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
International career
1958–1962	FLN	76
1963	Algeria	1	(0)
Managerial career
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
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]