Fahad Thani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fahad Abdullah Al Thani Alzraa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | ||
| Position(s) |
Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1990 | Al Ahli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Al Ahli | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1999 |
Al Rayyan (U–17) | ||
| 1995–2001 | Qatar U–17 (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2005 | Qatar U–14 | ||
| 2005–2006 | Qatar U–17 | ||
| 2006–2011 | ASPIRE | ||
| 2011 | Qatar U–17 (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Qatar (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Qatar | ||
| 2014–2017 | Qatar Olympic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fahad Thani (born 1 December 1973) is a
Thani graduated from the University of Qatar in 1996 with a degree in athletic training and in 1999 achieved an AFC "C" Coaching License and later in 2005 earned an AFC "A" License.
Career
Playing career
Starting his playing career in the youth teams of
He also played for Qatar's national youth teams.
Managerial career
Thani retired from football in 1993 and took up coaching. He first coached the youth teams of
After leaving his national team post, he was a part of
He adopted a different policy on player selection than his predecessors, with only 7 of the 26 players he called up for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification being foreign-born.[6] His managerial debut came against Lebanon, which Qatar emerged 1–0 winners of after dominating the game, and, consequently, missing a late penalty. A week later, on 6 February, Qatar played their first competitive match against Malaysia as part of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification. They narrowly won the match 2–0.[7]
Thani's first real test as manager of Qatar came against Egypt on 8 March 2013 in a match which was organized in preparation for a World Cup Qualifying match against South Korea. Previously, on 28 December 2012, Egypt had defeated Qatar 2–0, then under Paulo Autuori, in Doha. However, under Thani's command, the match ended in a 3–1 victory for Qatar in the same venue. Egypt were missing most of their key players and the match was not recorded in FIFA's official calendar.[8]
His team's first competitive loss came against Bahrain on 18 March 2013 in an away match for the 2015 AFC Cup qualifiers. Qatar then lost 1–2 to South Korea in an away match on 26 March 2013 due to a goal in the last minute of injury time for the hosts.[9]
Honors
Al Ahli
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 1992
References
- ^ a b "فهد ثاني: المهمة صعبة لكنها ليست مستحيلة". alkass.net. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Qatar dismiss coach Autuori, assistant Thani takes over". Yahoo Sports. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ فهد ثاني...كفاءة تدريبية قطرية (in Arabic). alkass.net. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ أنباء عن إقالة أوتوري مدرب قطر (in Arabic). aljazeera.net. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ تأكيدا لما إنفردت به "استاد الدوحة": الإتحاد القطري يقيل أوتوري (in Arabic). estad-aldoha.net. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Thani announces batch of 26 players for Asian Cup Qualifier". QFA. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Qatar crush Malaysia for winning start in Asian Cup campaign". QFA. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Qatar trounce Egypt in friendly". The Peninsula. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Korea edge past Qatar in key World Cup qualifying game". QFA. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.