Yidnekatchew Tessema
This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2009) |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Yidnekatchew Tessema Eshete | ||
Date of birth | 11 September 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Jimma, Ethiopia | ||
Date of death | 19 August 1987 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1935–1942 | Saint-George SA | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1943–1958 | Saint-George SA | 365 | (318) |
National team | |||
1947–1957 | Ethiopia | 15 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Yidnekatchew Tessema (Amharic: ይድነቃቸው ተሠማ; 11 September 1921 – 19 August 1987) was a footballer in Ethiopia.
Soccer career[]
He played for his school for five years, for the first Ethiopian soccer team, the for 27 years. He played 27 times in international competitions. During the racially segregated footballing of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, Yidnekachew translated the rules of soccer into Amharic language for the Native Sports Office.[1] The year following the end of the occupation, Yidnekachew led the establishment of an official sports federation.[which?][2]
Tessema was a founding member of the Confederation of African Football[3] (CAF) in the late 1950s. He served CAF as the deputy president between 1964 and 1972 and as the President between 1972 and 1987. He was also member of the African Sport Congress, International Olympics Committee,[4] FIFA and President of the African Olympics Committee.
References[]
- ^ Paul Rambali (2008). Barefoot Runner. Profile Books. pp. 44–. ISBN 1-84668-653-9.
- ^ Paulos Milkias (2011). Ethiopia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 376–. ISBN 978-1-59884-257-9.
- ^ Xinhua News Bulletin. Xinhua News Agency, Hongkong Branch. 12 October 1985.
- ^ Haile Gabriel Dagne (1 January 2004). Das entwicklungspolitische Engagement der DDR in Äthiopien: eine Studie auf der Basis äthiopischer Quellen. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-3-8258-7519-0.
External links[]
- Yidnekatchew, obituary on St. George's FC website
- Tales of Arada an article by Yidenkachew Tessema
- 1921 births
- 1987 deaths
- People from Jimma
- Presidents of the Confederation of African Football
- Ethiopian footballers
- Ethiopia international footballers
- Saint George S.C. players
- Ethiopia national football team managers
- Ethiopian football managers
- 1963 African Cup of Nations managers
- Ethiopian journalists
- Association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Oromia Region
- 20th-century journalists
- Saint George S.C. managers
- Members of the CAF Executive Committee