Hussein Ammouta

Hussein Ammouta
Ammouta with Al Sadd SC in 2012
Personal information
Full name Hussein Ammouta
Date of birth (1969-10-24) 24 October 1969 (age 55)
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
Men's football
Representing  Morocco (as manager)
African Nations Championship
Winner 2020 Cameroon
Representing  Jordan (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 2023 Qatar
*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]

  1. ^ "Football : Hussein Amotta". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Ligue des champions d'Afrique: Ammouta, premier entraîneur marocain à remporter le titre".
  4. ^ "CHAN: Morocco sink Mali to become first team to retain title". BBC Sport. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Jordan secures historic Asia Cup final spot after 2–0 South Korea victory". HESPRESS English – Morocco News. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ Adil, Hafsa. "Jordan's an-Nashama make dreams come true to reach first Asian Cup final". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 February 2024.