Nasser Hamad Al-Johar ( ar, ناصر الجوهر; born 6 January 1946) is a Saudi Arabian

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coach and former player.

Club career

Al-Johar played for

Al Nassr FC Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow ...

Managerial career

Al-Johar coached the

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for both the

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(replacing Milan Máčala) and

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(after replacing

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), though he was fired for failing to take the team to a Cup win that year. When coach

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was fired in June 2008, Al-Johar was hired to replace him for the rest of the

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. Al-Johar resigned from coaching The Green Falcons in February 2009 after the team lost to the

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in the AFC Fourth Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification; he was replaced with

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. The

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announced the "

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" Al-Johar would continue to support the team as a "

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". After losing to the

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on 9 January 2011, it was announced that Al-Johar would replace Peseiro throughout the remainder of the

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; after two further losses (1–0 against

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and 5–0 against

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), the perennial fix-it man for Saudi Arabia was again sacked less than two weeks after taking the helm.

References

1946 births Al Nassr FC players Living people 2000 AFC Asian Cup managers 2002 FIFA World Cup managers 2011 AFC Asian Cup managers Saudi Arabian footballers Saudi Arabia national football team managers Al Nassr FC managers Saudi Arabian football managers Association footballers not categorized by position {{SaudiArabia-footy-bio-stub