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, and played in the UEFA European Championships finals of 1984 and 1992, and the FIFA World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986.
Biography
Amoros was born in Nîmes, Gard, to Spanish parents escaping from Francisco Franco's regime. He represented the France national team.
In June 2010, Amoros was appointed national team manager for the Comoros Islands, 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.
Honours
Monaco
- Division 1: 1981–82, 1987–88
- Coupe de France: 1984–85
Marseille
- Division 1: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
- UEFA Champions League: 1992–93; runner-up: 1990–91
France
- UEFA European Championship: 1984
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1986
Individual
- FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 1982
- Onze d'Argent: 1986
- French Player of the Year: 1986
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986
- FIFA XI: 1986
- World XI: 1986, 1987
- Onze Mondial: 1986, 1987, 1988
References
External links
- Manuel Amoros at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Manuel Amoros – FIFA competition record (archived)
