Hussein Ammouta ( ar, الحسين عموتة, ; also spelled Lhoussaine Ammouta – born 24 October 1969 in

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) is a Moroccan professional

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and former

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er, who is the current head coach of

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side

Wydad AC Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional Association footba ...

. He previously played as a midfielder, and had spent his entire playing career in the Middle East and Africa. He competed in the

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Playing career

His career began in his hometown club of

Ittihad Khemisset Ittihad Khemisset ( ar, اتحاد الخميسات) is a Moroccan football club based in Khemisset. The club was founded in 1940. They play their home games at Stade du 18 novembre. Honours * Moroccan League First Division: 0 :: ::Second pl ...

in 1988. He joined Al Sadd in 1997, helping them win the

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and the

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in his second season at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. He was the league top goalscorer that season. He had spells in

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with Al Sharjah and in Saudi Arabia with

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Managerial career

He began his managerial career as a player-coach at Zemmouis SC in 2003. In 2007, he returned to his first club, Ittihad Khemisset, winning the league. He left in the 2007-08 season, and from 2008 to 2011, he took over the reins of a well-known club,

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. After he left, he joined Al Sadd as the technical director, before being named as a replacement for head coach

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in 2012. His skills would be tested for the 2012 Sheikh Jassem Cup where they played most of their matches with their second team, and were in the final defeated by

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, 1-0. Talk in the league, even amongst pundits, praised the team's form having consecutively won the set of nine matches that began the season, setting a league record. Sadd were eventually held to a goalless draw by

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on 8 December 2012. Al-Sadd won the league on 13 April 2013, one match before the end of the league. The victory followed a hiatus since the Al-Sadd league victory in 2007.

Return to Wydad AC

On 18 August 2022, Ammouta was announced as the new

head coach, replacing

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Career statistics

Managerial

Honours

Player

;Al-Sadd *

Qatar Stars League The Qatar Stars League ( ar, دوري نجوم قطر), or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotio ...

: 1999–00 *

Emir of Qatar Cup Emir of Qatar Cup ( ar, كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is Al Sad ...

: 1999–00, 2000–01 *

: 1998 *

Sheikh Jassim Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held i ...

: 1998, 2000

Manager

;Fath Union Sport *

Moroccan Throne Cup The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup is a football tournament sponsored by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and brings together Moroccan clubs who play on the knockout system until two teams reach the final match. Unlike the league ch ...

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;Al-Sadd *

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: 2014, 2015 *

Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held in ...

: 2014 ;Wydad AC *

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: 2016–17 ;Morocco *

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Individual

joint -Top Goalscorer: 1997–98 10 goals 15 games *Qatar Emir Cup Top Goalscorer:

Qatar Emir Cup Emir of Qatar Cup ( ar, كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is Al Sad ...

2001 7 goals 7 games *

Manager of the Season:

Manager of the Month: October 2014 *

Manager of the Month: April 2015 *

Manager of the Season: 2016–17

References

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