Khalid Al-Koroni

Khalid Al-Koroni
Personal information
Full name Khalid Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Koroni
Date of birth (1959-12-31) 31 December 1959
Place of birthRiyadh, Saudi Arabia[1]
PositionMidfielder
Youth career
Al-Riyadh
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1991Al-Riyadh
Managerial career
1990–1992Al-Riyadh (assistant)
1992Al-Riyadh (caretaker)
1992–1997Al-Riyadh (assistant)
1997Al-Riyadh U17
1997–1999Al-Riyadh
1999Al-Tai
1999Saudi Arabia U23 (assistant)
1999Saudi Arabia U23
2000Al-Shoulla
2000Saudi Arabia U17
2000Saudi Arabia U17 (assistant)
2000–2001Al-Hazem
2001–2002Al-Shoulla
2002Al-Riyadh
2002–2003Al-Wehda
2003Al-Ittihad
2003–2004Al-Wehda
2004–2005Al-Riyadh
2005Al-Hazem
2005Al-Nassr U20
2005–2006Al-Nassr
2006Al-Raed
2006–2007Al-Tai
2007Al-Qadsiah
2008Al-Wehda
2009Al-Riyadh
2010Al-Riyadh
2010–2012Saudi Arabia U20
2012–2014Saudi Arabia U23
2014Al-Ittihad
2014Al-Wehda
2015–2016Al-Shoulla
2016Al-Batin
2016–2017Al-Batin
2018Al-Shabab
2019Al-Riyadh
2020Hetten
2022Al-Kholood
2023–2024Wej
2025Al-Zulfi
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]

Playing career

Having made his debut during the 1977–78 season, Al-Koroni spent his whole playing career with hometown club Al-Riyadh. 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 for 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]

On 5 March 2025, Al-Koroni was appointed as manager of First Division League club Al-Zulfi.[58] On 2 December 2025, Al-Koroni left the club by mutual consent.[59]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 2 December 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Al-RiyadhSaudi Arabia6 December 1997 11 February 1999 411511158070+10 036.59
Al-TaiSaudi Arabia24 February 1999 24 March 1999 521246−2 040.00
Al-ShoullaSaudi Arabia3 January 2000 6 February 2000 530254+1 060.00
Al-HazemSaudi Arabia10 November 2000 27 March 2001 154651518−3 026.67
Al-ShoullaSaudi Arabia1 May 2001 8 May 2002 2897122835−7 032.14
Al-RiyadhSaudi Arabia21 May 2002 4 October 2002 102351015−5 020.00
Al-WehdaSaudi Arabia8 October 2002 1 May 2003 2514745022+28 056.00
Al-IttihadSaudi Arabia3 May 2003 30 July 2003 420266+0 050.00
Al-WehdaSaudi Arabia30 July 2003 30 June 2004 2775153752−15 025.93
Al-RiyadhSaudi Arabia2 August 2004 4 February 2005 205692430−6 025.00
Al-HazemSaudi Arabia17 March 2005 23 May 2005 11731247+17 063.64
Al-NassrSaudi Arabia23 November 2005 15 January 2006 9234712−5 022.22
Al-RaedSaudi Arabia12 February 2006 1 May 2006 11155714−7 009.09
Al-TaiSaudi Arabia4 December 2006 1 February 2007 8053815−7 000.00
Al-QadsiahSaudi Arabia1 March 2007 11 May 2007 713369−3 014.29
Al-WehdaSaudi Arabia18 February 2008 5 May 2008 714268−2 014.29
Al-RiyadhSaudi Arabia13 February 2009 22 May 2009 135441414+0 038.46
Al-RiyadhSaudi Arabia11 January 2010 12 April 2010 12228919−10 016.67
Al-IttihadSaudi Arabia1 March 2014 28 August 2014 168172925+4 050.00
Al-WehdaSaudi Arabia22 September 2014 28 October 2014 401325−3 000.00
Al-ShoullaSaudi Arabia31 October 2015 27 April 2016 2411763022+8 045.83
Al-BatinSaudi Arabia27 April 2016 27 May 2016 210135−2 050.00
Al-BatinSaudi Arabia6 November 2016 22 May 2017 215792634−8 023.81
Al-ShababSaudi Arabia8 March 2018 1 May 2018 302134−1 000.00
Al-RiyadhSaudi Arabia27 January 2019 15 October 2019 113441216−4 027.27
HettenSaudi Arabia26 February 2020 27 July 2020 200226−4 000.00
Al-KholoodSaudi Arabia13 April 2022 5 October 2022 124441110+1 033.33
WejSaudi Arabia4 December 2023 1 May 2024 1810442923+6 055.56
Al-ZulfiSaudi Arabia5 March 2025 2 December 2025 216872224−2 028.57
Total 392130113149509530−21 033.16

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. ^ ab"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".
  58. ^"أنهت إدارة النادي اجراءات التوقيع مع المدرب السعودي / خالد القروني".
  59. ^"تُعلن إدارة نادي الزلفي إنهاء عقد مدرب الفريق الأول خالد القروني بالتراضي".
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