Yohannes Sahle (born on 1 January 1966) is an Ethiopian football manager and former player.

Playing career

Sahle played Ethiopian club football in the 1980s.

Yohannes Sahle

Coaching career

After his playing career he emigrated to the United States, gaining citizenship.

Yohannes Sahle

He returned to Ethiopia in 2010, working as technical director of the Ethiopian Football Federation. He later managed the Ethiopian under-17 national team and club side Dedebit.

Yohannes Sahle

He was appointed manager of the Ethiopia national team in April 2015. He was replaced by Gebremedhin Haile in May 2016.

After taking charge of the Dedebit in June 2016, he was sacked just 3 matches into the 2016–17 season. Sahle finished with a 1–1–2 record in the brief time he spent at the club.

Sahle coached Mekelle City during the 2017–18 Season, leading the team to a 4th-place finish in their debut season in the first division of Ethiopia Football, the Ethiopian Premier League, with a 13–10–7 record amassing 49 points. Sahle left the club after one year at the helm.

Sahle became the coach of Dire Dawa City on 3 August 2018.

References

1966 births

Living people

Ethiopian men's footballers

Ethiopian football managers

Ethiopia national football team managers

Dire Dawa City S.C. managers

Naturalized citizens of the United States

Ethiopian emigrants to the United States

Men's association football players not categorized by position