Fahad Thani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fahad Abdullah Al Thani Alzraa | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1990 | Al Ahli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Al Ahli | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1999 | Al Rayyan (U–17) | ||
| 1995–2001 | Qatar U–17 (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2005 | Qatar U–14 | ||
| 2005–2006 | Qatar U–17 | ||
| 2006–2011 | ASPIRE | ||
| 2011 | Qatar U–17 (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Qatar (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Qatar | ||
| 2014– | Qatar Olympic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Fahad Thani (born 1 December 1973) is a Qatari former football player and current manager of the Qatar olympic football team. Thani, coaching mainly youth teams, including the Qatar U–17, was named as the replacement for Paulo Autuori as head coach of the Qatar national team in January 2013.
Thani graduated from the University of Qatar in 1996 with a degree in athletic training and in 1999 achieved an AFC "C" Coaching License and later in 2005 earned an AFC "A" License.
Starting his playing career in the youth teams of Al Ahli, Thani played as a right back. He broke into the first team in 1990 at the age of 17, at a time when Al Ahli was undergoing its best years with the likes of Adel Malallah and Issa Ahmed playing for the club. His most notable achievement with Al Ahli was when he won the Emir of Qatar Cup in 1992, defeating Al Rayyan in the 2nd leg after losing the 1st leg 2–1.
He also played for Qatar's national youth teams.
Thani retired from football in 1993 and took up coaching. He first coached the youth teams of Al Rayyan and Al Ahli from 1994 to 1999, in addition to landing a job as the assistant coach of the Qatar U–17 team in 1995. He worked alongside future Manchester United coach René Meulensteen. After a two-year stint with the Qatar U–14 team, he was appointed head coach of the Qatar U–17 team in 2005. However, he failed to guide his team through the Asian qualifiers that year and also failed to make an impact in the 2006 Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations.
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