# Khalid Al-Koroni

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. He is the current manager of Saudi FDL club Al-Zulfi.

## 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.

## 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.
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. 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. In the final, Al-Ahli defeated Al-Riyadh 3–2, courtesy of a golden goal. After ensuring the club's survival, Al-Koroni's contract was renewed for another year. On 11 February 1999, Al-Koroni announced his resignation as manager following conflicts with several players of the team.

### 1999–2000

On 24 February 1999, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Al-Tai. 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. On 29 August 1999, Al-Koroni was appointed as head coach of the Saudi U23 national team following the sacking of Luisinho. 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.
On 6 February 2000, Al-Koroni left Al-Shoulla to manage the Saudi U17 national team. He was then made assistant following the appointment of Jean-Marie Conz.

### 2000–2005

On 10 November 2000, Al-Koroni was appointed as the head coach of Al-Hazem. On 27 March 2001, Al-Koroni resigned for personal reasons.
On 1 May 2001, Al-Koroni returned to manage Al-Shoulla for a second time. 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. On 4 October 2002, Al-Koroni was sacked by Al-Riyadh.
On 8 October 2002, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of First Division club Al-Wehda. Al-Koroni managed to lead Al-Wehda to the First Division and gain promotion to the Premier League.
On 3 May 2003, Al-Koroni was loaned to Premier League side Al-Ittihad until the end of the season. 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. Al-Koroni also managed to win the 2003 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup after defeating Ismaily 1–0 in the final.
Al-Koroni left Al-Ittihad following the expiration of his loan and returned to Al-Wehda.
On 2 August 2004, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Al-Riyadh for the fourth time. On 4 February 2005, Al-Koroni was sacked by Al-Riyadh.
On 17 March 2005, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of First Division side Al-Hazem. 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.

### 2005–2014

On 14 September 2005, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Al-Nassr's U20 team. Following the sacking of Mariano Barreto, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Nassr's manager on 23 November 2005. On 15 January 2006, Al-Koroni resigned from his post after a 3–0 defeat to Al-Ahli.
On 12 February 2006, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Raed's manager until the end of the season.
On 4 December 2006, Al-Koroni returned to manage Al-Tai for the second time. On 1 February 2007, Al-Koroni was sacked after failing to achieve a single win.
On 1 March 2007, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Al-Qadsiah until the end of the season. 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.
On 13 February 2009, Al-Koroni returned to manage Al-Riyadh for the fifth time. 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.
On 30 March 2010, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of the Saudi U20 national team. He resigned from his post as Al-Riyadh's manager on 12 April 2010. 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. 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.
On 22 September 2014, Al-Koroni returned to manage Al-Wehda for the third time. He was sacked on 28 October 2014 after losing three matches and drawing one in four matches.
On 31 October 2015, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Shoulla's manager until the end of the season.
On 28 April 2016, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Batin's manager. 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.
On 8 March 2018, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Shabab's manager following the sacking of José Carreño.
On 27 January 2019, Al-Koroni returned to manage Al-Riyadh for the seventh time. 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. He resigned on 27 July 2020 whilst the season was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 13 April 2022, Al-Koroni was appointed as Al-Kholood's manager until the end of the season. On 17 May 2022, Al-Kholood renewed Al-Koroni's contract until the end of the 2022–23 season. On 5 October 2022, Al-Koroni was sacked following a 2–0 defeat to Al-Sahel.
On 4 December 2023, Al-Koroni was appointed as the manager of Second Division side Wej.
On 5 March 2025, Al-Koroni was appointed as manager of First Division League club Al-Zulfi.

## Managerial statistics

    As of match played 5 October 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure :
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | Nat | From | To | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Al-Riyadh | | 6 December 1997 | 11 February 1999 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 80 | 70 | +10 | 036.59 |
| Al-Tai | | 24 February 1999 | 24 March 1999 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 040.00 |
| Al-Shoulla | | 3 January 2000 | 6 February 2000 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 060.00 |
| Al-Hazem | | 10 November 2000 | 27 March 2001 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 026.67 |
| Al-Shoulla | | 1 May 2001 | 8 May 2002 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 032.14 |
| Al-Riyadh | | 21 May 2002 | 4 October 2002 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 020.00 |
| Al-Wehda | | 8 October 2002 | 1 May 2003 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 056.00 |
| Al-Ittihad | | 3 May 2003 | 30 July 2003 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Al-Wehda | | 30 July 2003 | 30 June 2004 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 025.93 |
| Al-Riyadh | | 2 August 2004 | 4 February 2005 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 025.00 |
| Al-Hazem | | 17 March 2005 | 23 May 2005 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 063.64 |
| Al-Nassr | | 23 November 2005 | 15 January 2006 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 022.22 |
| Al-Raed | | 12 February 2006 | 1 May 2006 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 009.09 |
| Al-Tai | | 4 December 2006 | 1 February 2007 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 000.00 |
| Al-Qadsiah | | 1 March 2007 | 11 May 2007 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 014.29 |
| Al-Wehda | | 18 February 2008 | 5 May 2008 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 014.29 |
| Al-Riyadh | | 13 February 2009 | 22 May 2009 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | +0 | 038.46 |
| Al-Riyadh | | 11 January 2010 | 12 April 2010 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 016.67 |
| Al-Ittihad | | 1 March 2014 | 28 August 2014 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Al-Wehda | | 22 September 2014 | 28 October 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Al-Shoulla | | 31 October 2015 | 27 April 2016 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 045.83 |
| Al-Batin | | 27 April 2016 | 27 May 2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Al-Batin | | 6 November 2016 | 22 May 2017 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 023.81 |
| Al-Shabab | | 8 March 2018 | 1 May 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Al-Riyadh | | 27 January 2019 | 15 October 2019 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 027.27 |
| Hetten | | 26 February 2020 | 27 July 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Al-Kholood | | 13 April 2022 | 5 October 2022 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 033.33 |
| Wej | | 4 December 2023 | 1 May 2024 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 055.56 |
| Al-Zulfi | | 5 March 2025 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 371 | 124 | 105 | 142 | 487 | 506 | −19 | 033.42 |

## Honours
### Player

Al-Riyadh
* Saudi First Division: 1977–78, 1988–89, runner-up 1979–80, 1982–83
* King Cup runner-up: 1978

### Manager

Al-Riyadh
* Crown Prince Cup runner-up: 1998
Al-Wehda
* Saudi First Division: 2002–03
Al-Ittihad
* Saudi Premier League: 2002–03
* Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2003
Al-Hazem
* Saudi First Division: 2004–05
Saudi Arabia U23
* GCC U-23 Championship: 2012