Degu Debebe
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 January 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Arba Minch, Ethiopia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dicha SC | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2002 | Arba Minch City F.C. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Arba Minch City F.C. | ||
2004–present | Saint-George SA | ||
International career‡ | |||
2003–2014 | Ethiopia | 51 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2014 |
Degu Debebe (Amharic: ደጉ ደበበ, born 19 March 1982) is an Ethiopian footballer. He currently plays for Dicha SC.[1]
Career
Degu is a defender and is part of the Ethiopia national football team. He began his career with Arba Minch City FC. In the summer of 2004, he joined Saint-George SA. He was voted player of the 04/05 season and received 1,000 birr prize money.[2] Since his arriving, Degu is a model of consistency, rarely making errors and has helped the club win 6 Premier League titles.
International career
Degu debuted for Ethiopia in 2003. With 46 caps he is one of the most capped players in Ethiopian history. He is also the captain of the team.
References
- ^ "Degu Debebe". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Ethiopian Review – Ethiopian News and Opinion Journal".
External links
- Degu Debebe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Degu Debebe at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from June 2011
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian footballers
- Ethiopia international footballers
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Ethiopia A' international footballers
- 2014 African Nations Championship players
- Sportspeople from Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
- Association football central defenders
- Saint George S.C. players
- Arba Minch City F.C. players
- Ethiopian football biography stubs