Kotu remained active in distance running as a coach. Kenenisa Bekele joined Kotu's Mugher Cement Factory team as a 16-year-old in 1998, and Kotu coached him to multiple Olympic and world titles.[6][7][8] Kotu also coached Ethiopian national teams[9][10][11] before moving to Bahrain to coach that country's team.[7][12]
Notes
^Tilastopaja gives his birth date as 15 March 1950.[2]