Hassan Mattar

{{short description|Qatari footballer (born 1956)}}

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| name = Hassan Mattar Al-Suwaidi

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|1|1}}{{cite web|url=http://www.qslm-license.com/ClubsFolder/AlSadd/Hassan%20Matar%20.pdf|title=Hassan Mattar CV|publisher=qslm-license.com|accessdate=8 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109044158/http://www.qslm-license.com/ClubsFolder/AlSadd/Hassan%20Matar%20.pdf|archivedate=9 January 2014}}

| birth_place = Doha, Qatar

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| position = Forward

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| youthclubs1 = Al Oruba

| years1 = 1973–75 | clubs1 = Al Oruba | caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1975–82 | clubs2 = Al Sadd | caps2 = |goals2 =

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Qatar| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

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Hassan Mattar ({{langx|ar|حسن مطر}}; born 1 January 1956) is a Qatari former striker who played for Al Sadd and the Qatar national team. He currently serves as the Head of Youth Teams for Al Sadd.{{cite web|url=http://www.al-saddclub.com/ar/news/pages/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=1563|script-title=ar:أسماء الجهاز الفني لقطاع الفئات السنية|publisher=al-saddclub.com|language=Arabic|accessdate=12 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130116211613/http://www.al-saddclub.com/ar/news/pages/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=1563|archivedate=16 January 2013}}

He was an international for the Qatar national team, participating in the Arabian Gulf Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.al-watan.com/viewnews.aspx?n=C5EF06E3-18C5-4634-8C71-D0AE44D0C325&d=20110519|script-title=ar:انتقلت للسد من «40» سنة دون مقابل!|publisher=al-watan.com|language=Arabic|accessdate=3 May 2013}} He started off playing for Al Oruba, but when the head coach Hassan Osman transferred to Al Sadd, he brought Mattar with him. At that time in Qatari football, players could transfer from clubs virtually unconditionally with no clubs paying to transfer players. He received a call from Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim, the former president of Al Oruba, who was shocked at Mattar's decision to switch clubs. Nonetheless, he stayed with his current club. He played a crucial role in the 1982 Emir Cup, where he scored the winner against Al Rayyan, and also in the league, where he was the top scorer in the 1980–81 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qattops.html|title=Qatar - List of Topscorers|website=RSSSF|accessdate=3 May 2013}} The last Emir Cup he participated in was the 1982 edition.{{cite web|url=http://www.al-saddclub.net/showthread.php?t=63870|script-title=ar:الزعيم وكأس الأمير ( تاريخ وأرقام وصور ) لأول مره ...|publisher=al-saddclub.net|language=Arabic|date=29 April 2010|accessdate=3 May 2013}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

He had a role in Al Sadds management in the early 1990s and was later appointed Head of Youth Teams.{{cite web|url=http://www.alarab.com.qa/printarticle.php?docId=133269|title=ﺜﺄﺭ ﻟﺨﺴﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺭﺒﻊ ﺍﻟﺫﻫﺒﻲ ﻭﺘﻭﺝ ﺒﻁﻼﹰ ﻟﻜﺄﺱ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺸﺌﻴﻥ|publisher=alarab.com.qa|language=Arabic|accessdate=3 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130705202751/http://www.alarab.com.qa/printarticle.php?docId=133269|archivedate=5 July 2013}}