Abdullah Al Mutairi
Personal information
Full name Abdullah Al Mutairi
Date of birth (1981-12-18) 18 December 1981
Place of birth Kuwait
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Managerial career
Years Team
2015–2016 Radhwa
2016 Qaryat Al-Ulya
2017 Kyrgyzstan U17
2019 Al-Shahania U23
2020-2021 Kyrgyzstan U17
2021–2022 Nepal
2023 Afghanistan
2023– Al-Jahra
Medal record
Men's football
Representing    Nepal (as Manager)
SAFF Championship
Runner-up 2021 Maldives

Abdullah Al Mutairi is a Kuwaiti football manager who manages Al-Jahra. He was also the head coach of the Nepal men's national football team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC).[1][2] Besides Nepal, he has also managed Kyrgyzstan national under-17 football team.[3][4][5][6]

Career

Al-Mutairi used to train youth teams around Kuwait most notably Qadsia. On 2015, he moved to train teams in Saudi Arabia like Radhwa and Qaryat Al-Ulya. On 18 December 2020, Al-Mutairi got his AFC pro license from the Qatar Football Association.

Nepal

He announced to resign on 25 July 2021 blaming internal politics on social media.[7][8] As per Abdullah Al Mutairi's request All Nepal Football Association requested the Youth and Sports Ministry to conduct investigation.[9] On 13 October 2021, he led Nepal men's national football team to their first final in the SAFF Championship. They lost that final 3-0 against India.

Afghanistan

On 26 April 2023, he joined as the coach of the Afghanistan men's national football team.[10] His first with Afghanistan ended with chaos when he ordered his team leave the field after Kyrgyzstan’s first goal in the 97th minute during the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup.[11] On 16 June, Afghanistan lost 6-1 against Iran resulting in Al-Mutairi’s team finishing last in the group.

His erratic behaviour continued in a friendly match against Bangladesh in Dhaka on 7 September 2023, when he was sent off after a scuffle with a Bangladesh assistant coach.[12]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 18 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
Nepal 4 April 2021 11 September 2022 19 5 2 12 026.3
Afghanistan 26 April 2023 20 October 2023 7 2 2 3 028.6
Total 26 7 4 15 026.9 —

References

  1. ↑ Nepal appoints Kuwaiti national Abdullah Almutairi as head coach of men's national football team Archived 2021-06-02 at the Wayback Machine The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "विवादमा फस्न नचाहेको भन्दै बन्द प्रशिक्षण छाडेका भारतीय सैनिक भन्छन्- नेपालमा मभन्दा एक सय एक राम्रा गोलरक्षक छन्". www.nepalpress.com (in Nepali). Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Press. 8 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "مدرب كويتي يدرب منتخب النيبال بدعم قطري". m.al-sharq.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. ↑ "Nepal football controversy: Abdullah Al Mutairi forgives players, but isn't he responsible for a solution?". english.onlinekhabar.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  5. ↑ "No grassroots: Abdullah Al Mutairi's comment is true of Nepal football at least for the next few years". english.onlinekhabar.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Coach Abdullah Almutairi In A Stable Condition". goalnepal.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  7. ↑ "You are being redirected..." thehimalayantimes.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  8. ↑ "Abduallh announces to resign". neplays.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  9. ↑ "ANFA requests Youth and Sports Ministry to conduct investigation". thehimalayantimes.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  10. ↑ AFF
  11. ↑ https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-afghanistan-walkout-kyrgyz-republic
  12. ↑ Reporter, Sports (2023-09-08). "'We were better in terms of chance creation'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-09-11.


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