Manuel Amoros

Manuel Amoros
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Amoros
Date of birth	1 February 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Nîmes, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1972–1977	Gallia Club Lunel
1977–1980	Monaco
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1980	Monaco II
1980–1989	Monaco
1989–1993	Marseille
1993–1995	Lyon
1995–1996	Marseille
1999	AS Saint-Rémy
Total
International career
1982–1992	France
Managerial career
2004–2006	Kuwait (assistant)
2010	Comoros
2012–2014	Benin
Medal record
Representing France
UEFA European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Amoros (born 1 February 1962) is a French former professional

right-back. He was capped 82 times for France,^[3] and played in the UEFA European Championships finals of 1984 and 1992, and the FIFA World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986

.

Club career

Born in

Marseille and subsequently Red Star Belgrade won the match 5–3 on penalties.^{[citation needed}

]

International career

Amoros was born in France to Spanish parents, escaping from Francisco Franco's regime.^[5] He represented the France national team.^[5]

It was his stints with the Tricolor during the 1982 and 1986 World Cups in which he stood out. In the 1982 semi-final against

West Germany, he hit the crossbar in the 89th minute,^{[citation needed]} and in the penalty shoot-out he converted his kick before France were eventually eliminated.^{[citation needed}

]

In the 1984 European Championships held in France, Amoros showed an egregious side of him when, during the opening game against Denmark, he was sent off for head-butting the Danish midfielder Jesper Olsen. He was banned for three games. However, in the final against Spain, national coach Michel Hidalgo used him as a substitute in a game that Les Bleus won by 2–0 at the Parc des Princes.^{[citation needed]}

At the 1986 World Cup, the 24-year-old Amoros was voted among the best defenders of the tournament by the international press.^{[citation needed]}