Adel Amrouche ( ar, عادل عمروش; born 7 March 1968) is an

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and former player who manages the Yemen national team. Following the part of his career in

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, where he clinched his UEFA trainer-licence, Amrouche also hold a Belgian passeport.

Club career

Amrouche began his playing in the junior ranks of CA Kouba. He played for a number of

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n clubs including

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad S.s.p.a (Classical Arabic: الشّباب الرّياضيّ لبلوزداد, English Translation: Sporting Club of Belouizdad), known as ''Chabab Belouizdad'' or ''CR Belouizdad'' or simply ''CRB'' for short, is a ...

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), (Kabyle language, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, Berber languages, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabyli ...

OMR El Annasser Olympic Mostakbel Ruisseau el-Annasser ( ar, أولمبي مستقبل العناصر), known as OMR el-Annasser or simply OMR for short, is an Algerian football club based in the Belouizdad quarter of Algiers. The club was founded on 1962 and ...

Olympique de Médéa Olympique de Médéa ( ar, أولمبي المدية), also known as 'O Médéa or simply OM for short, is an Algerian football club based in Médéa. The club was founded in 1945 and its colours are orange and blue. Their home stadium, Stade I ...

and

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. He then moved to Austria briefly to play for

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. After that, he played for a number of

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clubs like La Louviére and

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, as well as amateur clubs KAV Dendermonde and SK Lombeek.

Managerial career

Amrouche began his managerial career in 1988 by coaching the youth ranks of local club

while playing for the senior team. He held the same role during his playing stints with

and

RC Kouba Raed Chabab Kouba (), known as RC Kouba or simply RCK for short, is an Algerian football club based in Kouba, a district of Algiers. The club was founded in 1945 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, Mohamed Benhaddad Stadi ...

. In 2002, he was appointed as the manager of Congolese club

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. In 2007, Amrouche became the coach of the

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. On 1 January 2011, Amrouche turned down an offer to take over the vacant managerial role of

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, preferring to continue in his role with the Burundi national team. On 29 February 2012, Amrouche resigned as the manager of Burundi, just a day after a 2–1 win against

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in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. In February 2013, Amrouche was named coach of the

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taking over the position from James Nandwa who was there on temporary basis after the departure of

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. After 18 months at the helm, he was sacked on 3 August 2014 following Kenya's 1–0 aggregate loss to

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in the second round of qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. He managed

in 2016. He became manager of the Libyan national team in May 2018. He resigned from the position in October 2018. He then managed

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. In August 2019 he became manager of

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References

External links

Official website

Adel Amrouche
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