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Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle (born December 17, 1977) is a Spanish former
beach soccer Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or sand soccer, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand between two teams of five players each. Association football has long been played informally on ...
player and is currently an assistant coach of
Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Super League (), commonly known as the Chinese Super League or the CSL (), also known as the China Resources Beverage Chinese Football Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Ch ...
club
Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club (), known in AFC competitions as Beijing FC, is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing, that competes in . Beijing Guoan plays its home matches at the Workers' Stadium, located within Chaoyang Distr ...
. He was the
captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...
of the
Spain national beach soccer team The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain. Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last ...
. In 2019, the magazine
France Football ''France Football'' is a French monthly magazine containing football news from all over the world. It is considered to be one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of its photographic reports, in-depth and exclus ...
placed Amarelle third in an article named "10 Legends of Beach Soccer."


Playing career and honours


Football Career

* Deportivo de La Coruña Juvenil (1993–1996): Won the
Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol The Copa de Campeones de Juvenil is the tournament created by the RFEF to determine the overall youth champion of Spain. Since the 2014–15 season, the winner of this competition will qualify for the UEFA Youth League. Competition format The w ...
(1995–1996). *
Deportivo de La Coruña B Real Club Deportivo Fabril, previously known as ''Deportivo B'', is the reserve team of Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, it is based in A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It currently plays in , holding home games at Cidade Dep ...
(1996–1998): Played as a forward before transitioning to beach soccer. * Imperator Oar SF (1997–1998): Brief stint in traditional football.


Beach Soccer Career


Club Achievements

* Milano Beach Soccer (Italy): ** Scudetto: 2006, 2007 **
Coppa Italia Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since. Juventus is the competition's most successf ...
: 2006, 2007, 2009 * FC Barcelona: **
Mundialito de Clubes The Mundialito de Clubes () is an international club beach soccer competition contested between top men's clubs from around the world. The tournament is loosely similar to the FIFA Club World Cup in association football, however participating team ...
: 2015


International Achievements (Spain National Beach Soccer Team, 1997–2013)

*
Beach Soccer World Championships The Beach Soccer World Championships was the premier international beach soccer competition contested by men's national teams between 1995 and 2004. It was replaced by the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The tournament took place annually in Brazi ...
(post 2005:
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is an international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was preceded by the Beach Soccer World Championshi ...
): ** Runner-up: 2003, 2004, 2013 ** Third place: 2000 *
Euro Beach Soccer League The Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is the premier competition in beach soccer featuring European men's national teams. The competition has been held annually since its establishment in 1998, making it the oldest beach soccer tournament in Europe ...
: ** Winner: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 ** Runner-up: 2002, 2014, 2018 ** Third place: 1998 ** Event-specific wins: *** Spanish Event (
Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
): 2004 *** Norwegian Event (
Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
): 2004 *** Italian Event (
Scoglitti Scoglitti () is a fishing village and hamlet () of Vittoria, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. In 2011 it had a population of 4,175. History Scoglitti found a niche in history after being selected by the Allies as the sit ...
): 2004 *** Group A Event (
Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
,
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
): 2006 ** Runner-up in events: *** Portuguese Event (
Portimão Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro (district), Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2022 was 63,079 in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In ...
): 2004 *** Group A Event (
Tignes Tignes () is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, known for the highest skiable area and the longest ski season in Europe. It is located in the Savoie region with good ...
,
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
): 2006 *
Euro Beach Soccer Cup The Euro Beach Soccer Cup (EBSC), originally known as the ''European Pro Beach Soccer Championships'' until 2004, was a biennial (previously annual) beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, organised by Beach Soc ...
: ** Winner: 1998 2008, 2009, 2014 ** Runner-up: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 *
Copa Latina The Latin Cup was an international official football tournament for club sides from the Southwest European nations of France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. In 1949, the football federations came together and requested FIFA launch the competition ...
: ** Runner-up: 2000, 2004 * Mundialito: ** Runner-up: 2004 ** Third place: 2001, 2009 *
BSWW Tour The BSWW Tour is a series of international events in beach soccer. It is organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), an organization responsible for promotion and development of beach soccer sport. BSWW Tour is an international exhibition tour in b ...
: ** Runner-up: 2001 * World League: ** Third place: 2001


Individual Awards

*
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is an international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was preceded by the Beach Soccer World Championshi ...
: ** MVP (Golden Ball): 2003, 2008 ** Silver Shoe: 2008 *
Euro Beach Soccer League The Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is the premier competition in beach soccer featuring European men's national teams. The competition has been held annually since its establishment in 1998, making it the oldest beach soccer tournament in Europe ...
: ** MVP: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003 ** Top Scorer: 1998, 2007 ** Rookie of the Year: 1998 ** Event-specific awards: *** Norwegian Event (
Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...
) Best Player: 2004 *** Italian Event (
Scoglitti Scoglitti () is a fishing village and hamlet () of Vittoria, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. In 2011 it had a population of 4,175. History Scoglitti found a niche in history after being selected by the Allies as the sit ...
) Best Player: 2004 *** Portuguese Event (
Portimão Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro (district), Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2022 was 63,079 in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In ...
) Top Scorer: 2004 *** Italian Stage (
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) Top Scorer: 2007 * Mundialito: ** MVP: 2001 ** Top Scorer: 2009 * BSWW Tour: ** MVP: 2001 * World League: ** Top Scorer: 2001 * Italian Beach Soccer: ** Capocannoniere Serie A: 2006 ** Capocannoniere Coppa Italia: 2007 * Other: ** Member of the Euro All-Star squad selected to play against
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
in
Tarragona Tarragona (, ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in Catalonia (Spain). It is the capital and largest town of Tarragonès county, the Camp de Tarragona region and the province of Tarragona. Geographically, it is located on the Costa Daurada ar ...
,
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
(2007)


Coaching Career

Amarelle transitioned to coaching after retiring from playing in 2013, taking on various roles in beach soccer and traditional football: * China National Beach Soccer Team ** Served as head coach * Trinidad & Tobago National Beach Soccer Team ** Served as head coach * CD San Francisco Beach Soccer ** Appointed head coach and technical director. * UAE National Beach Soccer Team (2022): ** Appointed head coach in February 2022. ** Shortlisted as one of the top three coaches globally at the Beach Soccer Stars gala in
Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
(November 2022). *
Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...
(2022): ** Assistant coach under
Quique Setién Enrique "Quique" Setién Solar (; born 27 September 1958) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently manager of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan. As a player, he was nicknamed ''El Maestro'', and was bes ...
, a former teammate from the Spain national beach soccer team, following Setién’s appointment as head coach in October 2022. *
Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club (), known in AFC competitions as Beijing FC, is a Chinese professional football club based in Beijing, that competes in . Beijing Guoan plays its home matches at the Workers' Stadium, located within Chaoyang Distr ...
(Chinese Super League, 2023–present): ** Currently serves as an assistant coach under
Quique Setién Enrique "Quique" Setién Solar (; born 27 September 1958) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central midfielder, currently manager of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan. As a player, he was nicknamed ''El Maestro'', and was bes ...
, alongside other Galician coaches Fran Soto and Jaime Paz. Amarelle joined Setién in China, leveraging his prior experience in the country from his time coaching the China national beach soccer team.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amarelle, Ramiro 1977 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Deportivo Fabril players Spanish beach soccer players Men's association football forwards