Patrice Amir Beaumelle (born 24 April 1978) is a French football coach and former player and the current head coach of Algerian football club MC Alger.[2] For most of his career he worked with compatriot Hervé Renard as Renard's assistant.

Amir Beaumelle
Beaumelle in 2008
Personal information
Full name Patrice Amir Beaumelle
Date of birth (1978-04-24) 24 April 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Arles, France
Position(s) Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
MC Alger (head coach)
Youth career
Years Team
1986–1991 Stade Beaucairois
1991–2000 Nîmes
Managerial career
2005 ES Grau-du-Roi
2013–2014 Zambia
2020–2022 Ivory Coast
2023– MC Alger

Career

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In 2010, Beaumelle was an assistant to Renard for the Angola national team.,[3] and in 2011 he also was assistant to Renard at Algerian club USM Alger.[4]

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 FC Sochaux, Beaumelle was appointed as his successor.[5] Following Herve Renard's appointment as manager of the Ivory Coast on 31 July 2014, Beaumelle handed in his resignation to the Football Association of Zambia, and joined Ivory Coast as Renard's assistant.[6][7]

In November 2020, Patrice Beaumelle was reappointed at the head of the Ivorian football selection.[8]

Managerial

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As of match played 14 June 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Zambia 8 October 2013 31 July 2014 2 0 0 2 000.00
Ivory Coast 4 March 2020 6 April 2022 20 10 5 5 050.00
MC Alger 3 March 2023[9] 47 28 13 6 059.57
Total 69 38 18 13 055.07

Honours

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As a manager

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MC Alger

Personal life

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Patrice converted to Islam on 15 April 2024.[11] His decision was caused by neoteric events in the Gaza Strip in Palestine.[12] 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.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Patrice Beaumelle - Ivory Coast - Stats - titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ "MCA : Patrice Beaumelle est le nouvel entraîneur du club". dzfoot.com. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Coach Renard quits". postzambia.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Patrice Beaumelle et Laurent Bonadei, adjoints de Renard" (in French). usm-alger.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Zambia and coach Herve Renard part company". BBC Sport. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Beaumelle steps down as Zambia coach". BBC Sport. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Beaumelle follows Renard to Elephants". SuperSport official website. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  8. ^ "SportSÉLECTIONNEUR DES ÉLÉPHANTS, PATRICE BEAUMELLE MAINTENU À SON POSTE". 7Info. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  9. ^ "MCA : Patrice Beaumelle est le nouvel entraîneur du club". dzfoot.com. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Ligue 1 : Le Mouloudia d'Alger champion 2023/2024". DZfoot. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Inspired by Palestinians' resistance, French coach embraces Islam (+Video)". ABNA24. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b Benzerroug, Nazim (26 April 2024). "Patrice Beaumelle annonce sa conversion à l'Islam (Vidéo)". Fennec Football (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2024.