 Ammouta with Al Sadd SC in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hussein Ammouta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Khemisset, Morocco[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al Jazira (head coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | IZ Khemisset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1996 | Fath Union Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Al Riyadh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Al Sadd SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Sharjah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Qatar SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | Morocco | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Zemmouris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | IZ Khemisset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Fath Union Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Al Sadd (Technical director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Al Sadd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Wydad AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Morocco A' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Wydad AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | AS FAR (General supervisor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Jordan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Al Jazira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hussein Ammouta (Arabic: الحسين عموتة; born 24 October 1969), also written as Houcine Ammouta, is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Emirates club Al Jazira.
As a former midfielder, Ammouta spent his entire playing career in the Middle East and Africa, namely IZ Khemisset, Fath Union Sport, Al-Riyadh, Al Sadd, Sharjah and Qatar SC. As a Moroccan international, he was capped on 5 occasions, he also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics with his nation.[2]
As a manager, Ammouta began his career coaching a local team named Zemmouris. He went on to spend his next 15 years coaching different clubs, most notably Wydad AC, winning the CAF Champions League.[3]
In 2020, Ammouta was named as the new manager of the Morocco A' national football team. He led the team to victory in the 2020 African Nations Championship.[4]
On 27 June 2023, Ammouta was appointed as the Jordan national team coach. Under the leadership of Hussein Ammouta, the Jordanian national team reached the 2023 AFC Asian Cup final for the first time in their history.[5][6]
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- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hussein Ammouta Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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- ^ "CHAN: Morocco sink Mali to become first team to retain title". BBC Sport. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Jordan secures historic Asia Cup final spot after 2–0 South Korea victory". HESPRESS English – Morocco News. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ Adil, Hafsa. "Jordan's an-Nashama make dreams come true to reach first Asian Cup final". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 February 2024.