Manuel Amoros (born 1 February 1962) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He was capped 82 times for France,[3] and played in the UEFA European Championships finals of 1984 and 1992, and the FIFA World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986.
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| Full name | Manuel Amoros[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1962[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nîmes, France | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1977 | Gallia Club Lunel | |||||||||||||
| 1977–1980 | Monaco | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Monaco II | 17 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1980–1989 | Monaco | 287 | (36) | |||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | Marseille | 108 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Lyon | 66 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Marseille | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1999 | AS Saint-Rémy | |||||||||||||
| Total | 494 | (44) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1982–1992 | France | 82 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Kuwait (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Comoros | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Benin | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in Nîmes, Gard,[4] Amoros played most of his career for Monaco in the French first division. He missed his penalty in the 1991 European Cup Final for Marseille and subsequently Red Star Belgrade won the match 5–3 on penalties.[citation needed]
International career
editAmoros was born in France to Spanish parents, escaping from Francisco Franco's regime.[5] He represented the France national team.[5]
It was his stints with the Tricolor during the 1982 and 1986 World Cups in which he stood out. In the 1982 semi-final against West Germany, he hit the crossbar in the 89th minute,[citation needed] and in the penalty shoot-out he converted his kick before France were eventually eliminated.[citation needed]
In the 1984 European Championships held in France, Amoros showed an egregious side of him when, during the opening game against Denmark, he was sent off for head-butting the Danish midfielder Jesper Olsen. He was banned for three games. However, in the final against Spain, national coach Michel Hidalgo used him as a substitute in a game that Les Bleus won by 2–0 at the Parc des Princes.[citation needed]
At the 1986 World Cup, the 24-year-old Amoros was voted among the best defenders of the tournament by the international press.[citation needed]
Managerial career
editIn June 2010, Amoros was appointed national team manager for the Comoros Islands,[6] which coached to September 2010. In January 2012, he was named new coach of Benin, replacing Edme Codjo, who had been in charge since August 2011. [7]
Honours
editMonaco
Marseille
- Division 1: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92[2]
- UEFA Champions League: 1992–93[citation needed]; runner-up: 1990–91
France
- UEFA European Championship: 1984[2]
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1986[citation needed]
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Entreprise Profoot à Châteaurenard (13160)" [Company Profoot in Châteaurenard (13160)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
"Manuel Amoros". BFM Business (in French). NextInteractive. Retrieved 2 January 2021. - ^ a b c d e f "Manuel Amoros". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Joueur – Manuel AMOROS – FFF". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Manuel Amoros: Profile". worldfootball.net (in French). HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Manuel Amoros : " Mes origines espagnoles m'ont donné cette fierté "". SOFOOT.com.
- ^ "Manuel Amoros sélectionneur national des Comores". 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - FIFA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Matches of FIFA XI". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
External links
edit- Manuel Amoros at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Manuel Amoros at National-Football-Teams.com
- Manuel Amoros coach profile at Soccerway
- Profile at Soccerpunter.com
- Manuel Amoros at WorldFootball.net
