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Nasser Al-Johar
Personal information
Full name Nasser Hamad Al-Johar
Date of birth (1946-01-06) 6 January 1946 (age 78)[1]
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1977 Al-Nassr
International career
1966–1976 Saudi Arabia
Managerial career
1990–1991 Al-Nassr
1993 Al-Nassr
2000 Saudi Arabia
2001–2002 Saudi Arabia
2004 Saudi Arabia
2008–2009 Saudi Arabia
2011 Saudi Arabia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Saudi Arabia (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 2000
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nasser Hamad Al-Johar (Arabic: ناصر الجوهر; born 6 January 1946) is a Saudi Arabian football coach and former player.[3]

Club career

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Al-Johar played for Al Nassr FC.[2]

Managerial career

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Al-Johar coached the Saudi Arabia national team for both the 2000 AFC Asian Cup (replacing Milan Máčala) and 2002 FIFA World Cup (after replacing Slobodan Santrač),[2] though he was fired for failing to take the team to a Cup win that year.[4]

When coach Hélio dos Anjos was fired in June 2008, Al-Johar was hired to replace him for the rest of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5] Al-Johar resigned from coaching The Green Falcons in February 2009 after the team lost to North Korea in the AFC fourth round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification;[6] he was replaced with José Peseiro.[7] The Saudi Arabia Football Federation announced the "reclusive" Al-Johar would continue to support the team as a "technical advisor".[5]

After losing to the Syria national team on 9 January 2011, it was announced that Al-Johar would replace Peseiro for the remainder of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup;[8] after two further losses (1–0 against Jordan and 5–0 against Japan), the perennial fix-it man for Saudi Arabia was again sacked, less than two weeks after taking the helm.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Saudi Arabia - Nasser al Johar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. ^ a b c "WORLD CUP | Squad | Nasser Al-Johar". London, United Kingdom: BBC Sport. 11 April 2002. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Saudi Arabia - Nasser al Johar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Al-Johar pays price of failure". London, UK: BBC Sport. 1 July 2002. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b Petty, Martin (15 February 2009). "Soccer-Al Johar quits as coach of Saudi Arabia". London, UK. Reuters UK. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Nasser Al Johar Resigns As Saudi Arabia Coach". Goal.com. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010. Just three days after losing a vital 2010 World Cup qualifier in North Korea, Saudi Arabia boss Nasser Al-Johar has resigned.
  7. ^ "Saudi Arabia announce Peseiro as new coach". United States: ESPNsoccernet. 17 February 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Peseiro gets the boot; Al Johar steps in". Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asian Football Confederation. 10 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Saudis sack second coach". United States: ESPNsoccernet. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2011.


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