Following his education, Ebbighausen played senior football for Karlsruher SC, FT Braunschweig and Bayern Kickers Nürnberg.
Following his spell at Sierra Leone, Ebbighausen coached in Sudan, Nigeria and Pakistan.
[1] In 1980, Ebbighausen managed Somalia in their 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification attempts, exiting in the first round on away goals against Niger.
Ebbighausen helped Sudan's under-17's to qualify for the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship as well as managing Vietnamese club Long An.
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