Abdullah Mubarak is a

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i former

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player and current

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. who is the currently head coach of Al-Khor. He received his coaching license in 1995. He had previously managed Al Ahli, and after being unattached for a year, was chosen as the head coach of

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in January 2013. He works part-time as a sports analyst for

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. He was selected as the best manager in the

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in the 2010/11 season by the QFA after saving Al Ahli from relegation.

Career

In 2009, he led Al Ahli from the

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to the first division, the

. After taking charge at Lekhwiya the same year, he won the Second Division Cup, in addition to winning the club promotion to the first division the following season with a nearly perfect record. Mubarak once again became Al Ahli's head coach on 26 September 2010, after Ilija Petkovic was sacked. He succeeded in steering his team away from the relegation zone that season. He asked Al Ahli's officials for permission to leave the club on 17 October 2011, after a poor result to

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, despite support from the president and board of directors. He stated that he felt the team was not united, and that there was a "state of mistrust" between the players and the coaching staff. He officially resigned on 23 October, and Frenchman

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replaced him, though he could not save the club from relegation. After his spell at Al Ahli, he went to Europe to gain coaching experience with clubs such including

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and

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. He was named as

's new head coach on 31 January 2013, after negotiations had begun a month prior.

Honors

Managerial

; Al Ahli *

runners-up: 2008–09 ; Lekhwiya *

winners: 2009–10 * Second Division Cup winners: 2009–10

References

External links

Soccerway.com – Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mubarak, Abdullah Living people Al Ahli SC (Doha) managers Qatari football managers Lekhwiya SC managers Al-Sailiya SC managers 1962 births