Khalid Al-Koroni
Personal information
Full name Khalid Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Koroni
Date of birth (1959-12-31) 31 December 1959
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-up2013
*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

Al-Koroni spent his whole playing career with hometown club Al-Riyadh and made his debut during the 1977–78 season. 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. 1 2 "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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