Manuel Amoros (born 1 February 1962) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He was capped 82 times for France, and played in the UEFA European Championships finals of 1984 and 1992, and the FIFA World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986. Club career Born in Nîmes, Gard, Amoros played most of his career for Monaco in the French first division. He missed his penalty in the 1991 European Cup Final for Marseille and subsequently Red Star Belgrade won the match 5–3 on penalties. International career Amoros was born in France to Spanish parents, escaping from Francisco Franco's regime. He represented the France national team. It was his stints with the Tricolor during the 1982 and 1986 World Cups in which he stood out. In the 1982 semi-final against West Germany, he hit the crossbar in the 89th minute, and in the penalty shoot-out he converted his kick before France were eventually eliminated. In the 1984 European Championships held in France, Amoros showed an egregious side of him when, during the opening game against Denmark, he was sent off for head-butting the Danish midfielder Jesper Olsen. He was banned for three games. However, in the final against Spain, national coach Michel Hidalgo used him as a substitute in a game that Les Bleus won by 2–0 at the Parc des Princes. At the 1986 World Cup, the 24-year-old Amoros was voted best left-back in the tournament by the international press. Managerial career In June 2010, Amoros was appointed national team manager for the Comoros Islands, which coached to September 2010. In January 2012, he was named new coach of Benin, replacing Edme Codjo, who had been in charge since August 2011. Honours Monaco Division 1: 1981–82, 1987–88 Coupe de France: 1984–85 Marseille Division 1: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 UEFA Champions League: 1992–93; runner-up: 1990–91 France UEFA European Championship: 1984 FIFA World Cup third place: 1986 Individual FIFA World Cup Best Young Player: 1982 Onze d'Argent: 1986 French Player of the Year: 1986 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986 FIFA XI: 1986 References External links Profile at Soccerpunter.com 1962 births Living people Footballers from Nîmes French footballers France international footballers Association football defenders AS Monaco FC players Olympique de Marseille players Olympique Lyonnais players Ligue 1 players UEFA European Championship-winning players 1982 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1992