Ramiro Amarelle

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Galician beach soccer team after collecting an award

Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle (born December 17, 1977) is a Spanish former beach soccer player and is currently an assistant coach of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan. He was the captain of the Spain national beach soccer team. In 2019, the magazine France Football placed Amarelle third in an article named "10 Legends of Beach Soccer."

Playing career and honours

Football Career

• Deportivo de La Coruña Juvenil (1993–1996): Won the Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol (1995–1996).
• Deportivo de La Coruña B (1996–1998): Played as a forward before transitioning to beach soccer.
• Imperator Oar SF (1997–1998): Brief stint in traditional football.

Beach Soccer Career

Club Achievements

• Milano Beach Soccer (Italy):
  • Scudetto: 2006, 2007
  • Coppa Italia: 2006, 2007, 2009
• FC Barcelona:
  • Mundialito de Clubes: 2015

International Achievements (Spain National Beach Soccer Team, 1997–2013)

• Beach Soccer World Championships (post 2005: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup):
  • Runner-up: 2003, 2004, 2013
  • Third place: 2000
• Euro Beach Soccer League:
  • Winner: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006
  • Runner-up: 2002, 2014, 2018
  • Third place: 1998
  • Event-specific wins:
    • Spanish Event (Mallorca): 2004
    • Norwegian Event (Stavanger): 2004
    • Italian Event (Scoglitti): 2004
    • Group A Event (Mallorca, Spain): 2006
  • Runner-up in events:
    • Portuguese Event (Portimão): 2004
    • Group A Event (Tignes, France): 2006
• Euro Beach Soccer Cup:
  • Winner: 1998 2008, 2009, 2014
  • Runner-up: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004
• Copa Latina:
  • Runner-up: 2000, 2004
• Mundialito:
  • Runner-up: 2004
  • Third place: 2001, 2009
• BSWW Tour:
  • Runner-up: 2001
• World League:
  • Third place: 2001

Individual Awards

• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup:
  • MVP (Golden Ball): 2003, 2008
  • Silver Shoe: 2008
• Euro Beach Soccer League:
  • MVP: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003
  • Top Scorer: 1998, 2007
  • Rookie of the Year: 1998
  • Event-specific awards:
    • Norwegian Event (Stavanger) Best Player: 2004
    • Italian Event (Scoglitti) Best Player: 2004
    • Portuguese Event (Portimão) Top Scorer: 2004
    • Italian Stage (San Benedetto del Tronto) Top Scorer: 2007
• Mundialito:
  • MVP: 2001
  • Top Scorer: 2009
• BSWW Tour:
  • MVP: 2001
• World League:
  • Top Scorer: 2001
• Italian Beach Soccer:
  • Capocannoniere Serie A: 2006
  • Capocannoniere Coppa Italia: 2007
• Other:
  • Member of the Euro All-Star squad selected to play against Brazil in Tarragona, Spain (2007)

Coaching Career

Amarelle transitioned to coaching after retiring from playing in 2013, taking on various roles in beach soccer and traditional football:

• China National Beach Soccer Team
  • Served as head coach
• Trinidad & Tobago National Beach Soccer Team
  • Served as head coach
• CD San Francisco Beach Soccer
  • Appointed head coach and technical director.
• UAE National Beach Soccer Team (2022):
  • Appointed head coach in February 2022.
  • Shortlisted as one of the top three coaches globally at the Beach Soccer Stars gala in Dubai (November 2022).
• Villarreal CF (2022):
  • Assistant coach under Quique Setién, a former teammate from the Spain national beach soccer team, following Setién’s appointment as head coach in October 2022.
• Beijing Guoan (Chinese Super League, 2023–present):
  • Currently serves as an assistant coach under Quique Setién, alongside other Galician coaches Fran Soto and Jaime Paz. Amarelle joined Setién in China, leveraging his prior experience in the country from his time coaching the China national beach soccer team.