Theodor Gebre Selassie

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Not to be confused with Haile Gebrselassie.

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In this name, the family name is Gebre Selassie, not Selassie.

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Theodor Gebre Selassie
File:Theodor Gebre Selassie.JPG
Gebre Selassie in 2012
Personal information
Full name Theodor Gebre Selassie
Date of birth (1986-12-24) 24 December 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
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Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Werder Bremen
Number 23
Youth career
1992–1998 Velké Meziříčí
1998–2005 Vysočina Jihlava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Vysočina Jihlava 18 (2)
2005–2006 → Velké Meziříčí (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2008 Slavia Prague 11 (0)
2008–2012 Slovan Liberec 97 (8)
2012– Werder Bremen 93 (5)
International career‡
2007–2008 Czech Republic U-21 6 (0)
2011– Czech Republic 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 Oktober 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2015

Theodor Gebre Selassie (born 24 December 1986) is a Czech football defender who plays for German club Werder Bremen and the Czech Republic national football team.

Having won the Czech First League with Slavia Prague in 2008 and Slovan Liberec four years later, he then signed for Bremen on a four-year contract.

Gebre Selassie made his international debut for the Czech Republic in 2011, becoming their first player of African descent, and was selected in their squad for UEFA Euro 2012.

Personal life

Gebre Selassie was born in 1986 in Třebíč in the former Czechoslovakia. His father, Chamola, is Ethiopian and arrived in the country as a doctor during the communist period. His mother, Jana, is Czech and a schoolteacher.[1][2] Gebre Selassie has a younger sister named Anna, who plays for the Czech Republic women's national handball team.[3]

Club career

Gebre Selassie began his football career in 1992, developing within the Czech youth system. For the next six years, he was a member of the Velké Meziříčí junior squad. He subsequently moved to Vysočina Jihlava, where he played for the club's youth team between 1998 and 2005.

As his family placed great importance on education, Gebre Selassie later almost abandoned football altogether to concentrate on a university degree. However, he eventually opted to join Velké Meziříčí's senior side in 2005.[2]

Gebre Selassie subsequently had a brief stint with Slavia Prague in the 2007–08 season, during which he won the Czech First League title. He then played for Slovan Liberec, where he again won the league title in the 2011–12 season.[1]

After playing all four of the Czech Republic's matches at UEFA Euro 2012, Gebre Selassie was signed on 22 June by Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga on a four-year deal.[1] On 24 August 2012, Gebre Selassie scored a goal in Bremen's first game of the season, heading an equaliser in a 1–2 away loss against reigning champions Borussia Dortmund.[4]

International career

In May 2011, Gebre Selassie received his first call-up to the Czech Republic national football team. On 4 June, he became the first player of African descent to play for the country,[5] making his debut as a half-time substitute for Ondřej Kušnír in a goalless draw against Peru at the Kirin Cup at Matsumotodaira Football Stadium in Matsumoto, Japan.

Gebre Selassie was later given the number 2 shirt in the Czech squad for UEFA Euro 2012. He was allegedly the target of racist chanting from Russia fans during the Czech Republic's match against Russia, which ended in a 4–1 victory for Russia.[6] During the tournament, he received attention from some of Europe's most successful clubs.[7] He started all four of the Czechs' games, as the side won its group before eventually losing to Portugal in the quarter-finals.[1] He scored his first senior international goal on 12 October 2012 in a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Malta, opening a 3–1 victory in Plzeň.[8]

Career statistics

International

Czech Republic national team[9]
Year Apps Goals
2011 7 0
2012 12 1
2013 8 0
2014 1 0
2015 4 0
Total 32 1

International goals

Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2012 Stadion města Plzně, Plzeň, Czech Republic  Malta 1–0 3–1 2014 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Slavia Prague
Slovan Liberec

References

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