Ammar Souayah (; born 11 June 1957) is a Tunisian football manager and former player and the current head coach of
ES Sétif
Entente Sportive Sétifienne (), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional association football, football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in 1958 and its colours are bl ...
.
Playing career
Souayah played in the second and third divisions of Tunisia.
Managerial career
Tunisia national team
In 2002, Ammar Souayah signed as the coach of the
Tunisia national team and led the team at the
FIFA World Cup
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. Tunisia began the tournament with a 2–0 defeat against
Russia
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then drew 1–1 against strong
Belgium
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but was defeated 2–0 against co-host
Japan
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and eliminated in the group stage.
He coached
Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif
Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif () known as CS Hammam-Lif or simply CSHL for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Hammam-Lif. The club was founded in 1944 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Bou Kornine Stadium, has a ca ...
and
Étoile du Sahel
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Places
;France
* Charles de Gaulle – Étoile, station of the Paris Métro
* Étoile-Saint-Cyrice, commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in France
* Étoile-sur-Rhône, commune in the Drôme department in France
* L'Éto ...
.
Al Shabab Riyadh
On 23 January 2014, he was appointed the head coach of
Al Shabab, replacing Belgian
Emilio Ferrera
Emilio Ferrera (born 19 June 1967) is a Belgian football manager and former player, who manages the U21 squad of Gent.
His last former club was OH Leuven in the Belgian First Division B. Before he also worked at Genk, where he was fired after ...
. He performed well with Al Shabab in the
2014 AFC Champions League
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group stages. Al Shabab played 6 matches, 5 won and 1 lost.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Manager
Al Shabab
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King Cup of Champions
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The King's Cup is the second-oldest knockout competition in Saudi Arabian ...
: 2014
References
1957 births
Living people
Tunisian men's footballers
Footballers from Tunis
Tunisian football managers
2002 FIFA World Cup managers
Saudi Pro League managers
CS Hammam-Lif managers
Étoile Sportive du Sahel managers
Al-Tai FC managers
Al-Hazem F.C. managers
Al Raed FC managers
Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) managers
Ohod Club managers
Tunisian expatriate football managers
Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Men's association football players not categorized by position
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