| Khaled Al-Atwi | |
| Fullname: | Khaled Fahad Al-Atwi |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| Height: | 1.77m (05.81feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Oyoon |
| Clubs1: | Al-Oyoon |
| Manageryears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Managerclubs1: | Al-Oyoon |
| Manageryears2: | 2011–2016 |
| Managerclubs2: | Al-Nojoom |
| Manageryears3: | 2016–2019 |
| Managerclubs3: | Saudi Arabia U20 |
| Manageryears4: | 2019–2021 |
| Managerclubs4: | Al-Ettifaq |
| Manageryears5: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs5: | Al-Qadsiah |
| Medaltemplates: | (as manager) |
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.[1] [2]
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.
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[3] respectively. On June 14 2016, Al-Atwi was appointed as the manager of the Saudi Arabia U20 national team.[4] 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.[5] On 17 June 2019, Al-Atwi resigned from his post as the manager of the U20 national team after 3 years.[6] Later on the same day, he was announced as the manager of Pro League club Al-Ettifaq.[7] 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.[8]
On 18 June 2022, it was announced that Al-Atwi was appointed as the new manager of First Division League side Al-Qadsiah.[9] On 22 September 2022, Al-Atwi was sacked after 5 matches, he drew twice and lost three times.[10]
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.[11]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nojoom |  | 1 July 2011 | 30 May 2016 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia U20 | | 14 June 2016 | 17 June 2019 | ||||||
| Al-Ettifaq | | 17 June 2019 | 16 October 2021 | ||||||
| Al-Qadsiah | | 18 June 2022 | 22 September 2022 | ||||||
| Total | — | ||||||||
2012–13[12]
2016[13]
December 2020[14]