Younis Al Qattan

Younis Al Qattan (Arabic: يونس القطّان‎), is a professional coach in Norway and former Iraqi football player, he also holds Norwegian citizenship.[1][2][3]

Younis Al Qattan
Personal information
Full name Younis Jassim Hassoun al-Rubaie
Date of birth (1964-07-01) 1 July 1964
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Youth career
1980–1982 Al-Shorta
1982–1984 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Al-Sulaykh
1985–1986 Al-Amana
1986–1992 Al-Tamween wal-Naqil
Teams managed
1992–1993 Al-Tamween wal-Naqil
1993–1994 Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley
1994–1995 Chekka
1995–1996 Al-Hurriya Majdal Anjar
1996–1999 Gjøvik-Lyn (Reserve)
1999–2002 Vardal (Reserve)
2002–2007 Raufoss (youth?)
2007–2008 Iraq (Assistant)
2009–2010 Tripoli
2010 Al-Mabarrah
2010–2011 Gjøvik-Lyn (Reserve)
2011 Al-Minaa
2016 Al-Kahraba
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial career

For the same team that he retired the playing from its; Al-Tamween wal-Naqil Club, Al Qattan worked as coach in 1992.[1] After one year, he traveled to Lebanon and worked as a professional coach for many Lebanese clubs.[3] In 1996 he traveled to Norway and worked there as a professional coach for several Norwegian clubs.[1]

On 19 May 2007, Al Qattan worked with coach Egil Olsen as an assistant coach for the Iraq national football team in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification[4], then returned to Lebanon worked as coach of Al-Mabarrah club and reached the final of the Lebanese FA Cup[3], then to Norway work as SK Gjøvik-Lyn coach.

On 24 August 2011, he returned to Iraq to serve as coach of Al-Minaa club[2], and on 9 May 2016 to serve as coach of Al-Kahraba FC.[5]

Managerial statistics
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLWin %
Al-Minaa 24 August 2011 12 December 2011 6 2 2 2 033.33
Al-Kahraba 9 May 2016 2 November 2016 5 0 2 3 000.00
Total 11 2 4 5 018.18

References
  1. "Interview with the coach Younis Al Qattan (in Arabic)". kooora.com. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  2. "Younis Al Qattan as a coach for Al-Minaa club (in Arabic)". iraqifs.com. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  3. "The coach Younis Al Qattan (in Arabic)". kooora.com. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  4. "Norwegian Olsen will coach Iraq until 2010 (in Arabic)". kooora.com. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  5. "Younis Al Qattan as a coach for Al-Kahraba club (in Arabic)". fanarnews.org. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
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