Barae Jrondi (Arabic: براء جروندي;[1]) is a Moroccan football coach based in Qatar. He coached the Philippines national team briefly in 2023.
| Managerial career | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Team | ||
| 2023 | Philippines | ||
Career
editEarly roles in Qatar
editJrondi worked in football development and coach education in Qatar. Philippine media reported he served as an instructor in the Qatar Football Association's coach-education setup and as a technical supervisor for clubs under the federation. He was also involved at Lusail SC as an assistant coach and team analyst, and founded the developmental side Al Dafna FC.[2] He is a holder of UEFA coaching license.[3]
Philippines national team
editOn 21 March 2023, the Philippine Football Federation announced Jrondi as the new head coach for the Philippines national team ahead of a training camp in West Asia, with friendlies scheduled against Kuwait and Jordan. Jrondi signed a multi-year contract with the PFF to "provide stability" for the national team program.[4][3][5] The Philippines lost 2–0 to Kuwait on 24 March and 4–0 to Jordan on 28 March in the FIFA international window.[6][7] By May 2023, Jrondi is no longer head coach.[8] In June 2023, Michael Weiß was brought in as Jrondi's successor.[9]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 28 March 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Philippines | 21 March 2023 | 28 March 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Football international: Le jeune Marocain Barae Jrondi, devient le coach de la selection nationale des Philippines" [International football: Young Moroccan Barae Jrondi, becomes coach of the national team of the Philippines]. LE7TV (in French). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "Azkals get new coach, fresh exposure in West Asia training camp". One Sports. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- 1 2 ABS-CBN News. "Football: Barae Jrondi named new coach of Azkals". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ Leyba, Olmin (21 March 2023). "Rebuilding Azkals have new coach in Barae Jrondi". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (21 March 2023). "Azkals name Barae Jrondi new coach for West Asia friendlies". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Philippine Azkals bow to host Kuwait in friendly". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Jordan 4–0 Philippines". ESPN. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑
Azkals, walang official head coach sa ngayon [Azkals, no official head coach at the moment] (Television production) (in Filipino and English). People's Television Network. 18 May 2023. Event occurs at 0:40-0:43. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023 – via YouTube.
Mariano Araneta: As of the moment wala pa kaming national coach.
- ↑ "Football: Azkals announce head coach Weiss' return ahead of friendlies". ABS-CBN News. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.