Nasser Al-Johar

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

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

Club career

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

Managerial career

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

1. "Saudi Arabia - Nasser al Johar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
2. "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. 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.