[4] Coaching Defence Force S.C. from the start of the 2011-12 Ethiopian Premier League, he vacated his position upon expiry of his contract in July 2016.
[5] When managing Defence Force S.C. in 2014, he was banned for five matches for obtrusively yelling at a referee for not giving an opposing defender a red card for what he saw as violent play.
The two had to be restrained to prevent the fight to escalate[6] In January 2017 Haile was hired as the manager of Jimma Aba Buna.
[8] In 2021, Haile was hired as the manager of Sidama Coffee S.C.[9] Taking over from the sacked Yohannes Sahle in May 2016,[10] it was decided he was to be interim coach for a short term-from May to October 9, 2016.
[14] Dismissed from national team manager duties in late 2016, he was replaced by Ashenafi Bekele.