Barae Jrondi

Barae Jrondi
Managerial career
Years Team
2023 Philippines

Barae Jrondi (Arabic: براء جروندي;[1]) is a Moroccan football coach based in Qatar. He coached the Philippines national team briefly in 2023.

Career

Early roles in Qatar

Jrondi worked in football development and coach education in Qatar. Philippine media reported he served as an instructor in the Qatar Football Association's coach-education setup and as a technical supervisor for clubs under the federation. He was also involved at Lusail SC as an assistant coach and team analyst, and founded the developmental side Al Dafna FC.[2] He is a holder of UEFA coaching license.[3]

Philippines national team

On 21 March 2023, the Philippine Football Federation announced Jrondi as the new head coach for the Philippines national team ahead of a training camp in West Asia, with friendlies scheduled against Kuwait and Jordan. Jrondi signed a multi-year contract with the PFF to "provide stability" for the national team program.[4][3][5] The Philippines lost 2–0 to Kuwait on 24 March and 4–0 to Jordan on 28 March in the FIFA international window.[6][7] By May 2023, Jrondi is no longer head coach.[8] In June 2023, Michael Weiß was brought in as Jrondi's successor.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of 28 March 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win %
Philippines 21 March 2023 28 March 2023 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 000.00
Total 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 000.00

References

  1. ^ "Football international: Le jeune Marocain Barae Jrondi, devient le coach de la selection nationale des Philippines" [International football: Young Moroccan Barae Jrondi, becomes coach of the national team of the Philippines]. LE7TV (in French). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Azkals get new coach, fresh exposure in West Asia training camp". One Sports. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b ABS-CBN News. "Football: Barae Jrondi named new coach of Azkals". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  4. ^ Leyba, Olmin (21 March 2023). "Rebuilding Azkals have new coach in Barae Jrondi". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (21 March 2023). "Azkals name Barae Jrondi new coach for West Asia friendlies". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Philippine Azkals bow to host Kuwait in friendly". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Jordan 4–0 Philippines". ESPN. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  8. ^ Azkals, walang official head coach sa ngayon [Azkals, no official head coach at the moment] (Television production) (in Filipino and English). People's Television Network. 18 May 2023. Event occurs at 0:40-0:43. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023 – via YouTube. Mariano Araneta: As of the moment wala pa kaming national coach.
  9. ^ "Football: Azkals announce head coach Weiss' return ahead of friendlies". ABS-CBN News. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.