Adebayo Gbadebo

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Adebayo Gbadebo (born 30 May 1974) is a Nigerian retired footballer and football manager,^[1] frequently known simply as Adebayo. He is the current head coach of Thai club Suphanburi.

Early life and education[]

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Gbadebo attended Ansar Ud Seen Primary School Odunfa at Ebute Metta in Lagos State and Ansar Ud Been Grammar School at Randle Avenue Surulere, Lagos State, for his Secondary School Certificate. He also attended Anwar Ul Islam College Agege, Lagos State, for his Advanced Level School Certificate. He attended the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, where he earned his B.Sc degree in sociology in 1990. While there, Gbadebo was elected Student Union Sports Secretary in 1989.

Player career[]

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In 1993, Gbadebo joined Stationery Stores F.C.. During 1990-1993, Gbadebo was called to play for Nigeria National Team U-20 and U-23, From 1994 to 1998 he played for Al-Bourj FC and in 1998 moved to BEC Tero Sasana F.C.. The following year, he went on loan to Mohun Bagan A.C., then back again to Thailand to lead BEC Tero Sasana F.C. to win the Thai Premier League in 2000-2001 and BEC Tero Sasana F.C. to the Asia Champions League quarter-final. In 2004, he moved to the Indonesian club PSPS Pekanbaru.

Managerial career[]

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Gbadebo is an "A" license coach (by AFC) is currently^[when?] coaching Suphanburi F.C. in Thai League 1. He was head coach for Senior and Under 15 soccer teams from 2007 to 2009 at TISAC Championship, assistant coach for Thai Port FC in the Thailand F.A. Cup Champion in 2010, technical director and head coach of Suphanburi F.C. youth team in 2013, when it was runner up at the Thailand National Youth Championship in 2013. During the 2014 Thai Premier League season, MGbadebo oversaw the club as head coach for five premier league matches (won 4, drew 1) and Thai FA Cup 2nd round match away at Nakhon Pathom (qualified for quarter final).

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 19 January 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Nat.	Team	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
	Suphanburi	13 May 2014	7 June 2014	5	5	0	0	100.00
	Suphanburi	22 May 2017	23 June 2018	43	15	16	12	034.88
	Suphanburi	15 June 2019	Present	60	19	10	31	031.67
Total				108	39	26	43	036.11

¹ A win or loss by the penalty shoot-out is regarded as the draw in time.

Personal life[]

Gbadebo is married with three children.

Gbadebo was ordained as assistant pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church of God in 2006 and ordained as a full pastor in 2009 during the Convention theme "Hope Of Glory". He is the country co-ordinator of the church in Thailand.^[2]

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