Abraham Mebratu

Abraham Mebratu (Amharic: አብርሃም መብራቱ, Arabic: أبراهام مبراتو) is an Ethiopian football coach.

Abraham Mebratu
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-04-06) April 6, 1970
Place of birth Ethiopia
Club information
Current team
 Ethiopia (manager)
Teams managed
Years Team
2012 Yemen U22
Yemen (technical director)[1]
2017–2018 Yemen
2018– Ethiopia

Yemen

Under-22

Coach of the Yemen U22 for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification, Mebratu led the team to 1-0 victory over Nepal in their first group stage clash,[2] facing Uzbekistan in their second[2] and holding them to a mundane 1-1 draw. Next, he led his charges to a 5-1 triumph over Bangladesh, sealing qualification into the 2013 tournament.[3]

Holding the post of Yemen Football Association technical director, Mebratu expressed concern for the preparation of the Under-23 players ahead of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship due to the Yemeni Civil War which is afflicting football in Yemen by the prorogation of the local league.[4]

Senior

Booking their place in the second round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification by beating the Maldives twice 2-0 in the play-offs, the Ethiopian-born coach praised his players for their efforts in the qualifying phase.[5]

Was an instructor for a B License Coaching Course held in Ethiopia in 2012.[6]

In March 2018 his Yemen senior team qualified for the Asian Cup for the first time.[7]

Ethiopia

On July 19, 2018, Mebratu was appointed head coach of the Ethiopian National Team.[8]

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References
  1. "1st AFC Conference For National Team Coaches On August 18–20 In Kuala Lumpur; Nepal's Participation Unknown". Goal Nepal.
  2. "AFC U-22 Qualifiers: Yemen Coach Abraham: Our complete Focus Is On Uzbekistan Match". Goal Nepal.
  3. "Yemen U-22 Coach Abrahm Mebratu: By God's Will, We Shall Progress". Goal Nepal.
  4. "Win or lose AFC U23s will boost Yemen maintains Mebratu - AFC". www.the-afc.com.
  5. "Patience a virtue for Mebratu as Yemen keep qualifying dream alive - AFC". www.the-afc.com.
  6. "32 coaches take "B" license certificate, unhappy over organization".
  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43567235
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44901241)


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