Juan Carlos Amorós López (born 3 June 1984) is a Spanish

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who is currently the head coach of

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of the American

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(NWSL). He previously managed NWSL club

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, Spanish club

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, and English club

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Managerial career

Tottenham Hotspur

Amorós began his coaching career at

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in 2011, as co-manager with

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. Following the club's promotion to the top-flight

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after the 2018–19 season, Hills and Amorós signed two-year deals to continue in their roles. However, they were both fired seven matches into the 2019–20 season and replaced with

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assistant

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Real Betis

On 16 January 2021, Primera Iberdrola club

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signed Amorós to a contract until 30 June 2021, with an option to extend by one year. However, Amorós and the club mutually ended the contract in May 2022 following a 9th-place finish in the 2021-22 season.

Houston Dash

Following the suspension of head coach and general manager James Clarkson, the

appointed assistant coach

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as acting head coach. On 15 June 2022, the Dash appointed Amorós as the club's new interim head coach pending visa approval. Amorós would not join the team until 12 July while waiting for his visa. In his first match managing the dash on 16 July, with newly acquired striker

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scoring a

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, the Dash under Amorós defeated the

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4–1.

Gotham FC

After leading

to their first-ever

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appearance as interim head coach in 2022, Amorós signed on as fellow NWSL club

's permanent head coach on a three-year contract in November 2022.

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* * 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Madrid Spanish football managers Women's association football managers Women's Super League managers Houston Dash coaches Spanish expatriate football managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate football managers in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer managers in the United States Real Betis non-playing staff Primera División (women) managers National Women's Soccer League coaches {{Spain-footy-bio-stub