Khaled Al-Atwi

Khaled Al-Atwi

Personal information
Full name	Khaled Fahad Al-Atwi
Date of birth	(1977-04-13) 13 April 1977 (age 46)
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
Medal record Men's football Representing   Saudi Arabia (as manager) AFC U-19 Championship Winner 2018 Indonesia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]}

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

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record					Ref
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Al-Nojoom		1 July 2011	30 May 2016	107	43	36	28	040.19
Saudi Arabia U20		14 June 2016	17 June 2019	50	34	2	14	068.00
Al-Ettifaq		17 June 2019	16 October 2021	73	31	13	29	042.47
Al-Qadsiah		18 June 2022	22 September 2022	5	0	2	3	000.00
Total				235	108	53	74	045.96	—

Honours

Manager

Al-Nojoom

• Saudi Third Division: 2012–13 ^[12]
• Saudi Second Division runners-up: 2014–15

Saudi Arabia U20

• AFC U-19 Championship: 2018
• GCC U-19 Championship: 2016 ^[13]

Individual

• Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month: December 2020 ^[14]

References

1. "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. "خالد العطوي مدربًا لـ القادسية".
11. "القادسية ينهي عقد العطوي ويتعاقد مع الحبيب".
12. "فريق النجوم بطل دوري الدرجة الثالثة بالأحساء".
13. "كأس الخليج للشباب سعودية".
14. "العطوي يحصد أفضلية المدربين للمرة الأولى".

External links

• Khaled Al-Atwi coach profile at Soccerway