Khaled Al-Atwi
Khaled Fahad Al-Atwi (born 13 April 1977) is a Saudi Arabian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Al-Qadsiah.[2][3]
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| Full name | Khaled Fahad Al-Atwi | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1977 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dammam,[1] Saudi Arabia | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Oyoon | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| Al-Oyoon | ||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Oyoon | |||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Al-Nojoom | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Saudi Arabia U20 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Ettifaq | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Al-Qadsiah | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||
Al-Atwi began his coaching career as the manager of Al-Oyoon. A year later he joined Al-Nojoom and led them to the First Division. In 2016, he was appointed as the manager of Saudi Arabia U20 national team. In 2019, Al-Atwi became the manager of Pro League side Al-Ettifaq.
Managerial career
Al-Atwi began his coaching career in the youth teams of Al-Oyoon in 2008. He then became the assistant manager of Al-Fateh's youth team before rejoining Al-Oyoon to become the first team manager in 2009. In 2011, Al-Atwi was appointed as the first team manager of Al-Nojoom. In his 5 seasons at the club, Al-Atwi led Al-Nojoom to promotion to the Second Division and the First Division[4] respectively. On June 14 2016, Al-Atwi was appointed as the manager of the Saudi Arabia U20 national team.[5] He led the young falcons to a first-place finish in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship and was also the manager during the disastrous 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup where Saudi Arabia exited from the group stage with a crushing defeat. By doing so, Al-Atwi became the youngest Saudi manager to lead the national team to continental glory.[6] On 17 June 2019, Al-Atwi resigned from his post as the manager of the U20 national team after 3 years.[7] Later on the same day, he was announced as the manager of Pro League club Al-Ettifaq.[8] On 14 October 2021, it was announced that Al-Atwi and Al-Ettifaq agreed to end their contract mutually and he would take charge of his last match on 16 October against Al-Ahli.[9]
On 18 June 2022, it was announced that Al-Atwi was appointed as the new manager of First Division League side Al-Qadsiah.[10] On 22 September 2022, Al-Atwi was sacked after 5 matches, he drew twice and lost three times.[11]
Personal life
Al-Atwi was born in Dammam but moved to Al-Oyoon, located in the Al-Ahsa Governorate, during his childhood. He is married and has four sons; Fahad, Saud, Mohammed, and Sattam. Al-Atwi graduated from King Faisal University and has a Bachelor's degree in Sociology. He used to work as a history teacher in a school in Urayrah. He later became a principal of a school in Al Kulabiyah.[1]
Managerial statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Al-Nojoom | 1 July 2011 | 30 May 2016 | 107 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 40.19 | ||
| Saudi Arabia U20 | 14 June 2016 | 17 June 2019 | 50 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 68.00 | ||
| Al-Ettifaq | 17 June 2019 | 16 October 2021 | 73 | 31 | 13 | 29 | 42.47 | ||
| Al-Qadsiah | 18 June 2022 | 22 September 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | ||
| Total | 235 | 108 | 53 | 74 | 45.96 | — | |||
Honours
Manager
- Al-Nojoom
- Saudi Third Division: 2012–13[12]
- Saudi Second Division runners-up: 2014–15
- Saudi Arabia U20
- Individual
References
- ^ a b "العطوي "مدير المدرسة".. قاد الأخضر لكأس العالم..!!".
- ^ "خالد العطوي - Khaled Al Atwi".
- ^ "من هو خالد العطوي مدرب المنتخب السعودي للشباب؟".
- ^ ""نجوم الأحساء" يلمع في دوري الأولى أول مرة في تاريخه مدرب الأبطال: لم يتدخلوا في عملي فتحقق المنجز الكبير".
- ^ "اتحاد القدم يعين العطوي مدربًا للمنتخب السعودي للشباب".
- ^ "10 معلومات لا تعرفها عن خالد العطوي صاحب الإنجاز السعودي اقرأ المزيد من المشهد العربي".
- ^ "خالد العطوي يعلن نهاية مشواره مع الأخضر الشاب".
- ^ "دارة نادي #الاتفاق تتعاقد مع المدرب الوطني خالد العطوي". Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "الاتفاق يفك ارتباطه مع العطوي بالتراضي".
- ^ "خالد العطوي مدربًا لـ القادسية".
- ^ "القادسية ينهي عقد العطوي ويتعاقد مع الحبيب".
- ^ "فريق النجوم بطل دوري الدرجة الثالثة بالأحساء".
- ^ "كأس الخليج للشباب سعودية".
- ^ "العطوي يحصد أفضلية المدربين للمرة الأولى".
External links
- Khaled Al-Atwi coach profile at Soccerway