Al-Wehda FC ( ar, نادي الوحدة, nādī al-waḥda, Union Club) is a
multi-sports club from
Mecca,
Saudi Arabia, founded in 1916, making it the third oldest club in Saudi Arabia. The
football
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section plays in the
Saudi Professional League. They also have a
handball
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section.
Honours
Saudi First Division (Level 2)
*Winners (4): 1982–83,
1995–96, 2002–03,
2017–18
*Runners-up (2):
2011–12,
2014–15
*Third place (1):
2021–22
King Cup
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*Winners (2): 1957, 1966
*Runners-up (5): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970
Crown Prince Cup
*Winners (1): 1959–60
*Runners-up (5): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1972–73,
2010–11
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International record
Current squad
Out on loan
Managerial history
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Hassan Sultan (1955–1957)
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Hassan Sultan (1965–1968)
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Raafat Attia
Raafat Attia ( ar, رأفت عطية, 6 February 1934 – 21 July 1978) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a forward for Al Ittihad Alexandria and Zamalek. He also managed Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda in 1976. He also played for the ...
(1974–1975)
* Redha Al Sayeh (1976–1977)
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Taha Ismail
Taha Ismail ( ar, طه اسماعيل; born 8 February 1939) is an Egyptian former footballer who played as a forward for Al-Ahly and the Egypt national team. He represented his country in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
After retiring, Ismail tran ...
(1981–1983)
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Abdelmajid Chetali
Abdelmajid Al-Chetali ( ar, عبد المجيد الشتالي; born 4 July 1939) is a Tunisian football coach and former player who played a total of 70 games with the national team and scored four goals. He also participated in the 1960 Summ ...
(1983–1985)
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Khaled Al-Jizani (1985)
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Mahmoud Abou-Regaila
Mahmoud Abou-Regaila ( ar, محمود أبو رجيلة; born 9 September 1941), also known as Abo Regala, is a former Egyptian footballer and former head coach of Zamalek. He played on a number of teams, including the Egyptian national team. H ...
(1985–1986)
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Jairzinho
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(1988–1989)
* Mimi Abdelhamid (1989–1990)
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Pavle Dolezar (1995)
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Jean Fernandez (1997)
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Gaúcho (1998–1999)
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Eugen Moldovan
Eugen Moldovan ( ar, يوجين مولدوفان, born 5 November 1961 in Braşov), also known as ''Ojine Moldovane'' in Morocco, is a Romanian football manager who last managed Saham Club in Oman.
He has coached several clubs in the Arabic cou ...
(1999–2000)
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Khaled Al-Jizani (caretaker) (November 10, 1999 – November 27, 1999)
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David Roberts (November 27, 1999 – May 30, 2000)
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Dumitru Marcu (July 13, 2000 – March 2, 2001)
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Adel Latrach
Adel may refer to:
Places United States
* Adel, Georgia
* Adel, Indiana
* Adel, Iowa
* Adel Township, Dallas County, Iowa
* Adel, Oklahoma
* Adel, Oregon
* Adel Mountains Volcanic Field, West-central Montana
Elsewhere
* Adelaide, Austr ...
(March 2, 2001 – May 30, 2001)
*
Vantuir (July 5, 2001 – January 14, 2002)
* Luis Carlos (January 14, 2002 – May 1, 2002)
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Zoran Đorđević (August 1, 2002 – October 23, 2002)
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Khalid Al-Koroni (October 23, 2002 – June 1, 2004)
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Lotfi Benzarti (July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006)
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Theo Bücker
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Coaching career
Return to Lebanon
On 8 August 2011, Bücker w ...
(July 6, 2006 – May 31, 2007)
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Jan Versleijen (June 2, 2007 – February 19, 2008)
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Khalid Al-Koroni (February 19, 2008 – May 1, 2008)
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Theo Bücker
Johannes Theodor "Theo" Bücker (born 10 July 1948) is a German football manager and a former player, who is the current coach of the under-15 team of Lebanese club Athletico SC.
Coaching career
Return to Lebanon
On 8 August 2011, Bücker w ...
(July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009)
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Eurico Gomes (August 13, 2009 – June 30, 2010)
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Jean-Christian Lang (July 1, 2010 – December 23, 2010)
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Mokhtar Mokhtar (December 25, 2010 – May 8, 2011)
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Lotfi Benzarti (May 8, 2011 – May 25, 2011)
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Bashir Abdel Samad (May 26, 2011 – June 30, 2011)
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Dragan Cvetković
Dragan Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Драган Цветковић; born 19 September 1961) is a Serbian footballer coach and a former professional player.
He coached Étoile du Sahel.
In June 2016 he became coach of Limoges FC
Limoges Football ...
(August 21, 2011 – November 24, 2011)
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Adel Latrach
Adel may refer to:
Places United States
* Adel, Georgia
* Adel, Indiana
* Adel, Iowa
* Adel Township, Dallas County, Iowa
* Adel, Oklahoma
* Adel, Oregon
* Adel Mountains Volcanic Field, West-central Montana
Elsewhere
* Adelaide, Austr ...
(November 26, 2011 – February 16, 2012)
*
Bashir Abdel Samad (February 17, 2012 – August 30, 2012)
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Wajdi Essid
Wajdi Essid is a Tunisian football manager
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(September 15, 2012 – January 26, 2013)
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Khalil Obaid (January 26, 2013 – April 27, 2013)
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Florin Cioroianu (July 21, 2013 – October 1, 2013)
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Mohamed Salah (October 1, 2013 – March 1, 2014)
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Abderrazek Chebbi
Abderrazek Chebbi ( ar, عبدالرزاق الشابي; born 9 February 1962) is a Tunisian association football, football coach and former player who played for Étoile du Sahel. He is currently the manager of Saudi FDL club Al-Qaisumah FC, Al- ...
(March 1, 2014 – April 5, 2014)
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Djamel Menad (June 7, 2014 – September 20, 2014)
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Khalid Al-Koroni (September 22, 2014 – October 28, 2014)
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Juan Rodríguez (November 17, 2014 – October 30, 2015)
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Kheïreddine Madoui (November 9, 2015 – December 9, 2016)
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Adel Abdel Rahman (December 11, 2016 – May 5, 2017)
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Jameel Qassem (July 1, 2017 – May 5, 2018)
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Fábio Carille (May 22, 2018 – December 13, 2018)
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Mido (December 17, 2018 – March 19, 2019)
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Juan Brown
Juan Ignacio Brown (born 30 September 1977 in La Plata, Argentina) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Saudi Professional League club Al-Wehda Club. He has had a short spell at Al-Hilal FC at same ...
(March 20, 2019 – May 17, 2019)
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Mario Cvitanović
Mario Cvitanović (; born 6 May 1975) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was most recently the manager of Croatian Football League club HNK Šibenik.
Playing career Club
In 1995, Cvitanov ...
(July 2, 2019 – September 16, 2019)
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José Daniel Carreño (September 16, 2019 – August 19, 2020)
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Essa Al-Mehyani
Essa Mohhmad Humod Al Mehyani Al Hothaili ( ar, عيسى محمد حمود المحياني الهذلي) (born June 6, 1983) is a retired Saudi Arabian football player who played as a striker. He spent most of his career at Al-Wehda. He is a f ...
(caretaker) (August 19, 2020 – September 9, 2020)
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Ivo Vieira
Ivo Ricardo Abreu Vieira (born 10 January 1976) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a defender, currently head coach of Brazilian club Cuiabá.
He spent his entire playing career with Nacional, where he also began his manageria ...
(September 10, 2020 – February 2, 2021)
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Mahmoud Al-Hadid (February 2, 2021 – March 21, 2021)
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Giorgos Donis (March 23, 2021 – May 31, 2021)
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Habib Ben Romdhane (July 26, 2021 – June 1, 2022)
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Bruno Akrapović (June 16, 2022 – October 20, 2022)
*
José Luis Sierra José Luis Sierra may refer to the following Chilean footballers:
*José Luis Sierra (footballer, born 1968)
José Luis "Coto" Sierra Pando (born 5 December 1968) is a Chilean football coach and former player. He is the manager of Al-Wehda.
P ...
(October 20, 2022 – ''Present'')
See also
References
External links
Official club websiteAl-Wehda Logo and mascot designerProfile's team– ''kooora.com''
Sport in Mecca
Sports clubs established in 1945
Saudi Arabian handball clubs
Football clubs in Mecca
Wehda
1945 establishments in Saudi Arabia
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