Patrice Amir Beaumelle (born 24 April 1978) is a French

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and former player and the current head coach of Algerian football club

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home sta ...

. For most of his career he worked with compatriot

Hervé Renard Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard (born 30 September 1968) is a French professional football coach and former player who is the manager of the Saudi Arabia national team. Renard has previously been the manager of Zambia national team, with whom ...

as Renard's assistant.

Career

In 2010, Beaumelle was an assistant to Renard for the Angola national team., and in 2011 he also was assistant to Renard at Algerian club

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 ...

. Beaumelle also had previously been the assistant manager to Renard at Zambia national team from 2011. After Renard left his post in 2013 to take charge of

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, Beaumelle was appointed as his successor. Following Herve Renard's appointment as manager of the

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

on 31 July 2014, Beaumelle handed in his resignation to the Football Association of Zambia, and joined Ivory Coast as Renard's assistant. In November 2020, Patrice Beaumelle was reappointed at the head of the Ivorian football selection.

Managerial

Honours

As a manager

MC Alger *

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

: 2023–24

Personal life

Patrice converted to Islam on 15 April 2024. His decision was caused by neoteric events in the Gaza Strip in Palestine. Beaumelle, who was deeply stirred by the unfolding events and also wanted to learn more about faith, eventually led him to embrace the Islamic faith.

References

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