Khalid Al-Koroni

Saudi Arabian football manager (born 1959)

Khalid Al-Koroni
Personal information
Full name Khalid Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Koroni
Date of birth (1959-12-31) 31 December 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wej (manager)
Youth career
Al-Riyadh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1991 Al-Riyadh
Managerial career
1990–1992 Al-Riyadh (assistant)
1992 Al-Riyadh (caretaker)
1992–1997 Al-Riyadh (assistant)
1997 Al-Riyadh U17
1997–1999 Al-Riyadh
1999 Al-Tai
1999 Saudi Arabia U23 (assistant)
1999 Saudi Arabia U23
2000 Al-Shoulla
2000 Saudi Arabia U17
2000 Saudi Arabia U17 (assistant)
2000–2001 Al-Hazem
2001–2002 Al-Shoulla
2002 Al-Riyadh
2002–2003 Al-Wehda
2003 Al-Ittihad
2003–2004 Al-Wehda
2004–2005 Al-Riyadh
2005 Al-Hazem
2005 Al-Nassr U20
2005–2006 Al-Nassr
2006 Al-Raed
2006–2007 Al-Tai
2007 Al-Qadsiah
2008 Al-Wehda
2009 Al-Riyadh
2010 Al-Riyadh
2010–2012 Saudi Arabia U20
2012–2014 Saudi Arabia U23
2014 Al-Ittihad
2014 Al-Wehda
2015–2016 Al-Shoulla
2016 Al-Batin
2016–2017 Al-Batin
2018 Al-Shabab
2019 Al-Riyadh
2020 Hetten
2022 Al-Kholood
2023– Wej
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Saudi Arabia (as manager)
AFC U-23 Championship
Runner-up 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khalid Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Koroni (Arabic: خالد عبد الرحمن ابراهيم القروني; born 31 December 1959) is a Saudi Arabian professional football coach and former player who played for Al-Riyadh.[2][3] He is the current manager of Wej.

Playing career

Having made his debut during the 1977–78 season, Al-Koroni spent his whole playing career with hometown club Al-Riyadh. In his first season with the club, they managed to get promoted to the 1978–79 Saudi Premier League and reached the final of 1978 King Cup. During his playing career, Al-Koroni managed to get promoted to the Premier League four times with Al-Riyadh.[4]

Managerial career

1990–1999

In 1991, Al-Koroni announced his retirement and was appointed as assistant manager of Al-Riyadh. In 1992, Al-Koroni was appointed as caretaker before returning to his previous post following the appointment of Zé Mário.[4]

On 6 December 1997, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Riyadh's manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Jean-Michel Cavalli.[5] At the time of his appointment, Al-Riyadh sat at tenth with only 8 points picked up from 10 games. Al-Riyadh's form started to improve and Al-Koroni managed to lead Al-Riyadh to ninth, 4 points off the relegation zone. Al-Koroni also managed to lead Al-Riyadh to their second Crown Prince Cup final, when they beat Al-Shoulla in the semi-finals.[6] In the final, Al-Ahli defeated Al-Riyadh 3–2, courtesy of a golden goal.[7] After ensuring the club's survival, Al-Koroni's contract was renewed for another year.[8] On 11 February 1999, Al-Koroni announced his resignation as manager following conflicts with several players of the team.[9]

1999–2000

On 24 February 1999, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Al-Tai.[10] At the time of his appointment, Al-Tai sat at ninth just four points above the relegation zone. Al-Koroni managed to finish eighth with Al-Tai and left following the expiration of his contract on 1 April 1999.

Al-Koroni was then appointed as assistant manager to Luisinho Lemos in the Saudi U23 national team.[11] On 29 August 1999, Al-Koroni was appointed as head coach of the Saudi U23 national team following the sacking of Luisinho.[12] Al-Koroni failed to qualify for the Olympics after finishing in second place, three points behind Kuwait in the qualifiers.

On 3 January 2000, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Al-Shoulla until the end of the season.[13]

On 6 February 2000, Al-Koroni left Al-Shoulla to manage the Saudi U17 national team.[14] He was then made assistant following the appointment of Jean-Marie Conz.[15]

2000–2005

On 10 November 2000, Al-Koroni was appointed as the head coach of Al-Hazem.[16] On 27 March 2001, Al-Koroni resigned due to personal reasons.[17]

On 1 May 2001, Al-Koroni returned to manage Al-Shoulla for a second time.[18] He managed to lead Al-Shoulla to a sixth-placed finish, their highest ever in the top flight. He left at the end of the season following the expiration of his contract.

On 21 May 2002, Al-Koroni returned to manage boyhood club Al-Riyadh for a third time.[19] On 4 October 2002, Al-Koroni was sacked by Al-Riyadh.[20]

On 8 October 2002, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of First Division club Al-Wehda.[21] Al-Koroni managed to lead Al-Wehda to the First Division and gain promotion to the Premier League.[22]

On 3 May 2003, Al-Koroni was loaned to Premier League side Al-Ittihad until the end of the season.[23] Al-Koroni managed to win the Premier League title after defeating Al-Ahli 3–2 in the final. He became the first manager to win both the Premier League title and First Division title in one season.[24] Al-Koroni also managed to win the 2003 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup after defeating Ismaily 1–0 in the final.[25]

Al-Koroni left Al-Ittihad following the expiration of his loan and returned to Al-Wehda.[26]

On 2 August 2004, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Al-Riyadh for the fourth time.[27] On 4 February 2005, Al-Koroni was sacked by Al-Riyadh.[28]

On 17 March 2005, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of First Division side Al-Hazem.[29] Al-Koroni managed to lead Al-Hazem to their first First Division title as well as gain promotion to the top flight for the first time in the club's history.[30]

2005–2014

On 14 September 2005, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Al-Nassr's U20 team.[31] Following the sacking of Mariano Barreto, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Nassr's manager on 23 November 2005.[32] On 15 January 2006, Al-Koroni resigned from his post after a 3–0 defeat to Al-Ahli.[33]

On 12 February 2006, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Raed's manager until the end of the season.[34]

On 4 December 2006, Al-Koroni returned to manage Al-Tai for the second time.[35] On 1 February 2007, Al-Koroni was sacked after failing to achieve a single win.[36]

On 1 March 2007, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Al-Qadsiah until the end of the season.[37] At the time of his appointment, Al-Qadsiah sat at 11th in the relegation zone. He managed to finish 10th and avoid relegation.

On 18 February 2008, Al-Koroni replaced Jan Versleijen as the manager of Al-Wehda.[38]

On 13 February 2009, Al-Koroni returned to manage Al-Riyadh for the fifth time.[39] He left at the end of the season following the expiration of his contract. On 11 January 2010, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Riyadh's manager for the sixth time.[40]

On 30 March 2010, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of the Saudi U20 national team.[41] He resigned from his post as Al-Riyadh's manager on 12 April 2010.[42] He managed to lead them to the Round of 16 of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was then appointed as the manager of the Saudi U23 national team in 2012. He managed to win the 2012 GCC U-23 Championship and finish as runners-up in the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship.

2014–present

On 1 March 2014, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Ittihad's manager following the sacking of Juan Verzeri.[43] On 28 August 2014, he was sacked after Al-Ittihad were eliminated by Al Ain in the Quarter-finals of the 2014 AFC Champions League.[44]

On 22 September 2014, Al-Koroni returned to manage Al-Wehda for the third time.[45] He was sacked on 28 October 2014 after losing three matches and drawing one in four matches.[46]

On 31 October 2015, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Shoulla's manager until the end of the season.[47]

On 28 April 2016, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Batin's manager.[48] He managed the team during the promotion play-offs against Al-Raed, which they lost 5–3 on aggregate.

On 6 November 2016, Al-Koroni returned to Al-Batin following Adel Abdel Rahman's sacking.[49]

On 8 March 2018, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Shabab's manager following the sacking of José Carreño.[50]

On 27 January 2019, Al-Koroni returned to manage Al-Riyadh for the seventh time.[51] He resigned from his post on 15 October 2019.

On 26 February 2020, Al-Koroni was appointed as Hetten's manager until the end of the season.[52] He resigned on 27 July 2020 whilst the season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[53]

On 13 April 2022, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Kholood's manager until the end of the season.[54] On 17 May 2022, Al-Kholood renewed Al-Koroni's contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[55] On 5 October 2022, Al-Koroni was sacked following a 2–0 defeat to Al-Sahel.[56]

On 4 December 2023, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Second Division side Wej.[57]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 5 October 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Al-Riyadh Saudi Arabia 6 December 1997 11 February 1999 41 15 11 15 80 70 +10 036.59
Al-Tai Saudi Arabia 24 February 1999 24 March 1999 5 2 1 2 4 6 −2 040.00
Al-Shoulla Saudi Arabia 3 January 2000 6 February 2000 5 3 0 2 5 4 +1 060.00
Al-Hazem Saudi Arabia 10 November 2000 27 March 2001 15 4 6 5 15 18 −3 026.67
Al-Shoulla Saudi Arabia 1 May 2001 8 May 2002 28 9 7 12 28 35 −7 032.14
Al-Riyadh Saudi Arabia 21 May 2002 4 October 2002 10 2 3 5 10 15 −5 020.00
Al-Wehda Saudi Arabia 8 October 2002 1 May 2003 25 14 7 4 50 22 +28 056.00
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3 May 2003 30 July 2003 4 2 0 2 6 6 +0 050.00
Al-Wehda Saudi Arabia 30 July 2003 30 June 2004 27 7 5 15 37 52 −15 025.93
Al-Riyadh Saudi Arabia 2 August 2004 4 February 2005 20 5 6 9 24 30 −6 025.00
Al-Hazem Saudi Arabia 17 March 2005 23 May 2005 11 7 3 1 24 7 +17 063.64
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 23 November 2005 15 January 2006 9 2 3 4 7 12 −5 022.22
Al-Raed Saudi Arabia 12 February 2006 1 May 2006 11 1 5 5 7 14 −7 009.09
Al-Tai Saudi Arabia 4 December 2006 1 February 2007 8 0 5 3 8 15 −7 000.00
Al-Qadsiah Saudi Arabia 1 March 2007 11 May 2007 7 1 3 3 6 9 −3 014.29
Al-Wehda Saudi Arabia 18 February 2008 5 May 2008 7 1 4 2 6 8 −2 014.29
Al-Riyadh Saudi Arabia 13 February 2009 22 May 2009 13 5 4 4 14 14 +0 038.46
Al-Riyadh Saudi Arabia 11 January 2010 12 April 2010 12 2 2 8 9 19 −10 016.67
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1 March 2014 28 August 2014 16 8 1 7 29 25 +4 050.00
Al-Wehda Saudi Arabia 22 September 2014 28 October 2014 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 000.00
Al-Shoulla Saudi Arabia 31 October 2015 27 April 2016 24 11 7 6 30 22 +8 045.83
Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 27 April 2016 27 May 2016 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 050.00
Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 6 November 2016 22 May 2017 21 5 7 9 26 34 −8 023.81
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 8 March 2018 1 May 2018 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Al-Riyadh Saudi Arabia 27 January 2019 15 October 2019 11 3 4 4 12 16 −4 027.27
Hetten Saudi Arabia 26 February 2020 27 July 2020 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 000.00
Al-Kholood Saudi Arabia 13 April 2022 5 October 2022 12 4 4 4 11 10 +1 033.33
Wej Saudi Arabia 4 December 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 353 114 101 138 458 483 −25 032.29

Honours

Player

Al-Riyadh

Manager

Al-Riyadh

Al-Wehda

Al-Ittihad

Al-Hazem

Saudi Arabia U23

References

  1. ^ "مساعد مدرب منتخبنا الأولمبي خالد القروني يقول كل التفاصيل".
  2. ^ "خالد القروني - Khalid Al Koroni".
  3. ^ "KHALID AL KORONI".
  4. ^ a b "من هو خالد القروني مدرب الشباب الجديد؟".
  5. ^ "إدارة الرياض تعفي كيفالي من مهامه وتكلف القروني بديلا عنه".
  6. ^ "الرياض يستعيد أمجاده بنصر جديد".
  7. ^ "وعادت شمسك الذهب!".
  8. ^ "البحث عن بديل لربسون واستمرار القروني وفاين وتراوري".
  9. ^ "مدرب الرياض القروني بعد استقالته".
  10. ^ "القروني بعد إشرافه على تدريب الطائي".
  11. ^ "لويس البرتو مدرباً لمنتخبنا الأولمبي خلفاً لهامبرج".
  12. ^ "القروني بعد تعيينه مدرباً للأولمبي".
  13. ^ "القروني بعد إشرافه على أول تدريب للشعلة".
  14. ^ "القروني يودع الشعلة بالدموع".
  15. ^ "الخبير السويسري (كونز) بعد متابعته لأول تمرين لمنتخب الناشئين".
  16. ^ "القروني مدرباً للحزم".
  17. ^ "القروني يستقيل من تدريب الحزم".
  18. ^ "الدويس:واثقون من نجاح القروني مع الشعلة".
  19. ^ "القروني مدرباً لمدرسة الوسطى".
  20. ^ "إقالة القروني والاستغناء عن الحميضي وفاروق جعفر مدرباً للرياض".
  21. ^ "القروني مدرب للوحدة بـ 120 ألفا مقدما و30 ألفا راتبا شهريا".
  22. ^ "بمستوى ولا أبهى الوحدة يكسب جولة أبها".
  23. ^ "خالد القروني يضم علي كميخ مساعداً له في الاتحاد".
  24. ^ "القروني يجمع ذهب الممتاز والأولى في عام".
  25. ^ "الذهبي حمزة حسمها للعميد بالذهبي".
  26. ^ "القروني يعود للوحدة.. ويشترط الراحة".
  27. ^ "القروني يقود الجهاز الفني للرياض".
  28. ^ "إدارة الرياض تعزل القروني وتتعاقد مع برازيلي".
  29. ^ "الحزم يتعاقد مع القروني".
  30. ^ "درع الدرجة الأولى تخصص القروني".
  31. ^ "خالد القروني مدرب شباب النصر".
  32. ^ "إدارة النصر تعفي مارينو وتعين القروني مدرباً".
  33. ^ "القروني يقدم استقالته.. والإدارة تؤجل قبولها إلى اليوم".
  34. ^ "القروني مدربا للرائد وإيقاف الزهراني حتى نهاية الموسم".
  35. ^ "القروني رسميا مدرب لفارس الشمال".
  36. ^ "كوستا يخلف القروني في تدريب الطائي".
  37. ^ "القروني مدرباً للقادسية".
  38. ^ "القروني مدرباً للوحدة".
  39. ^ "القروني يسعى لإنقاذ (المدرسة) من الهبوط".
  40. ^ "القروني يدرب الرياض".
  41. ^ "القروني وباخشوين مدربان لمنتخبي الشباب والناشئين".
  42. ^ "القروني يترك مهامه في الرياض للحمدان".
  43. ^ "اتحاد جدة ينهي خدمات فيرسيري ويتعاقد مع القروني".
  44. ^ "فريق الاتحاد يقيل مدربه خالد القروني".
  45. ^ "القروني يبدأ مهمته مع الوحدة".
  46. ^ "إدارة الوحدة تقيل خالد القروني بعد 4 مباريات".
  47. ^ "الشعلة يوقع مع المدرب الوطني خالد القروني".
  48. ^ "القروني يقود الباطن في مباراتي الصعود لدوري جميل".
  49. ^ "رسميا.. القروني مدربا للباطن".
  50. ^ "المدرب خالد القروني يبدأ عمله رسميًا لقيادة فريق الشباب".
  51. ^ "القروني مدرباً للرياض حتى نهاية الموسم".
  52. ^ "حطين.. يتعاقد مع المدرب خالد القروني".
  53. ^ "القروني يترك حطين".
  54. ^ "انهت ادارة النادي التعاقد مع المدرب الوطني خالد القروني".
  55. ^ "القروني مديرًا فنيًا للخلود".
  56. ^ "نهت ادارة النادي عقد مدرب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم الكابتن القدير خالد القروني بالتراضي".
  57. ^ "خـالد الـقروني مدربًـا لـفخر الـطائـف".
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