Amar Rouaï

Amar Rouaï (March 9, 1932 – November 11, 2017) was a former Algerian international football player and manager. From 1958 to 1962, he was a member of the FLN football team.

Amar Rouaï
Personal information
Full name Amar Rouaï
Date of birth (1932-03-09)March 9, 1932
Place of birth Sétif, Algeria
Date of death November 11, 2017(2017-11-11) (aged 85)
Place of death Annemasse, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1952 MC El Eulma
1952–1954 US Annemasse
1954–1957 Besançon
1957–1958 Angers 27 (7)
1962–1963 Angers 15 (1)
1963 USM Bel-Abbès
National team
1958–1962 FLN 76
1963 Algeria 1 (0)
Teams managed
1963 USM Bel-Abbès
1963–1964 MC El Eulma
1964–1968 Alakhdhar
1968–1970 ASM Oran
1974–1975 JS Kawkabi
1975–1980 Algeria Ol.
1980–1985 ESM Bel-Abbès
1985–1987 RCM Relizane
1987–1989 Mouloudia d'Oran
1994–1995 GC Mascara
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Rouaï began his career with MC El Eulma, making his debut with the senior team while aged 15. After five years with MC El Eulma, he moved to France to embark on a professional career. After two seasons with US Annemasse, he signed his first professional contract with Besançon. In 1957, he joined Ligue 1 side Angers, making 27 appearances and scoring 7 goals. However, at the end of the season, he secretly left the team to join the FLN football team.[1] In 1962, after Algeria gained its independence, Rouaï returned to Angers. He made 15 more appearances for the club, scoring 1 goal, before buying out his contract.[2][3][4]

International career

In 1958, Rouaï secretly left Angers to go to Tunisia and join the FLN football team in support of the Algerian independence movement. He spent the next four years traveling and playing with the team. After Algeria gained its independence, he was called up twice to the Algeria national football team. The first, in 1962, was a friendly against French club Nîmes. In the second, on July 4, 1963, he made his official debut in a friendly against Egypt.[5]

Death

Rouai died in Annemasse at the French-Swiss border on November 11, 2017, at the age of 85.[6]

References
  1. "Ahmed Rouiai" (in French). sco1919.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  2. "Rouaï Amar (El Eulma) a 15 ans, il est déjà titulaire..." (in French). La Nouvelle République. March 29, 2006. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  3. "Les légendes du SCO Angers: Amar Rouaï" (in French). Les légendes du SCO Angers. May 28, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  4. Nait-Challal, Michel (2008). " Dribbleurs de l'indépendance " : L'incroyable histoire de l'équipe de football du FLN algérien. L'Équipe. ISBN 978-2916400327.
  5. "Amar Rouaï – عمار رواي" (in French). DZFootball.free.fr. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  6. Décès de l’ancienne gloire de l’équipe du FLN Amar Rouai (in French)
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