Abraham Mebratu

Abraham Mebratu (Amharic: አብርሃም መብራቱ) is an Ethiopian football coach.

Abraham Mebratu
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-04-06) April 6, 1970
Place of birth Ethiopia
Teams managed
Years Team
2012 Yemen U22
Yemen (technical director)[1]
2017–2018 Yemen
2018–2020 Ethiopia

Managerial career

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 Yemen national team players for their efforts in the qualifying phase.[5]

He 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 2019 AFC Asian Cup for the first time.[7]

Ethiopia

On July 19, 2018, Mebratu was appointed head coach of the Ethiopian national team.[8] In August 2020, the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) decided not to renew his contract amid the COVID 19 pandemic.[9]

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. "Ethiopian coach leads Yemen to history" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Ethiopia name former Yemen coach Mebratu" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Ethiopia: A Country Without Any National Football Team Coach – Liyusport.com".


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