Abdullah Al Mutairi

{{Short description|Kuwaiti football manager}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abdullah Al Mutairi

|fullname = Abdullah Al Mutairi

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1981|12|18|df=y}}

|birth_place= Kuwait

|height= 1.84m

|manageryears1= 2015–2016

|managerclubs1= Radhwa

|manageryears2= 2016

|managerclubs2= Qaryat Al-Ulya

|manageryears3= 2017

|managerclubs3= Kyrgyzstan U17

|manageryears4= 2019

|managerclubs4= Al-Shahania U23

|manageryears5= 2020-2021

|managerclubs5= Kyrgyzstan U17

|manageryears6= 2021–2022

|managerclubs6= Nepal

|manageryears7= 2023

|managerclubs7= Afghanistan

|manageryears8= 2023–2024

|managerclubs8= Al-Jahra

|manageryears9= 2024–

|managerclubs9= Sri Lanka (interim)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|NEP}}}} (as Manager)

{{MedalCompetition|SAFF Championship}}

{{Medal|RU| 2021 Maldives|}}

}}

Abdullah Al Mutairi is a Kuwaiti football manager who is the currently interim head coach of Sri Lanka national football team. He was also the head coach of the Nepal men's national football team for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC).[https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/nepal-appoints-kuwaiti-national-abdullah-almutairi-as-head-coach-of-mens-national-football-team Nepal appoints Kuwaiti national Abdullah Almutairi as head coach of men's national football team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212531/https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/nepal-appoints-kuwaiti-national-abdullah-almutairi-as-head-coach-of-mens-national-football-team |date=2021-06-02 }} The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2 September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.nepalpress.com/2022/05/08/186247/|title=विवादमा फस्न नचाहेको भन्दै बन्द प्रशिक्षण छाडेका भारतीय सैनिक भन्छन्- नेपालमा मभन्दा एक सय एक राम्रा गोलरक्षक छन्|website=www.nepalpress.com|publisher=Nepal Press|date=8 May 2022|language=ne|access-date=21 July 2022|location=Kathmandu, Nepal|archive-date=8 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508122203/https://www.nepalpress.com/2022/05/08/186247/}} He has also managed Kyrgyzstan national under-17 football team.{{Cite web|url=https://m.al-sharq.com/article/09/12/2021/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB-%D9%84%D9%80-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86|title=مدرب كويتي يدرب منتخب النيبال بدعم قطري|publisher=m.al-sharq.com|access-date=2023-02-23|archive-date=2022-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019105625/https://m.al-sharq.com/article/09/12/2021/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB-%D9%84%D9%80-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AE%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/abdullah-al-mutairi-not-innocent.html|title=Nepal football controversy: Abdullah Al Mutairi forgives players, but isn’t he responsible for a solution?|publisher=english.onlinekhabar.com|access-date=2023-02-23|archive-date=2023-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113060325/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/abdullah-al-mutairi-not-innocent.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/no-grassroots-abdullah-al-mutairi.html|title=No grassroots: Abdullah Al Mutairi’s comment is true of Nepal football at least for the next few years|publisher=english.onlinekhabar.com|access-date=2023-02-23|archive-date=2023-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127162459/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/no-grassroots-abdullah-al-mutairi.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.goalnepal.com/news/detail/13743|title=Coach Abdullah Almutairi In A Stable Condition|publisher=goalnepal.com|access-date=2023-02-23|archive-date=2022-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021112114/https://www.goalnepal.com/news/detail/13743|url-status=live}}

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 as the Nepal football team's head coach on 25 July 2021, blaming internal politics on social media.{{Cite web|title=You are being redirected...|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/national-football-team-coach-almutairi-announced-resignation|access-date=2021-07-25|website=thehimalayantimes.com|archive-date=2021-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725082206/https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/national-football-team-coach-almutairi-announced-resignation|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Abduallh announces to resign|url=https://neplays.com/news-2021-07-123420|website=neplays.com|access-date=2021-08-01|archive-date=2021-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801111424/https://neplays.com/news-2021-07-123420|url-status=live}} As per Abdullah Al Mutairi's request All Nepal Football Association requested the Youth and Sports Ministry to conduct investigation.{{Cite web|title=ANFA requests Youth and Sports Ministry to conduct investigation|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/anfa-to-request-ministry-to-probe-almutairi-row|website=thehimalayantimes.com|access-date=2021-08-01|archive-date=2021-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802092654/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/anfa-to-request-ministry-to-probe-almutairi-row|url-status=live}} 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.[https://m.facebook.com/affofficial AFF] 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. https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-afghanistan-walkout-kyrgyz-republic 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.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Sports |date=2023-09-08 |title=‘We were better in terms of chance creation’ |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/we-were-better-terms-chance-creation-3413381 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}

=Sri Lanka=

On 20 August 2024, He was appointed as the interim head coach at Sri Lanka national football team for 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round matches against Cambodia.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C-5X4QqSEwk/?igsh=MTUyNHc4c2t4aTEwOQ== |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.instagram.com}}

Managerial statistics

{{Updated|match played 18 October 2023}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|From

!rowspan=2|To

!colspan=5|Record

!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

{{abbr|P|Matches played}}{{abbr|W|Matches won}}{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
align=left|Nepal

|align=left|4 April 2021

|align=left|11 September 2022

{{WDL|19|5|2|12|decimals=1}}

align=left|Afghanistan

|align=left|26 April 2023

|align=left|20 October 2023

{{WDL|7|2|2|3|decimals=1}}

colspan=3|Total

{{WDLtot|26|7|4|15|decimals=1}}

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References