About Yilma Ketema
Born 1945. Yilma Ketema is an association football player.
Yilma Ketema (born 1945) is an Ethiopian former footballer who played as a forward. He was the first black footballer to play in both the Greek Alpha Ethniki and the Turkish Süper Lig, as well as the first African footballer to play in Greece. He made his debut for the club in the 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, In 1965, he played in a friendly against his former club Aris.
Personal life Following his time in Boston, Ketema moved to New York. After a few years there, he settled in Alexandria, Virginia, where he works as a taxi driver.
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