Guillermo Amor facts for kids
Amor with Barcelona in 1994
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Guillermo Amor Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Benidorm, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Benidorm | ||
| 1980–1985 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1988 | Barcelona B | 49 | (10) |
| 1985–1986 | Barcelona C | 8 | (0) |
| 1988–1998 | Barcelona | 310 | (47) |
| 1998–2000 | Fiorentina | 24 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Villarreal | 64 | (1) |
| 2003 | Livingston | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 458 | (58) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Spain U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1990–1998 | Spain | 37 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Adelaide United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Guillermo Amor Martínez was born on December 4, 1967. He is a Spanish former professional footballer. He played as a versatile midfielder, meaning he could play in many different positions in the middle of the field.
Guillermo Amor spent most of his playing career with Barcelona. He played there for ten years and won many important trophies. He finished his playing days in Scotland with Livingston. During his 12 seasons in La Liga, Spain's top football league, he played in 374 matches and scored 48 goals.
Amor also played for the Spanish national team almost 40 times in the 1990s. He represented his country in one World Cup and one European Championship. After he stopped playing, he became a manager in Australia's A-League. He led Adelaide United to win two major titles in his first season as their coach.
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Playing Career: A Football Journey
Club Football: From Youth to Legend
Guillermo Amor was born in Benidorm, a city in Spain. He grew up learning to play football at FC Barcelona's famous youth academy, called La Masia. He made his first team debut in the 1988–89 season. This was under the famous coach Johan Cruyff.
Amor quickly became one of the most important players for the Catalan team. He helped Barcelona win four La Liga titles in a row. He also helped them win the 1991–92 European Cup, which is now known as the UEFA Champions League. In the 1993–94 season, when Barcelona won their last of four straight league titles, he played in almost every game. He scored eight goals that season, which was his best goal-scoring year.
On April 5, 1990, Amor scored the first goal in the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid. Barcelona won that match 2–0. This was a big win against their biggest rivals.
Amor left Barcelona at the end of the 1997–98 season. He had won another national championship with the club. He had played 421 matches for Barcelona. Only a few club legends like Xavi, Migueli, and Carles Rexach had played more games for the club.
After Barcelona, he played for Serie A team ACF Fiorentina in Italy for two years. Then he returned to Spain to play for Villarreal CF. This team had just returned to the top division.
Amor stopped playing football after a short time with Livingston in Scotland. He joined them in January 2003. His first game for them was a 3–1 win against Partick Thistle. Livingston managed to avoid being moved down to a lower league that season.
International Football: Representing Spain
Guillermo Amor played for the Spanish national team 37 times. He scored four goals for his country. His first game for Spain was on November 14, 1990. It was a UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying match against Czechoslovakia, which Spain lost 3–2.
He played for Spain in both the Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In Euro 1996, on June 18, he scored a goal against Romania in a 2–1 win. His goal came in the 84th minute and helped Spain reach the quarter-finals.
Amor's last game for Spain was on September 5, 1998. It was a Euro 2000 qualifier against Cyprus, which Spain surprisingly lost 3–2.
Coaching Career: Leading Teams to Victory
After retiring as a player, Amor worked for his old club, Barcelona, for four years. He was in charge of the youth teams. He left Barcelona for a while but returned in July 2010. This time, he was the technical director for football training.
In August 2014, Amor was invited to Australia by his friend Josep Gombau. Gombau was a former Barcelona youth coach and was managing Adelaide United FC. Amor spent a month watching and helping with Adelaide's training. After that, he signed a one-year contract to become their technical director.
On July 24, 2015, Josep Gombau resigned as coach. Guillermo Amor was then appointed as the head coach of Adelaide United. He got his first win on the ninth matchday, a 1–0 victory against Perth Glory FC. He then led the team to a club record of 13 games without letting the other team score. They were also unbeaten in their last ten home games and won their last four away games.
Amor led Adelaide United to win both the A-League Premiership and Championship on May 1, 2016. They beat Western Sydney Wanderers FC 3–1 in the Grand Final. On May 10, 2017, he left Adelaide United. He returned to Barcelona to become the head of youth football, working with his former teammate José Mari Bakero.
Personal Life: Beyond the Pitch
On December 16, 2007, Guillermo Amor was in a serious car accident while traveling from Valencia. He was released from the hospital after only a week and made a full recovery.
Guillermo Amor also has a son named Guillermo, who was born in 2001. His son played youth football in England for Leeds United.
Honours: Trophies and Awards
Player Achievements
Barcelona
- La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98
- Copa del Rey: 1989–90, 1996–97, 1997–98
- Supercopa de España: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996
- European Cup: 1991–92
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89, 1996–97
- UEFA Super Cup: 1992, 1997
Manager Achievements
Adelaide United
Individual Awards
- A-League Coach of the Year: 2015–16
- PFA Manager of the Year: 2015–16
See also
In Spanish: Guillermo Amor para niños
