Al-Wehda FC ( ar, نادي الوحدة, nādī al-waḥda, Union Club) is a
multi-sports club
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Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
from
Mecca
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,
Saudi Arabia
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, founded in 1916, making it the third oldest club in Saudi Arabia. The
football
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section plays in the
Saudi Professional League
The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...
. They also have a
handball
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section.
Honours
Saudi First Division
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(Level 2)
*Winners (4): 1982–83,
1995–96, 2002–03,
2017–18
*Runners-up (2):
2011–12,
2014–15
*Third place (1):
2021–22
King Cup
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*Winners (2): 1957, 1966
*Runners-up (5): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970
Crown Prince Cup
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*Winners (1): 1959–60
*Runners-up (5): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1972–73,
2010–11
(Source:)
International record
Current squad
Out on loan
Managerial history
*
Hassan Sultan
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(1955–1957)
*
Hassan Sultan
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(1965–1968)
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Raafat Attia
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(1974–1975)
* Redha Al Sayeh (1976–1977)
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Taha Ismail
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(1981–1983)
*
Abdelmajid Chetali
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(1983–1985)
*
Khaled Al-Jizani Khaled is a male Arabic name, and may refer to:
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* Khaled Azhari (born 1966), Egyptian politician
* Khaled Chehab (1886–1978), Lebanese politician
* Khaled (musician), an Algerian Raï musician
* DJ Khaled, a Palestinian-American DJ
Surna ...
(1985)
*
Mahmoud Abou-Regaila (1985–1986)
*
Jairzinho
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(1988–1989)
* Mimi Abdelhamid (1989–1990)
*
Pavle Dolezar (1995)
*
Jean Fernandez
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(1997)
*
Gaúcho
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(1998–1999)
*
Eugen Moldovan (1999–2000)
*
Khaled Al-Jizani Khaled is a male Arabic name, and may refer to:
People
* Khaled Azhari (born 1966), Egyptian politician
* Khaled Chehab (1886–1978), Lebanese politician
* Khaled (musician), an Algerian Raï musician
* DJ Khaled, a Palestinian-American DJ
Surna ...
(caretaker) (November 10, 1999 – November 27, 1999)
*
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(November 27, 1999 – May 30, 2000)
*
Dumitru Marcu
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(July 13, 2000 – March 2, 2001)
*
Adel Latrach (March 2, 2001 – May 30, 2001)
*
Vantuir
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(July 5, 2001 – January 14, 2002)
* Luis Carlos (January 14, 2002 – May 1, 2002)
*
Zoran Đorđević (August 1, 2002 – October 23, 2002)
*
Khalid Al-Koroni
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(October 23, 2002 – June 1, 2004)
*
Lotfi Benzarti
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References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Tunisian football managers
Al Wehda FC managers
Al-Khaleej FC managers
Najran SC managers
Baniyas SC managers
Al Kharaitiy ...
(July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006)
*
Theo Bücker
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Return to Lebanon
On ...
(July 6, 2006 – May 31, 2007)
*
Jan Versleijen
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Career
Born in Venlo, Versleijen has managed a ...
(June 2, 2007 – February 19, 2008)
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Khalid Al-Koroni
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(February 19, 2008 – May 1, 2008)
*
Theo Bücker
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Return to Lebanon
On ...
(July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
*
Eurico Gomes
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(August 13, 2009 – June 30, 2010)
*
Jean-Christian Lang
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(July 1, 2010 – December 23, 2010)
*
Mokhtar Mokhtar
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Playing career Al Ahly SC
"Mokhtar Ali Mokhtar" started his football caree ...
(December 25, 2010 – May 8, 2011)
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Lotfi Benzarti
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References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Tunisian football managers
Al Wehda FC managers
Al-Khaleej FC managers
Najran SC managers
Baniyas SC managers
Al Kharaitiy ...
(May 8, 2011 – May 25, 2011)
*
Bashir Abdel Samad
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Abdel Samad played for the Egypt national football team
The Egypt national football team ( ar, منتخب مصر لكر ...
(May 26, 2011 – June 30, 2011)
*
Dragan Cvetković (August 21, 2011 – November 24, 2011)
*
Adel Latrach (November 26, 2011 – February 16, 2012)
*
Bashir Abdel Samad
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Abdel Samad played for the Egypt national football team
The Egypt national football team ( ar, منتخب مصر لكر ...
(February 17, 2012 – August 30, 2012)
*
Wajdi Essid
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(September 15, 2012 – January 26, 2013)
*
Khalil Obaid
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(January 26, 2013 – April 27, 2013)
*
Florin Cioroianu
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(July 21, 2013 – October 1, 2013)
*
Mohamed Salah
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(October 1, 2013 – March 1, 2014)
*
Abderrazek Chebbi (March 1, 2014 – April 5, 2014)
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Djamel Menad
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(June 7, 2014 – September 20, 2014)
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Khalid Al-Koroni
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(September 22, 2014 – October 28, 2014)
*
Juan Rodríguez (November 17, 2014 – October 30, 2015)
*
Kheïreddine Madoui
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(November 9, 2015 – December 9, 2016)
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Adel Abdel Rahman
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(December 11, 2016 – May 5, 2017)
*
Jameel Qassem
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Honours Manager
Damac
* Saudi Fourth Division, Saudi Third Division runner-up: 2002–03
Al-Ansar
* Saudi First D ...
(July 1, 2017 – May 5, 2018)
*
Fábio Carille
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Pla ...
(May 22, 2018 – December 13, 2018)
*
Mido (December 17, 2018 – March 19, 2019)
*
Juan Brown (March 20, 2019 – May 17, 2019)
*
Mario Cvitanović (July 2, 2019 – September 16, 2019)
*
José Daniel Carreño
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(September 16, 2019 – August 19, 2020)
*
Essa Al-Mehyani (caretaker) (August 19, 2020 – September 9, 2020)
*
Ivo Vieira
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(September 10, 2020 – February 2, 2021)
*
Mahmoud Al-Hadid (February 2, 2021 – March 21, 2021)
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Giorgos Donis
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(March 23, 2021 – May 31, 2021)
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Habib Ben Romdhane
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(July 26, 2021 – June 1, 2022)
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Bruno Akrapović
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(June 16, 2022 – October 20, 2022)
*
José Luis Sierra (October 20, 2022 – ''Present'')
See also
References
External links
Official club websiteAl-Wehda Logo and mascot designerProfile's team– ''kooora.com''
Sport in Mecca
Sports clubs established in 1945
Saudi Arabian handball clubs
Football clubs in Mecca
Wehda
1945 establishments in Saudi Arabia
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