Khaled Fahad Al-Atwi (born 13 April 1977) is a Saudi Arabian professional

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and former player who was most recently the head coach of Al-Qadsiah. 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

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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

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and the First Division respectively. On June 14 2016, Al-Atwi was appointed as the manager of the Saudi Arabia U20 national team. He led the young falcons to a first-place finish in the

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and was also the manager during the disastrous

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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. On 17 June 2019, Al-Atwi resigned from his post as the manager of the U20 national team after 3 years. Later on the same day, he was announced as the manager of Pro League club

. On 14 October 2021, it was announced that Al-Atwi and

agreed to end their contract mutually and he would take charge of his last match on 16 October against Al-Ahli. On 18 June 2022, it was announced that Al-Atwi was appointed as the new manager of First Division League side Al-Qadsiah. On 22 September 2022, Al-Atwi was sacked after 5 matches, he drew twice and lost three times.

Personal life

Al-Atwi was born in

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but moved to Al-Oyoon, located in the

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, during his childhood. He is married and has four sons; Fahad, Saud, Mohammed, and Sattam. Al-Atwi graduated from

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and has a

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. He used to work as a history teacher in a school in Urayrah. He later became a principal of a school in Al Kulabiyah.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

;Al-Nojoom *

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: 2012–13 *

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runners-up: 2014–15 ;Saudi Arabia U20 *

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: 2016 ;Individual * Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month: December 2020

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atwi, Khaled 1977 births Living people Footballers from Dammam Saudi Arabian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Al Oyoon FC players Saudi Fourth Division players Saudi Arabian football managers Saudi Pro League managers Saudi First Division League managers Al-Ettifaq FC managers Al Qadsiah FC managers