Ammar Souayah (Arabic: عمار السويّح; born 11 June 1957) is a Tunisian football manager and former player and the current head coach of ES Sétif.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ES Sétif (head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1999–2001 | CS Hammam-Lif | ||
| 2001–2005 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 2002 | Tunisia | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Tai[1] | ||
| 2005–2006 | Al-Tai | ||
| 2007 | Al Dhafra | ||
| 2007–2009 | Al-Hazem | ||
| 2013–2014 | Al Shabab (U23) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al Shabab | ||
| 2015–2017 | Espérance de Tunis | ||
| 2019 | Ohod | ||
| 2021–2022 | JS Kabylie | ||
| 2024– | ES Sétif | ||
Playing career edit
Souayah played in the second and third divisions of Tunisia.[3]
Managerial career edit
Tunisia national team edit
In 2002, Ammar Souayah signed as the coach of the Tunisia national team and led the team at the FIFA World Cup. Tunisia began the tournament with a 2–0 defeat against Russia then drew 1–1 against strong Belgium but was defeated 2–0 against co-host Japan and eliminated in the group stage. He coached Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif[4] and also Étoile du Sahel.[5]
Al Shabab Riyadh edit
On 23 January 2014, he was appointed the head coach of Al Shabab, replacing Belgian Emilio Ferrera. He performed well with Al Shabab in the 2014 AFC Champions League group stages. Al Shabab played 6 matches, 5 won and lost 1.
Managerial statistics edit
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shabab | Saudi Arabia | 23 January 2014 | 20 May 2014 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 54.55 |
Honours edit
Manager edit
Al Shabab
- King Cup of Champions: 2014
References edit
- ^ "في أول تصريح لصحيفة سعودية.. مدرب الطائي السويح لـ" الجزيرة "".
- ^ "ES Sétif : Amar Souayah succède à Franck Dumas". mediafootdz.dz. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "JSK: Ammar Souayah nouvel entraîneur".
- ^ "Entraîneurs". Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Bienvenue sur le site officiel de l'Etoile Sportive du Sahel". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
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