[citation needed] Lamouchi had a spell at Genoa before joining Marseille on loan the following year.

He played for Marseille for six further months, until he announced that he was leaving the club on 18 September 2006, although his contract ran until June 2007.

[citation needed] In 2006, Lamouchi moved to Al-Rayyan in the Qatar Stars League, where he scored a spectacular goal in his first match.

On his last game as Ivory Coast's manager, he and his team lost 2–1 against Greece and they were eliminated from the FIFA World Cup.

The team featured stars such as Yaya Touré, Gervinho, Wilfried Bony and Didier Drogba.

[8] On 28 June 2019, following the departure of Martin O'Neill, it was announced that Lamouchi would become head coach of Nottingham Forest for the 2019–20 season.

[9] He enjoyed a strong start to the season and won the league's Manager of the Month award for September 2019.

To improve on the shortcomings of the previous season, four new additions were made to Lamouchi's coaching staff, along with a change in transfer strategy that would place a greater focus on domestic signings.

[19] On 27 January 2023, Lamouchi returned to British football when he was appointed as manager of Welsh club Cardiff City.