Alami Ahannach (born 20 September 1969) is a Moroccan

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manager and former international player.

Playing career

Ahannach spent his whole playing career in the

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, playing over 200 professional games throughout his career. He also played a total 20 games in the Dutch top flight as a

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player in 1997–98 and the initial part of the 1998–99 season. He retired in 2004, after four seasons with second-tier club

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and a lone season with amateurs

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(still based in the city of Emmen).

International career

Ahannach also played once in 1996 as an international player, as part of the Moroccan national team.

Coaching career

Ahannach started his post-playing career as a youth coach of

. In 2009, he was appointed head coach of amateurs PKC '83, then filling the same position at

in 2010. He also briefly served as assistant of

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in 2006. In the summer of 2011 he was appointed assistant coach of professional football club

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. Later in December he was named new head coach of

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amateurs FC Chabab, while retaining his Telstar job at the same time. He led Chabab to instant success, managing to bring the team into the promotion playoffs and then ensure it a place in the

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league (the highest division in Dutch amateur football).

Personal life

His younger brother

Soufyan Ahannach Soufyan Ahannach (born 9 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Arabi in the Saudi First Division. Club career Ahannach started his professional career with Eerste Divisie side Almere City scoring 32 g ...

is now a professional footballer. His cousin Anass Ahannach is a footballer as well.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahannach, Alami 1969 births Living people Moroccan footballers Morocco international footballers Men's association football defenders Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Dutch football managers Moroccan football managers People from Tétouan WKE players WKE managers