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Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot
Personal information
Place of birth Hamasien, Eritrea
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1970 Asmara Hamasien
International career
1965–1970 Ethiopia 47 (1)
Medal record
CONCACAF W Championship
Winner 2022 Mexico
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Winner 2024 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 16, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2024

Bekuretsion "Bokre" Gebrehiwot (ቦኽረጺዮን ገብረሂወት) was an Eritrean footballer who played as a right back for the Ethiopian national football team and Asmara Hamasien. He is best known for scoring a late match-winning goal from long distance against Ivory Coast in the group stage of the 1968 African Cup of Nations tournament.[1][2][3] He later fled to the United States of America during political unrest,[3] where he became a leader among the expatriate Eritrean community in Dallas, Texas.[1][4]

Honors

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  • IFFHS Men's All-Time Eritrea Dream Team[5]

Family

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Gebrehiwot's daughter Semhar is the mother of Lily Yohannes, a professional footballer who plays for the United States women's national soccer team and Ajax.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b History of talented soccer player Bokre ሕቡብ ተጻዋታይ ኩዑሶ እግሪ ነበር ነፍስሄር ቦኽረጺዮን ገብረሂወት (ቦኽረ) (in Tigrinya). YouTube: Eri-TV. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ Gebrehiwot, Mamo (9 December 2010). "6th African Cup: Ethiopia 1 Ivory Coast 0 — The day Bekure-Tsion Gebrehiwot became a hero". Ethiosports. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Bushnell, Henry (22 November 2023). "Lily Yohannes, a 16-year-old American, is playing in the Champions League. Is U.S. Soccer watching?". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Paul (27 March 2024). "Eritrean-American Lily Yohannes gets Emma Hayes' attention". SoccerAmerica. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ^ "IFFHS Men's All Time Eritrea Dream Team - 67". IFFHS. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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