Abdullah Mesfer

Emirati professional football manager (born 1962)

Abdullah Mesfer
Personal information
Full name	Abdullah Ahmed Khalfan Mesfer
Date of birth	(1962-01-28) 28 January 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Managerial career
Years	Team
2000	United Arab Emirates (interim)
2008–2009	United Arab Emirates (assistant)
2011–2012	United Arab Emirates
2012–2013	Dibba Al Fujairah
2013–2014	Al Dhafra
2014	United Arab Emirates U19
2015	United Arab Emirates U23
2015–2016	Baniyas
2016–2017	Jordan
2019	Fujairah (interim)
2021	Al Bataeh
2022–2023	Hatta
2023	Al Dhafra

Abdullah Ahmed Khalfan Mesfer (born 28 January 1962) is an Emirati professional football manager.

Career

In 2000^[1] and from 2011 to 2012^[2] he coached United Arab Emirates national football team. Later he trained the Dibba Al Fujairah and Al Dhafra. In 2014 he led the United Arab Emirates U19.^[3]

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Abdullah Mesfer managerial positions
v t e United Arab Emirates national football team – managers
Sheita (1972–73) Gharib (1973) Sheita (1973–74) El-Sherbini (1975) Gharib (1975–76) Tadić (1976) Revie (1977–80) Mohajerani (1980–84) Parreira (1984–88) Zagallo (1988–90) Blaut (1990) Parreira (1990) Lobanovskyi (1990–92) Piechniczek (1992–95) Ivić (1995–96) Sandri (1997) Máčala (1997) Sandri (1998) Queiroz (1998–99) Juričić (1999) Mesfer (2000) Michel (2000–01) Saqr (2001) Ruys (2001) Bonfrère (2001–02) Hodgson (2002–04) Jodar (2004) De Mos (2004–05) Advocaat (2005) Rabie (2005) Saleh^c (2005) Bathenay (2005–06) Metsu (2006–08) Bathenay (2008–09) Katanec (2009–11) Mesfer (2011–12) Ali (2012–17) Bauza (2017) Zaccheroni (2017–19) Abdulrahman^c (2019) Van Marwijk (2019) Jovanović (2019–20) Pinto (2020) Van Marwijk (2020–22) Arruabarrena (2022–23) Bento (2023–) (c) = caretaker manager

Abdullah Mesfer managerial positions

United Arab Emirates national football team – managers

v t e Dibba Al Fujairah FC – managers
Cabo (2012) Mesfer (2012–13) Ghrairi (2013–14) Al Sayed (2014–15) Bücker (2015–16) Sérgio (2016) Comelli (2016–18) Kwid (2018–19) Al Kaddeim (2019) Alexandre (2019–20) El Moujahid (2020–21) Al Sayed (2021) Al Balooshi (2021) Popović (2021–22) Dufrennes (2022–23) Al Abdouli (2023) Popović (2023–24) Baroot (2024–)

v t e Al Dhafra FC – managers
Hamberg (2003–04) Rocha (2005–06) Souayah (2007) El Ramadi (2007–08) Kwid (2008) Baroot (2008–09) Banide (2009–10) Halilović (2010) Decastel (2010) Guimarães (2010–11) Kwid (2011) Brito (2011) Mostafa (2011–12) Hadžiabdić (2012) Banide (2012–13) Mesfer (2013–14) Karabeg (2014) Ion (2014–15) Banide (2015) Kwid (2015–18) Hadžievski (2018) Rašović (2018–20) Kwid^c (2020) Veselinović (2020–21) Kwid (2021) Micale (2021–22) Al Idrissi (2022) Vignjević (2022) Veselinović (2022–23) Al Idrissi (2023) Mesfer (2023) Comelli (2023–) (c) = caretaker manager

Al Dhafra FC – managers

v t e Baniyas – managers
Zobel (2002) Sichitiu (2004–05) Üzüm (2005–06) Michel (2007–08) Vieira (2011) Calderón (2011–12) Chovanec (2012–13) Al Orafi (2013) da Silva (2013–14) García (2014–16) Mesfer (2015–16) Repetto (2016) Gomes (2016–17) Tufegdžić (2017–18) Jurčić (2018–19) Schäfer (2019–20) Isăilă (2020–23) Milanič (2023–)

v t e Jordan national football team – managers
McLennan (1984) Tavares (1986) Awad (1992–2000) Smiljanić (2001–02) El-Gohary (2002–07) Vingada (2007–09) Hamad (2009–13) Hassan (2013–14) Abdel-Qader (2014) Wilkins (2014–15) Abdel-Qader (2015) Put (2015–16) Abu Zema^c (2016) Redknapp (2016) Abu Zema (2016) Mesfer (2016–2017) Abu-Abed (2017–18) Borkelmans (2018–21) Hamad (2021–23) Ammouta (2023–) (c) = caretaker manager

Jordan national football team – managers

v t e Al Bataeh Club – managers
Al Sayed (2019–20) Tedesco (2020) Chkhit^c (2020) Abidi (2020–21) Mesfer (2021) Hadhiri (2021–22) Zanardi (2022) Chkhit^c (2022–23) Rădoi (2023) Tomić (2024–) (c) = caretaker manager

v t e Hatta Club – managers
Lemos (2008–09) El Ramady (2014–15) Obaid (2015–16) Hadžievski (2016–17) Mahrous (2017–18) Vanić (2018–19) Obaid (2019) Kontis (2019–20) Vermezović (2020–21) Al Balooshi (2021) Boumdal (2021–22) Derbal (2022) Hadžievski (2022) Mesfer (2022–23) Markov (2023) Viviani (2023–)