Khaled Al-Atwi

Khaled Al-Atwi
Personal information
Full name Khaled Fahad Al-Atwi
Date of birth (1977-04-13) 13 April 1977
Place of birth Dammam,[1] Saudi Arabia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Fateh (head coach)
Youth career
Al-Oyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Al-Oyon
Managerial career
2009–2010 Al-Oyon
2011–2016 Al-Nojoom
2016–2019 Saudi Arabia U20
2019–2021 Al-Ettifaq
2022 Al-Qadsiah
2025 Damac
2026 Diriyah
2026– Al Fateh
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Saudi Arabia (as manager)
AFC U-19 Championship
Winner2018 Indonesia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khaled Fahad Al-Atwi (Arabic: خالد العطوي; born 13 April 1977) is a Saudi professional football manager and former player.[2][3]

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

Managerial career

Al-Atwi began his coaching career in the youth teams of Al-Oyon 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[4] respectively. On June 14 2016, Al-Atwi was appointed as the manager of the Saudi Arabia U20 national team.[5] He led the young Green Falcons to a first-place finish in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship, Saudi Arabia's third title in this age level. He was also the manager during the disastrous 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup 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 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.[6] 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.[7] Later that day, he was announced as the manager of Pro League club Al-Ettifaq.[8] 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.[9]

On 18 June 2022, it was announced that Al-Atwi was appointed as the new manager of First Division League side Al-Qadsiah.[10] On 22 September 2022, Al-Atwi was sacked after 5 matches, he drew twice and lost three times.[11]

In March 2025, he was appointed as interim manager of Damac,[12] a position he held until the end of the 2024–25 season.[13]

In May 2026, Al-Atwi became the head coach of Diriyah in the Saudi First Division League.[14] He led the club to their debut appearance in the Saudi Pro League by winning the promotion play-offs.[15] He was appointed as head coach of Al Fateh ahead of the 2026–27 season.[16]

Personal life

Al-Atwi was born in Dammam but moved to Al-Oyon, 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.[1]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Al-Nojoom Saudi Arabia 1 July 2011 30 May 2016 107433628040.19
Saudi Arabia U20 Saudi Arabia 14 June 2016 17 June 2019 5034214068.00
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 17 June 2019 16 October 2021 73311329042.47
Al-Qadsiah Saudi Arabia 18 June 2022 22 September 2022 5023000.00
Total 2351085374045.96 —

Honours

Manager

Al-Nojoom
Saudi Arabia U20
Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "العطوي "مدير المدرسة".. قاد الأخضر لكأس العالم..!!".
  2. ↑ "خالد العطوي - Khaled Al Atwi".
  3. ↑ "من هو خالد العطوي مدرب المنتخب السعودي للشباب؟".
  4. ↑ ""نجوم الأحساء" يلمع في دوري الأولى أول مرة في تاريخه مدرب الأبطال: لم يتدخلوا في عملي فتحقق المنجز الكبير".
  5. ↑ "اتحاد القدم يعين العطوي مدربًا للمنتخب السعودي للشباب".
  6. ↑ "10 معلومات لا تعرفها عن خالد العطوي صاحب الإنجاز السعودي اقرأ المزيد من المشهد العربي".
  7. ↑ "خالد العطوي يعلن نهاية مشواره مع الأخضر الشاب".
  8. ↑ "دارة نادي #الاتفاق تتعاقد مع المدرب الوطني خالد العطوي". Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "الاتفاق يفك ارتباطه مع العطوي بالتراضي".
  10. ↑ "خالد العطوي مدربًا لـ القادسية".
  11. ↑ "القادسية ينهي عقد العطوي ويتعاقد مع الحبيب".
  12. ↑ "ضمك يعلن إقالة مدرب الفريق ألميدا ويعين العطوي بدلاً عنه" (in Arabic). alriyadh.com. 27 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "ضمك يستقر على رحيل خالد العطوي" (in Arabic). alyaum.com. 3 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "خالد العطوي يصبح مدربًا لفريق الدرعية" (in Arabic). alriyadh.com. 13 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "العطوي لـ«الشرق الأوسط»: مع الدرعية شاهدت احترافية لم أشاهدها في مسيرتي" (in Arabic). Asharq Al-Awsat. 24 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Al-Fateh Finalizes Agreement with Khalid Al-Atwi to Lead the Team". ysscores.com. 11 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "فريق النجوم بطل دوري الدرجة الثالثة بالأحساء".
  18. ↑ "كأس الخليج للشباب سعودية".
  19. ↑ "العطوي يحصد أفضلية المدربين للمرة الأولى". Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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