Mimoun Ouaali

Mimoun "Simon" Ouaali (born 8 January 1967) is a Moroccan–Dutch football manager. He has coached Chabab Rif Al Hoceima in Morocco and VVZ '49, Sparta Nijkerk, SV Argon and DVS' 33 in the Netherlands. Ouaali received the Rinus Michels Award after the team he managed, Sparta Nijkerk, won a championship in the Hoofdklasse.^[2] His younger brother, Saïd Ouaali, was head of the Ajax Youth Academy until July 2023.^[3][4]

Simon Ouaali

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-01-08) 8 January 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth	Beni Said, Morocco[1]
Managerial career
Years	Team
2007–2010	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
2010–2011	VVZ '49
2011–2015	Sparta Nijkerk
2016–2017	VVZ '49
2017–2018	Argon
2018	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
2019–2020	DVS '33

Coaching career

Following Nijkerk, Ouaali managed VVZ '49 for a second run and Hoofdklasse fixture SV Argon.^[1] He was fired from coaching Argon in January 2018.^[5][6] He coached Chabab Rif Al Hoceima in the Botola from 1 March to 10 September 2018.^[7] In November 1999, he became the manager of Ermelo-side DVS '33 in the Derde Divisie. DVS '33 signed another coach for summer 2020.