Hussein Ammouta
Hussein Ammouta (Arabic: الحسين عموتة; born 24 October 1969), also written as Houcine Ammouta, is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player, who currently coaches the Jordan national team.
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Ammouta with Al Sadd SC in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hussein Ammouta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Khemisset, Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jordan (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– | Jordan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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.
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.
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.