Emirati footballer (born 1980)
Jamal Ali Mohammed Abdulla Al Hassani (Arabic: جمال الحساني; born 13 May 1980) is an Emirati football manager and former footballer who last managed Al Dhaid SC.
Playing career
Al Hassani played for Emirati side Al Dhafra FC. While playing for the club, he scored the first goal in their history and helped them achieve promotion from the second tier to the top flight.[1]
Managerial career
Al Hassani obtained the AFC Professional Coaching Diploma and worked as a youth manager of Emirati side Al Ain FC, helping the youth team win five consecutive league titles. In 2017, he was appointed manger of the United Arab Emirates national under-18 football team. Subsequently, he was appointed as an assistant manager of Emirati side Baniyas Club in 2019, before being appointed manager of Emirati side Masafi Club in 2020.
Following his stint there, he was appointed manager of Saudi Arabian side Al-Lewaa Club in 2021, becoming the first Emirati manager to manage a Saudi Arabian side. While managing the club, Emirati newspaper Al-Bayan wrote that he "has a distinguished training reputation and possesses great abilities and ideas".[2] During his first season with them, he helped them achieve eleventh place in the league.[3] One year later, he was appointed manager of Emirati side Al Hamriyah Club. Two-and-a-half years later, he was appointed manager of Emirati side Al Dhaid SC.
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