Ramiro Amarelle

Ramiro Amarelle

Personal information
Full name	Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle
Date of birth	(1977-12-17) December 17, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Ponteceso, Galicia, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Forward
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)
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

Galician beach soccer team after collecting an award

Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle (born 17 December 1977) is a Spanish former beach soccer player and is currently the caretaker manager of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan. ^[3] 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." ^[4]

Playing career and honours

Football career

• Deportivo de La Coruña Juvenil (1993–1996): Won the Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol (1995–1996). ^{[5] [6]}
• 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): ^[6]
  • Scudetto: 2006, 2007
  • Coppa Italia: 2006, 2007, 2009
• FC Barcelona: ^[6]
  • 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

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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: ^[6]
    • 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)

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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 ^[9]
• Trinidad & Tobago National Beach Soccer Team
  • Served as head coach ^{[10] [11]}
• CD San Francisco Beach Soccer
  • Appointed head coach and technical director. ^[12]
• UAE National Beach Soccer Team (2022):
  • Appointed head coach in February 2022. ^[13]
  • 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. ^[14]
• Beijing Guoan (Chinese Super League, 2024–present):
  • 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. ^[15]
  • On 7 October 2025, Amarelle was announced by the club as the new caretaker manager after Setién's departure. ^[16]

References

1. "Domusbet Catania: ufficiale l'arrivo di Ramiro Amarelle" [Domusbet Catania: official arrival of Ramiro Amarelle]. newsicilia.it. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
2. "Nico ready to fill the breach". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
3. "中国沙足队迎来西球王新帅 将率队征战中拉沙滩赛" (in Chinese). 11 August 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
4. Adamov, Alexey (19 October 2019). "Топ-10 легенд пляжного футбола по версии France Football. Кто лишний, а кого забыли?". Beach Soccer Russia. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
5. "Fútbol Playa De Secano: Ramiro Amarelle: de Ponteceso al mundo". Fútbol Playa De Secano. June 20, 2012. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
6. "Fútbol Playa España / Internacional". fameceleste.foroactivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-18.
7. "RAMIRO AMARELLE". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
8. "Palmares" (PDF). viareggiobs.it. August 31, 2021.
9. "Beach football coach as Setien's assistant". www.ttplus.cn. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
10. "Amarelle appointed as Trinidad & Tobago coach". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
11. "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.
12. Redacción (2021-06-02). "Ramiro Amarelle será el entrenador del CD San Francisco Beach Soccer". Deporte Balear (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-18.
13. "Amarelle, new UAE coach!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
14. "Ramiro Amarelle joins Quique Setién at Villareal". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
15. "Ramiro Amarelle: "Trabajar fuera te permite aprender mucho y ver más allá de tu ombligo"". DxT Campeón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-18.
16. "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.