Ibrahim Mohamed Hersi

Ibrahim Mohamed Hersi
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-06-29)29 June 1944
Place of birth Asmara, Eritrea or Kassala, Sudan
Date of death 14 March 2020(2020-03-14) (aged 75)
Place of death Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Saxil
Dugale
EEPCo Addis Abeba
Red Sea Asmara
1967 Al-Taka Kassala
1968 Al-Waha
Somali Police
1968–1978 Horseed
International career
1968–1978 Somalia
Managerial career
1976–1980 Horseed
1977–1979 Somalia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahim Mohamed Hersi (Somali: Ibraahim Maxamed Hirxi; Arabic: إبراهيم محمد حرسي; 29 June 1944 – 14 March 2020) was a Somali international footballer.[1]

Career

Hersi was born in either Asmara, Eritrea,[2] or Kassala, Sudan.[3] Irrespective of his place of birth, his footballing career began in Ethiopia with Saxil and Dugale, before joining more established side EEPCo Addis Abeba. His last club in Ethiopia was Red Sea Asmara before moving to Sudan to represent Al-Taka Kassala and Al-Waha.

He moved to Somalia in 1968, and reportedly played for the Somali Police. It is known that he played for Horseed until his retirement 1978, though it is unclear exactly when he joined.[3] He also managed Horseed from 1976, when he was still a player, until 1980.[2] During this time, specifically between 1977 and 1979, he also managed the Somalia national football team.[2]

Personal life

Having fled to the United States in 1991 following conflict in Somalia, Hersi settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he married and had three children: Muna, Munira and Mohamed, as well as several grandchildren.[4]

Death

Hersi died in 2020.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ibrahim Mohamed Hersi at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. 1 2 3 "وفاة لاعب ومدرب منتخب الوطني السابق لكرة القدم إبراهيم السوداني" [Death of former national football team player and coach Ibrahim Al-Sudani]. Sonna (in Arabic). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Somalia's most senior football legend dies". Somali Football Federation. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Former Somali National Football Coach Passes Away". Halgan Media. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
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