Klaus Ebbighausen

Klaus Ebbighausen
Personal information
Date of birth	1941 (age 78–79)
Place of birth	Osterode am Harz, Germany
Playing position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Arminia Hannover
	Hannover 96
Senior career*
Teams managed
	Sierra Leone
1980	Somalia
1987–1989	Ethiopia
	Long An
	Sudan U17
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Klaus Ebbighausen (born 1941) is a former German football manager.

Playing career

Born in Osterode am Harz, Ebbighausen began his career at fellow Niedersachsen-based clubs Arminia Hannover and Hannover 96 as a youth player. Following his education, Ebbighausen played senior football for Karlsruher SC, FT Braunschweig and Bayern Kickers Nürnberg.[1]

Following his retirement, Ebbighausen moved into coaching. In 1976, he joined the Sierra Leone national football team as manager. Following his spell at Sierra Leone, Ebbighausen coached in Sudan, Nigeria and Pakistan.[1] In 1980, Ebbighausen managed Somalia in their 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification attempts, exiting in the first round on away goals against Niger.[2]

In 1982, Ebbighausen moved to Thailand, coaching the country's youth teams. In 1983, Ebbighausen moved to South Africa for three years in a scouting capacity. In 1987, Ebbighausen was appointed manager of Ethiopia. The country did not contest qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup during his tenure. Ebbighausen later coached in Malawi, Gambia and Laos. Ebbighausen helped Sudan's under-17's to qualify for the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship as well as managing Vietnamese club Long An.[1][3] Ebbighausen worked as a youth coach in India and Bhutan, before his retirement in 2000.[1]

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"Somalia 1:1 Niger". Narod. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
"Tam Lang, một nhân cách thể thao lớn". Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). 3 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

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