By Sports Reporter/Doha
El Jaish have announced that Frenchman Sabri Lamoushi will be their new head coach. He will succeed Tunisian Nabil Maloul who moved to Kuwait to coach their national team. Lamoushi will arrive in Doha in the coming days and the club will hold a press conference to announce the details.
A delegation from El Jaish headed by Dr Thani Abdul Rahman al-Kuwari, the General Secretary and CEO travelled to the French capital city Paris to finalise the contract.
Dr Thani stated to the Club’s official website: “The Club Administration has signed on Sabri Lamouchi to lead the first team.”
Lamoushi was born in Lion city in France on 1971.
He started his career with the amateur team Alice, and then moved to Auxerre for four seasons until 1998, during which he participated in 129 matches and scored 19 goals. After which he transferred to Monaco for two seasons and participated in 54 matches.
On 2000 he became more famous in Europe by joining the Italian Club Parma. For three seasons Sabri participated in 90 matches and scored seven goals.
Then he moved on loan to Inter Milan for two seasons and then Jenoa. In 2005 he returned to France to join Marseille for one season and played in 36 matches and scored five goals. In 2006 he started his adventure in the Qatari league by joining Al Rayyan, Umm Salal and Al Kharaitiyat. He was the Head Coach of Kharaitiyat for one season.
Lamouchi played 470 matches and scored 79 goals during his football career, while on the national team level he represented France in 19 matches with only one goal. Lamouchi was the head coach of Ivory Coast Team during 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Sabri Lamoushi
