Theodor Gebre Selassie
Czech footballer (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Gebre Selassie" redirects here. For the marathon runner, see Haile Gebrselassie.
In this article, the surname is Gebre Selassie, not Selassie.
Theodor Gebre Selassie (born 24 December 1986) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a right-back or as wing-back. He earned 54 caps and scored three goals with the Czech national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1986-12-24) 24 December 1986 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Třebíč, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, wing-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Slovan Liberec (sporting director) | ||
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) |
2012–2021 | Werder Bremen | 271 | (23) |
2021–2023 | Slovan Liberec | 46 | (1) |
Total | 451 | (34) | |
International career | |||
2007–2008 | Czech Republic U21 | 6 | (0) |
2011–2019 | Czech Republic | 54 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Having won the Czech First League with Slavia Prague in 2008 and Slovan Liberec four years later, he signed for Werder Bremen on a four-year contract. He stayed with Werder Bremen for nine years, making 271 league appearances and scoring 23 goals.
Gebre Selassie made his international debut for the Czech Republic in 2011, becoming their first player of African descent. He was selected in their squad for UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016.