Saïd Amara ( ar, سعيد عمارة; 11 March 1933 – 2 August 2020) was an Algerian

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player and manager.

Playing career

Club career

Born in Saïda, Amara started playing club football for Gaité Club Saida and

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. In 1956, he moved to France to play for

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and Bordeaux. He returned to Algeria, playing with

MC Saïda Mouloudia Club de Saïda ( ar, مولودية سعيدة), known as MC Saïda or simply MCS for short, is an Algerian football club based in the city of Saïda. The club was founded in 1947 and its colours are green, red and white. Their home s ...

and JSM Tiaret.

International career

He spent time with the

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in 1960 to 1962, and received death threats upon his return to Bordeaux. He also earned five caps for the Algerian national team between 1963 and 1964.

Coaching career

Amara had two spells as manager of the Algerian national team. He also managed many clubs, including

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, MC Oran,

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and

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References

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