Mohammad Al-Shamlan

Mohammad Al-Shamlan (born 26 December 1972) is a Bahraini football coach. Leading the Bahrain Olympic Team to the 2010 Asian Games, he left them after a dismal campaign which saw them fail to progress past the group stage.[2] Was denied entry into Palestine by Israel to join his team in the 2014 Palestine International Championship for some days and was forced to sit out of their first game.[3]

Mohammad Al-Shamlan
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Shamlan Mubarak Basheer Al-Shamlan
Date of birth (1972-12-26) 26 December 1972[1]
Place of birth Bahrain
Position(s) Defender (playing career)
Club information
Current team
 Hidd SCC (manager)
National team
Bahrain
Teams managed
Years Team
2005–2007 Pakistan (assistant)
2010 Bahrain U-23
2012/2013 Manama Club
2013–2015 Pakistan
2014–2015 Pakistan U-23
2016 Riffa SC
2017– Hidd SCC

Career

He sent 5 goalkeeping coaches to License B training courses in Bahrain when managing Pakistan and was the only foreign coach to deliberately quit the Pakistan job.[4]

Pakistan National Team

Mohammad Al-Shamlan was designated as manager of Pakistan in 2013, asking for a six-month buffer period in order to yield positive results.[5] As their manager, he tried to utilize Pakistan's football talent[2] but failed and quit the job in summer 2015, joining Riffa SC in the Bahraini Premier League.[6] With Al-Shamlan as coach, Pakistan failed to progress to the second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[7]

Pakistan Under 23's

Blamed for unsatisfactory results for the Pakistan U-23's in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualifying stages and losing all matches, he was backed by the Pakistan Football Federation.[8]

References
  1. https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=194677/index.html
  2. "Coach Shamlan looks to utilize Pakistan's football talent". Dawn.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  3. https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-2ba8-Pakistan-coach-made-to-wait-in-Jordan#.WLff6oVOKIG
  4. "A friendly coach - TNS - The News on Sunday".
  5. "Pakistan's Mohammed Shamlan: I don't have a magic wand - Goal.com". 27 August 2013.
  6. "Satisfied Shamlan says goodbye to Pakistan".
  7. "Failure yet again [The News on Sunday] - FootballPakistan.com (FPDC)".
  8. "AFC qualifiers aftermath: PFF backing Shamlan despite poor show [Express Tribune] - FootballPakistan.com (FPDC)".

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