Khaled Al-Atwi

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Khaled Al-Atwi
Personal information
Full name Khaled Fahad Al-Atwi
Date of birth (1977-04-13) 13 April 1977 (age 44)
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
Teams managed
2009–2010 Al-Oyoon
2011–2016 Al-Nojoom
2016–2019 Saudi Arabia U20
2019–2021 Al-Ettifaq
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Saudi Arabia (as manager)
AFC U-19 Championship
Winner 2018 Indonesia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Khaled Fahad Al-Atwi (born 13 April 1977) is a Saudi Arabian professional football manager and former player who was most recently head coach of Al-Ettifaq.[2][3]

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 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 performance. 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]

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]

Honours[]

Manager[]

Al-Nojoom
Saudi Arabia U20
  • AFC U-19 Championship: 2018
Individual

References[]

  1. ^ a b "العطوي "مدير المدرسة".. قاد الأخضر لكأس العالم..!!".
  2. ^ "خالد العطوي - Khaled Al Atwi".
  3. ^ "من هو خالد العطوي مدرب المنتخب السعودي للشباب؟".
  4. ^ ""نجوم الأحساء" يلمع في دوري الأولى أول مرة في تاريخه مدرب الأبطال: لم يتدخلوا في عملي فتحقق المنجز الكبير".
  5. ^ "اتحاد القدم يعين العطوي مدربًا للمنتخب السعودي للشباب".
  6. ^ "10 معلومات لا تعرفها عن خالد العطوي صاحب الإنجاز السعودي اقرأ المزيد من المشهد العربي".
  7. ^ "خالد العطوي يعلن نهاية مشواره مع الأخضر الشاب".
  8. ^ "دارة نادي #الاتفاق تتعاقد مع المدرب الوطني خالد العطوي". Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ^ "الاتفاق يفك ارتباطه مع العطوي بالتراضي".
  10. ^ "فريق النجوم بطل دوري الدرجة الثالثة بالأحساء".
  11. ^ "العطوي يحصد أفضلية المدربين للمرة الأولى".

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