Tekle Ghebrelul
Tekle Ghebrelul (born 2 January 1969) is an Eritrean football manager.{{Cite web|url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/199032|title=Tekle Ghebrelul: Sådan opleves racismen|publisher=sermitsiaq.ag}}
Early life
Ghebrelul was born in 1969 in Asmara, Eritre.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20230711155732/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Y6tUzeez43kJ:https://www.historiasdeoutsiders.com/tekle-ghebrelul-un-entrenador-eritreo-en-groenlandia/&hl=en&gl=us&strip=1&vwsrc=0|title=Tekle Ghebrelul. Un entrenador eritreo en Groenlandia - Historias de …|date=June 21, 2023|website=archive.ph}} He started playing football in his bare feet at a young age.{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2556958-football-on-top-of-the-world-greenlands-improbable-quest-for-relevance|title=Football on Top of the World: Greenland's Improbable Quest for Relevance|first=Steve|last=Menary|website=Bleacher Report}} He was a child soldier and immigrated to Denmark before immigrating to Greenland after seeing a newspaper article about the country.{{Cite web|url=https://www.11freunde.de/welt-des-fussballs/affenlaute-in-der-arktis-a-4d9cae47-0004-0001-0000-000000526550|title=Affenlaute in der Arktis|first=Louis|last=Richter, 11FREUNDE|date=August 14, 2017|website=www.11freunde.de}}{{Cite news|url=https://taz.de/!5433269/|title=Rassismus im grönländischen Fußball: Die Sache mit den Bananen|first=Reinhard|last=Wolff|newspaper=Die Tageszeitung: Taz |date=August 9, 2017|via=taz.de}}
Managerial career
In 2009, Ghebrelul was appointed manager of Greenlandic side B-67, helping the club win eight league titles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sermitsiaq.ag/sport/succestraener-rejser-skal-sta-i-spidsen-for-svensk-futsal-klub/459297|title=Succestræner rejser: Skal stå i spidsen for svensk futsal-klub|first=Nukappiaaluk|last=Hansen|date=August 21, 2018|website=www.sermitsiaq.ag}} He has been described as a Greenlandic football "legend" and is regarded to have helped create the foundations for football in the country and to have been the national football and futsal team's most successful football manager.{{Cite web|url=https://sport.tvp.pl/51868550/tekle-ghebrelul-czarny-selekcjoner-z-bialej-wyspy-pilka-nozna-na-grenlandii|title=Tekle Ghebrelul. Czarny selekcjoner z białej wyspy|date=19 January 2021 |publisher=tvp.pl}} After that, he worked as a football manager, teacher, and cleaner in Sweden.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vlt.se/2022-10-10/tekle-53-samlade-kroppsdelar-som-barnsoldat-ett-huvud-dar-ett-ben-dar#:~:text=Det%20här%20är%20berättelsen%20om,i%20en%20skrämmande%20VLT%2Dintervju|title=Tekle, 53, samlade kroppsdelar som barnsoldat: "Ett huvud där, ett ben där"|date=10 October 2022 |publisher=vlt.se}}
Political career
Ghebrelul ran for Greenlandic municipal elections for the Inuit Ataqatigiit party.{{Cite web|url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/194466|title=Tekle Ghebrelul, der er landstræner i fodbold, stiller op til kommunalvalget|date=27 February 2017 |publisher=sermitsiaq.ag}}
Personal life
References
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Category:Eritrean football managers