Ammar Souayah

Ammar Souayah (Arabic: عمار السويّح; born 11 June 1957) is a Tunisian football manager and former player and the current head coach of ES Sétif.^[2]

Ammar Souayah

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-06-11) 11 June 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Tunis, Tunisia
Team information
Current team	ES Sétif (head coach)
Managerial career
Years	Team
1999–2001	CS Hammam-Lif
2001–2005	Étoile du Sahel
2002	Tunisia
2004–2005	Al-Tai[1]
2005–2006	Al-Tai
2007	Al Dhafra
2007–2009	Al-Hazem
2013–2014	Al Shabab (U23)
2014–2015	Al Shabab
2015–2017	Espérance de Tunis
2019	Ohod
2021–2022	JS Kabylie
2024–	ES Sétif

Playing career

Souayah played in the second and third divisions of Tunisia.^[3]

Managerial career

Tunisia national team

In 2002, Ammar Souayah signed as the coach of the Tunisia national team and led the team at the FIFA World Cup. Tunisia began the tournament with a 2–0 defeat against Russia then drew 1–1 against strong Belgium but was defeated 2–0 against co-host Japan and eliminated in the group stage. He coached Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif^[4] and Étoile du Sahel.^[5]

Al Shabab Riyadh

On 23 January 2014, he was appointed the head coach of Al Shabab, replacing Belgian Emilio Ferrera. He performed well with Al Shabab in the 2014 AFC Champions League group stages. Al Shabab played 6 matches, 5 won and 1 lost.

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Al Shabab	Saudi Arabia	23 January 2014	20 May 2014	22	12	4	6	054.55

Honours

Manager

Al Shabab

• King Cup of Champions: 2014

References

1. "في أول تصريح لصحيفة سعودية.. مدرب الطائي السويح لـ" الجزيرة "".
2. "ES Sétif : Amar Souayah succède à Franck Dumas". mediafootdz.dz. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
3. "JSK: Ammar Souayah nouvel entraîneur".
4. "Entraîneurs". Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
5. "Bienvenue sur le site officiel de l'Etoile Sportive du Sahel". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2010.