| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gebremedhin Haile Bitew[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ethiopia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ethiopia (manager) | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987[2] | Ethiopia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Defence[3] | ||
| 2016 | Ethiopia (interim) | ||
| 2017 | Jimma Aba Buna | ||
| 2017–2018 | Jimma Aba Jifar | ||
| 2018–2020 | Mekelle City | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sidama Coffee | ||
| 2022–2023 | Ethiopian Insurance | ||
| 2023– | Ethiopia | ||
Gebremedhin Haile (Amharic: ገብረመድህን ኃይሌ) is an Ethiopian football coach who manages the Ethiopia national football team. Often, he is referred to as 'Gebre'.[4]
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.[5] 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 escalate[6]
In January 2017 Haile was hired as the manager of Jimma Aba Buna.[7] In August 2018 Haile was hired to be the manager of Mekelle City FC.[8] In 2021, Haile was hired as the manager of Sidama Coffee S.C.[9]
Taking over from the sacked Yohannes Sahle in May 2016,[10] it was decided he was to be interim coach for a short term-from May to October 9, 2016.[11]
His first game adverse to Lesotho,[12] he beat them 2-1[13] before facing Seychelles in his last game at Ethiopia's helm.[14]
Dismissed from national team manager duties in late 2016, he was replaced by Ashenafi Bekele.[15]