Ramiro Amarelle

Ramiro Amarelle
Personal information
Full name Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle
Date of birth (1977-12-17) December 17, 1977
Place of birth Ponteceso, Galicia, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Shenzhen Juniors (head coach)
Youth career
1993–1996 RC Deportivo (Football)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 RC Deportivo B (Football)
1997–1998 Imperator Oar SF
2006–2010 Milano Beach Soccer 200[1] (191)
2010–2015 FC Barcelona
International career
1997–2013[2] Spain 309[1] (303)
Managerial career
2017–2021 China
2021–? Trinidad and Tobago
2021 CD San Francisco Beach Soccer
2022 UAE
2022 Villarreal (assistant)
2025 Beijing Guoan (assistant)
2025 Beijing Guoan (caretaker)
2025- Shenzhen Juniors
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Beach Soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
2000
2003
2004
2008
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifiers
2008
2009
Euro Beach Soccer League
1999
2000
2001
2003
2006
2002
1998
Euro Beach Soccer Cup
2008
2009
1998
2004
Copa Latina
2000
2004
Mundialito
2004
2001
2009
BSWW Tour
2001
World League
2001
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle (born 17 December 1977) is a Spanish former professional beach soccer player and current football coach. Widely regarded as one of the greatest beach soccer players in history, he captained the Spain national beach soccer team and scored 303 goals in 309 international appearances between 1997 and 2013. In 2019, France Football ranked him third in their list of the "10 Legends of Beach Soccer".

Playing Career

Early life and football career

Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle was born on 17 December 1977 in Ponteceso, a coastal town in Galicia, Spain.[3] He joined the youth academy of Deportivo de La Coruña in 1993, helping the youth team win the Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol in the 1995–96 season. He then played for Deportivo's reserve side, Deportivo de La Coruña B, in 1996–97 as a forward. In 1997–98, he had a brief stint with Imperator Oar SF before fully transitioning to beach soccer after impressing in Spain's national beach soccer championship.[4][5]

Beach soccer playing career

Amarelle debuted for Spain in 1997, becoming captain and wearing the number 10 jersey. He made 309 appearances and scored 303 goals by 2013.[4] Spain finished runner-up at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (formerly World Championships) in 2003, 2004, and 2013; third in 2000; and fourth in 2008.[3] They won the Euro Beach Soccer League in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2006 (runner-up 2002, 2014, 2018; third 1998), plus multiple stage wins (e.g., Mallorca 2004, Stavanger 2004, Scoglitti 2004, Mallorca Group A 2006) and runner-ups (e.g., Portimão 2004, Tignes Group A 2006). Other titles include the Euro Beach Soccer Cup (winners 2008, 2009, 2014; runner-up 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004), runner-up in Copa Latina (2000, 2004), Mundialito runner-up (2004) and third (2001, 2009), BSWW Tour runner-up (2001), and World League third place (2001).

At club level, with Milano Beach Soccer (2006–2010), he scored 191 goals in 200 matches, winning Scudetto (2006, 2007), Coppa Italia (2006, 2007, 2009), Serie A top scorer (2006), and Coppa Italia top scorer (2007). With FC Barcelona (2010–2015), he won the Mundialito de Clubes in 2015.

Honours

Football career

Beach soccer

Club

International

[10][11]

Individual awards

[10][11]

Managerial 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[12]
  • Trinidad & Tobago National Beach Soccer Team
  • CD San Francisco Beach Soccer
    • Appointed head coach and technical director.[15]
  • UAE National Beach Soccer Team (2022):
    • Appointed head coach in February 2022.[16]
    • 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.[17]
  • Beijing Guoan (Chinese Super League, 2024–2025):
    • He was appointed as an assistant manager for the team under Quique Setién alongside other Galician coaches Fran Soto and Jaime Paz when Setién took over the club's reign in late 2024. Amarelle was able to leverage his prior experience in the country from his time coaching the China national beach soccer team.[18]
    • On 7 October 2025, Amarelle was announced by the club as the new caretaker manager after Setién's departure.[19] On 21 December 2025, Amarelle announced his departure after 2025 season. [20]
  • Shenzhen Juniors (China League One, 2026-):
    • On 23 December 2025, Amarelle was appointed as the head coach of Shenzhen Juniors in 2026 season.[21]

Coahcing career honours

Beijing Guoan

Managerial statistics

Grass Soccer (Association Football) Managerial Record

Team Role From To Matches (G) Wins (W) Draws (D) Losses (L) Goals For (GF) Goals Against (GA) Goal Difference (GD) Win % Notes / Achievements
Beijing Guoan Caretaker Manager 7 Oct 2025 21 Dec 2025 9 4 1 4 23 14 +9 44.44% Won 2025 Chinese FA Cup
Shenzhen Juniors Head Coach 24 Dec 2025 Present 4 1 1 2 (Not detailed) (Not detailed) (Not detailed) 25.00% AFC Champions League Two (as of early 2026)
Total Grass Soccer 13 5 2 6 — — — ≈38.46%

References

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  2. ^ "Nico ready to fill the breach". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "RAMIRO AMARELLE". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Coaching pathway: Ramiro Amarelle". FIFA Training Centre. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  5. ^ Adamov, Alexey (19 October 2019). "Топ-10 легенд пляжного футбола по версии France Football. Кто лишний, а кого забыли?". Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Fútbol Playa De Secano: Ramiro Amarelle: de Ponteceso al mundo". Fútbol Playa De Secano. June 20, 2012. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  7. ^ a b c d "Fútbol Playa España / Internacional". fameceleste.foroactivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  8. ^ "2015 NORTH AMERICAN SAND SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS" (PDF). www.sandsoccer.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  9. ^ "FC Barcelona claims U.S. Open title at North American Sand Soccer Championships". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  10. ^ a b "RAMIRO AMARELLE". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  11. ^ a b "Palmares" (PDF). viareggiobs.it. August 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "Beach football coach as Setien's assistant". www.ttplus.cn. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  13. ^ "Amarelle appointed as Trinidad & Tobago coach". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  14. ^ "Ramiro Amarelle (left) is Trinidad and Tobago's head coach for the upcoming Concacaf Beach Soccer Championships. Amarelle captained Spain in two FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals". Loop News. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  15. ^ Redacción (2021-06-02). "Ramiro Amarelle será el entrenador del CD San Francisco Beach Soccer". Deporte Balear (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  16. ^ "Amarelle, new UAE coach!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  17. ^ "Ramiro Amarelle joins Quique Setién at Villareal". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  18. ^ "Ramiro Amarelle: "Trabajar fuera te permite aprender mucho y ver más allá de tu ombligo"". DxT Campeón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  19. ^ "国安官宣赛蒂恩助教任代理主帅 曾是沙滩足球皇帝" [Guoan Announces Setién's Assistant as His Replacement, Former King of Beach Football]. www.ttplus.cn. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  20. ^ "国拉米罗告别北京国安：离别虽难，但情谊永存". baijiahao.baidu.com. 21 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  21. ^ "官方：原北京国安代理主帅拉米罗出任深圳青年人新帅". dongqiudi.com. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
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