Khaled Fahad Al-Atwi (; born 13 April 1977) is a

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professional

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and former player, who is the currently manager of

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club Damac. Al-Atwi began his coaching career as the manager of

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. A year later he joined Al-Nojoom and led them to the

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. 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

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Managerial career

Al-Atwi began his coaching career in the youth teams of

in 2008. He then became the assistant manager of

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'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

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and the

respectively. On June 14 2016, Al-Atwi was appointed as the manager of the Saudi Arabia U20 national team. He led the young Green Falcons to a first-place finish in the

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, Saudi Arabia's third title in this age level. He was also the manager during the disastrous

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where Saudi Arabia exited from the group stage with a catastrophic performance, losing all three games in their group. By doing so, Al-Atwi became the youngest Saudi manager to lead the national team to continental glory, and also the one with an infamous record as the worst manager of Saudi U-20 team in FIFA U-20 World Cup since the

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. On 17 June 2019, Al-Atwi resigned from his post as the manager of the U20 national team after 3 years after the disaster in Poland. Later that day, he was announced as the manager of Pro League club

. 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. On 18 June 2022, it was announced that Al-Atwi was appointed as the new manager of First Division League side Al-Qadsiah. On 22 September 2022, Al-Atwi was sacked after 5 matches, he drew twice and lost three times.

Personal life

Al-Atwi was born in

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but moved to Al-Oyoon, located in the

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, during his childhood. He is married and has four sons; Fahad, Saud, Mohammed, and Sattam. Al-Atwi graduated from

King Faisal University King Faisal University (KFU) ( ') is a public university in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1975, it is named after King Faisal bin Abdulalziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia from 1964 until 1975. KFU was initially established with four colleges: tw ...

and has a

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. He used to work as a history teacher in a school in Urayrah. He later became a principal of a school in Al Kulabiyah.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

;Al-Nojoom *

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: 2012–13 *

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runners-up: 2014–15 ;Saudi Arabia U20 *

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: 2016 ;Individual * Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atwi, Khaled 1977 births Living people Footballers from Dammam Saudi Arabian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Al Oyoon FC players Saudi Fourth Division players Saudi Arabian football managers Saudi Pro League managers Saudi First Division League managers Al-Ettifaq FC managers Al Qadsiah FC managers