseru/|title = Ethiopia seek to boost chances in Maseru}} he beat them 2-1{{cite web| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201606071091.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160814213023/http://allafrica.com/stories/201606071091.html| archive-date = 2016-08-14| title = Ethiopia: National Football Team Extend Hope to Qualify for 2017 Afcon - allAfrica.com}} before facing Seychelles in his last game at Ethiopia's helm.{{cite web| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201608300783.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160831212849/http://allafrica.com/stories/201608300783.html| archive-date = 2016-08-31| title = Ethiopia/Seychelles: Ethiopia to Face Seychelles in African Cup Qualifier - allAfrica.com}}

Dismissed from national team manager duties in late 2016, he was replaced by Ashenafi Bekele.{{cite web| url = http://www.supersport.com/football/ethiopia/news/170220/Ashenafi_appointed_Ethiopia_coach| title = SuperSport}}

=Managerial record=

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