Having spent a large part of his career in Belgium, where he clinched his UEFA trainer-licence, Amrouche also has Belgian nationality.
He played for a number of Algerian clubs including CR Belouizdad, USM Alger, JS Kabylie, OMR El Annasser, Olympique de Médéa and AS Ain M'lila.
Amrouche began his managerial career in 1988 by coaching the youth ranks of local club OMR El Annasser while playing for the senior team.
[5] On 29 February 2012, Amrouche resigned as the manager of Burundi, just a day after a 2–1 win against Zimbabwe in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
[6] In February 2013, Amrouche was named coach of the Kenya national team taking over the position from James Nandwa who was there on temporary basis after the departure of Henri Michel.