Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed | |
Fullname: | Ahmed Gaab Mohamed Ahmed[1] |
Birth Date: | 22 February 1980[2] |
Birth Place: | Somalia |
Position: | Centre Back |
Youthyears1: | 1993–1997 |
Youthclubs1: | FC Thun |
Years1: | 1997–1998 |
Years2: | 1998–2002 |
Years3: | 2002–2005 |
Years4: | 2006–2007 |
Clubs4: | Somali Beach Soccer Team |
Nationalyears1: | 2001–2010 |
Nationalteam1: | Somalia |
Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2007–2014 |
Manageryears2: | 2010–2011 |
Managerclubs2: | SCM Youth A |
Manageryears3: | 2011–2014 |
Managerclubs3: | FC Wyler Bern |
Manageryears4: | 2014–2015 |
Managerclubs4: | BSC Young Boys Bern Youth Team |
Manageryears5: | 2015–2017 |
Managerclubs5: | US Virgin Islands |
Manageryears6: | 2017–2019 |
Managerclubs6: | Barbados |
Manageryears7: | 2019– |
Managerclubs7: | Barbados Technical Director |
Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed also known as Ahmed Gaab (Arabic: أحمد محمد أحمد; born 22 February 1980) is a Somali football coach and former player.[3] [4] [5]
After starting at a very young age on several positions in Somali Football Federation's observation department under the guidance of then-Federation President Abdegani Saeed Arab, who hired him because of his coaching knowledge of football, he then became head coach of the Somalia national beach soccer team and technical adviser of the Federation. He achieved his professional coaching licence as first Swiss-Somali born coach in Germany. He previously managed the Somalia national beach soccer team[6] FC Wyler Bern Youth A Team and BSC Young Boys Youth team in Bern Switzerland.
In February 2015, he was appointed as the head coach of the U.S. Virgin Islands national football team.[7]
In March 2017, he was appointed as the coach of the Barbadian national team.[1]