[EURO 2012 PORTRAIT] One of the revelations of Euro 2012 has been Czech right back Theodor Gebre Selassie. The son of anEthiopian father who settled in then-Czechoslovakia after attending medical school, Gebre-Selassie has toiled in obscurity in the Czech league, but a move from Slovan Liberec is likely. He’ll face thebiggest test of his career when he takes on Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal in Thursday’s quarterfinal.
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