Abdullah Al Mutairi Explained

Abdullah Al Mutairi
Fullname:Abdullah Al Mutairi
Birth Date:18 December 1981
Birth Place:Kuwait
Height:1.84m
Manageryears1:2015–2016
Managerclubs1:Radhwa
Manageryears2:2016
Managerclubs2:Qaryat Al-Ulya
Manageryears3:2017
Managerclubs3:Kyrgyzstan U17
Manageryears4:2019
Managerclubs4:Al-Shahania U23
Manageryears5:2020-2021
Managerclubs5:Kyrgyzstan U17
Manageryears6:2021–2022
Managerclubs6:Nepal
Manageryears7:2023
Managerclubs7:Afghanistan
Manageryears8:2023–2024
Managerclubs8:Al-Jahra
Manageryears9:2024–
Managerclubs9:Sri Lanka (interim)
Medaltemplates: (as Manager)

Abdullah Al Mutairi is a Kuwaiti football manager who is current interim manager of Sri Lanka national football team. He was also the head coach of the Nepal men's national football team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC).[1] [2] He has also managed Kyrgyzstan national under-17 football team.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Career

Al-Mutairi used to train youth teams around Kuwait most notably Qadsia. On 2015, he moved to train teams in Saudi Arabia like Radhwa and Qaryat Al-Ulya. On 18 December 2020, Al-Mutairi got his AFC pro license from the Qatar Football Association.

Nepal

He announced to resign as the Nepal football team's head coach on 25 July 2021, blaming internal politics on social media.[7] [8] As per Abdullah Al Mutairi's request All Nepal Football Association requested the Youth and Sports Ministry to conduct investigation.[9] On 13 October 2021, he led Nepal men's national football team to their first final in the SAFF Championship. They lost that final 3-0 against India.

Afghanistan

On 26 April 2023, he joined as the coach of the Afghanistan men's national football team.[10] His first with Afghanistan ended with chaos when he ordered his team leave the field after Kyrgyzstan’s first goal in the 97th minute during the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup.[11] On 16 June, Afghanistan lost 6-1 against Iran resulting in Al-Mutairi’s team finishing last in the group.

His erratic behaviour continued in a friendly match against Bangladesh in Dhaka on 7 September 2023, when he was sent off after a scuffle with a Bangladesh assistant coach.[12]

Sri Lanka

On 20 August 2024, He was appointed as the interim head coach of Sri Lanka national football team for 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round matches against Cambodia.[13]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFrom ToRecord
Nepal4 April 202111 September 2022
Afghanistan26 April 202320 October 2023
Total—

Notes and References

  1. https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/nepal-appoints-kuwaiti-national-abdullah-almutairi-as-head-coach-of-mens-national-football-team Nepal appoints Kuwaiti national Abdullah Almutairi as head coach of men's national football team
  2. Web site: विवादमा फस्न नचाहेको भन्दै बन्द प्रशिक्षण छाडेका भारतीय सैनिक भन्छन्- नेपालमा मभन्दा एक सय एक राम्रा गोलरक्षक छन्. www.nepalpress.com. Nepal Press. 8 May 2022. ne. 21 July 2022. Kathmandu, Nepal. 8 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220508122203/https://www.nepalpress.com/2022/05/08/186247/.
  3. Web site: مدرب كويتي يدرب منتخب النيبال بدعم قطري. m.al-sharq.com. 2023-02-23. 2022-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20221019105625/https://m.al-sharq.com/article/09/12/2021/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB-%D9%84%D9%80-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86. live.
  4. Web site: Nepal football controversy: Abdullah Al Mutairi forgives players, but isn’t he responsible for a solution?. english.onlinekhabar.com. 2023-02-23. 2023-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20230113060325/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/abdullah-al-mutairi-not-innocent.html. live.
  5. Web site: No grassroots: Abdullah Al Mutairi’s comment is true of Nepal football at least for the next few years. english.onlinekhabar.com. 2023-02-23. 2023-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20230127162459/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/no-grassroots-abdullah-al-mutairi.html. live.
  6. Web site: Coach Abdullah Almutairi In A Stable Condition. goalnepal.com. 2023-02-23. 2022-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20221021112114/https://www.goalnepal.com/news/detail/13743. live.
  7. Web site: You are being redirected.... 2021-07-25. thehimalayantimes.com. 2021-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725082206/https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/national-football-team-coach-almutairi-announced-resignation. live.
  8. Web site: Abduallh announces to resign. neplays.com. 2021-08-01. 2021-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801111424/https://neplays.com/news-2021-07-123420. live.
  9. Web site: ANFA requests Youth and Sports Ministry to conduct investigation. thehimalayantimes.com. 2021-08-01. 2021-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802092654/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/anfa-to-request-ministry-to-probe-almutairi-row. live.
  10. https://m.facebook.com/affofficial AFF
  11. https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-afghanistan-walkout-kyrgyz-republic
  12. Web site: Reporter . Sports . 2023-09-08 . ‘We were better in terms of chance creation’ . 2023-09-11 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. Web site: Instagram . 2024-08-20 . www.instagram.com.

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