Younis Amaan
Encyclopedia
Younis Amaan is a former Oman
i footballer from Salalah
, Oman who gained fame during the 1980s
. He is notable for being on the national team
, as well as playing on Omani giants, Dhofar.
Younis Amaan currently coaches second division team, Al-Ittihad
in Salalah. He has also made appearances in the Al Jazeera Sports
studio as a guest a number of times during the 2009 Gulf Cup
in Muscat.
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
i footballer from Salalah
Salalah
Salalah , is the capital and seat of the governor or Wali of the southern Omani province of Dhofar. The population of Salalah was 197,169 in 2009....
, Oman who gained fame during the 1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
. He is notable for being on the national team
Oman national football team
The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005...
, as well as playing on Omani giants, Dhofar.
Younis Amaan currently coaches second division team, Al-Ittihad
Al-Ittihad (Salalah)
Al-Ittihad Club is a Omani football team from Salalah currently playing in second division. They are one of 5 clubs from the Dhofar region along with first division teams, Dhofar and Al-Nasr, as well as Al-Hilal, and Mirbat which play alongside Al-Ittihad in the second division.-Trivia:* Omani...
in Salalah. He has also made appearances in the Al Jazeera Sports
Al Jazeera Sports
Al Jazeera Sports is a popular Arabic-language sports channel launched in November 2003 by the well-known Al Jazeera network.Al Jazeera Sports also owns the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Middle East for major football leagues, such as the Spanish La Liga, the French Ligue 1 and the Italian...
studio as a guest a number of times during the 2009 Gulf Cup
2009 Gulf Cup of Nations
The 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations was the nineteenth edition of the biannual Gulf Cup competition, and took place in Muscat, Oman, from 4 January to 17 January 2009 and was won by Oman for the first time in its history, in a penalty shootout against regional rivals, Saudi Arabia.The 2009 Gulf Cup of...
in Muscat.