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]

Ammar Souayah
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-06-11) 11 June 1957 (age 67)
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

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Souayah played in the second and third divisions of Tunisia.[3]

Managerial career

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Tunisia national team

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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 Étoile du Sahel.[5]

Al Shabab Riyadh

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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 1 lost.

Managerial statistics

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Team Nat From To Record
Al Shabab Saudi Arabia 23 January 2014 20 May 2014 22 12 4 6 054.55

Honours

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Manager

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Al Shabab

References

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  1. ^ "في أول تصريح لصحيفة سعودية.. مدرب الطائي السويح لـ" الجزيرة "".
  2. ^ "ES Sétif : Amar Souayah succède à Franck Dumas". mediafootdz.dz. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ "JSK: Ammar Souayah nouvel entraîneur".
  4. ^ "Entraîneurs". Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Bienvenue sur le site officiel de l'Etoile Sportive du Sahel". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2010.