Nasser Al-Johar
{{Short description|Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1946)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nasser Al-Johar
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| fullname = Nasser Hamad Al-Johar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|01|06|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/nasser-al-johar/169806/|title=Saudi Arabia - Nasser al Johar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}
| birth_place = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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| years1 = 1963–1977
| clubs1 = Al-Nassr
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| nationalyears1 = 1966–1976
| nationalteam1 = Saudi Arabia
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| manageryears1 = 1990–1991
| managerclubs1 = Al-Nassr
| manageryears2 = 1993
| managerclubs2 = Al-Nassr
| manageryears3 = 2000
| managerclubs3 = Saudi Arabia
| manageryears4 = 2001–2002
| managerclubs4 = Saudi Arabia
| manageryears5 = 2004
| managerclubs5 = Saudi Arabia
| manageryears6 = 2008–2009
| managerclubs6 = Saudi Arabia
| manageryears7 = 2011
| managerclubs7 = Saudi Arabia
| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|KSA}}}} (as manager)
{{MedalComp|AFC Asian Cup}}
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Nasser Hamad Al-Johar ({{langx|ar|ناصر الجوهر}}; born 6 January 1946) is a Saudi Arabian football coach and former player.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/nasser-al-johar/169806/|title=Saudi Arabia - Nasser al Johar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}
Club career
Al-Johar played for Al Nassr FC.
Managerial career
Al-Johar coached the Saudi Arabia national team for both the 2000 AFC Asian Cup (replacing Milan Máčala) and 2002 FIFA World Cup (after replacing Slobodan Santrač),{{cite news
| title = WORLD CUP {{pipe}} Squad {{pipe}} Nasser Al-Johar
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/saudi_arabia/squad/newsid_1917000/1917537.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| location = London, United Kingdom
| date = 11 April 2002
| access-date = 21 December 2010
| language = en| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130419182859/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/saudi_arabia/squad/newsid_1917000/1917537.stm
| archive-date = 19 April 2013
}} though he was fired for failing to take the team to a Cup win that year.{{cite news
| title = Al-Johar pays price of failure
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/saudi_arabia/newsid_2078000/2078940.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| location = London, UK
| date = 1 July 2002
| access-date = 22 December 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120414092906/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/saudi_arabia/newsid_2078000/2078940.stm
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 14 April 2012
}}
When coach Hélio dos Anjos was fired in June 2008, Al-Johar was hired to replace him for the rest of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.{{cite news
| title = Soccer-Al Johar quits as coach of Saudi Arabia
| url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKBKK41069120090215
| last = Petty
| first = Martin
| agency = Reuters UK
| location = London, UK
| date = 15 February 2009
| access-date = 22 December 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121016133058/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKBKK41069120090215
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 16 October 2012
}} Al-Johar resigned from coaching The Green Falcons in February 2009 after the team lost to North Korea in the AFC fourth round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification;{{cite web
| url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/1649/wcq-asia/2009/02/15/1110002/saudi-arabia-coach-nasser-al-johar-resigns
| title = Nasser Al Johar Resigns As Saudi Arabia Coach
| date = 15 February 2009
| publisher = Goal.com
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121010163928/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1649/wcq-asia/2009/02/15/1110002/saudi-arabia-coach-nasser-al-johar-resigns
| archive-date = 10 October 2012
| url-status = live
| access-date = 22 December 2010
| quote = Just three days after losing a vital 2010 World Cup qualifier in North Korea, Saudi Arabia boss Nasser Al-Johar has resigned.}} he was replaced with José Peseiro.{{cite web
| url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=620049&cc=5901
| title = Saudi Arabia announce Peseiro as new coach
| date = 17 February 2009
| publisher = ESPNsoccernet
| location = United States
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090615040402/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=620049&cc=5901
| archive-date = 15 June 2009
| url-status = dead
| access-date = 22 December 2010
}} The Saudi Arabia Football Federation announced the "reclusive" Al-Johar would continue to support the team as a "technical advisor".
After losing to the Syria national team on 9 January 2011, it was announced that Al-Johar would replace Peseiro for the remainder of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup;{{cite web
| url = http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/32219-peseiro-gets-the-boot-al-johar-steps-in
| title = Peseiro gets the boot; Al Johar steps in
| date = 10 January 2011
| publisher = Asian Football Confederation
| location = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20110123210321/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/32219-peseiro-gets-the-boot-al-johar-steps-in
| archive-date = 23 January 2011
| url-status = dead
| access-date = 23 January 2011
}} after two further losses (1–0 against Jordan and 5–0 against Japan), the perennial fix-it man for Saudi Arabia was again sacked, less than two weeks after taking the helm.{{cite news
| title = Saudis sack second coach
| url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/867417/saudis-sack-second-coach-after-asian-cup-failure?cc=5901
| publisher = ESPNsoccernet
| location = United States
| date = 18 January 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121024050213/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/867417/saudis-sack-second-coach-after-asian-cup-failure?cc=5901
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 24 October 2012
}}
References
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{{AFC Coach of the Year recipients}}
{{Saudi Arabia national football team managers}}
{{Al-Nassr FC managers}}
{{Saudi Arabia Squad 2002 World Cup}}
{{Saudi Arabia Squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}
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Category:2000 AFC Asian Cup managers
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Category:2011 AFC Asian Cup managers
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Category:Footballers from Riyadh
Category:Saudi Arabia men's international footballers
Category:20th-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen
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