Ammar Souayah

Ammar Souayah

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-06-11) 11 June 1957
Place of birth	Tunis, Tunisia
Managerial career
Years	Team
1999–2001	Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif
2001–2005	Étoile du Sahel
2002	Tunisia
2004–2005	Al-Tai
2005–2006	Al-Tai
2007–2009	Al-Hazem
2013–2014	Al-Shabab U23
2014–2015	Al-Shabab
2015–2017	Espérance Sportive de Tunis
2019	Ohod
2021–2022	JS Kabylie

Ammar Souayah (Arabic: عمار السويّح; born 11 June 1957) is a Tunisian football manager and former player.

Playing career

Souayah played in the econd and third divisions of Tunisia.

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 and also Étoile du Sahel.

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 lost 1.

Managerial statistics

As of 14 May 2014

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