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{{short description|Omani footballer and manager (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hamad Al-Azani
| fullname = Hamad Khalifa Hamed Al-Azani
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|5|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Al Ain|Al-Ain]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)]]
| currentclub = [[Oman national under-23 football team|Oman U-23]] (Manager)
| youthyears1 = 1986–1990 | youthclubs1 = [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda]]
| years1 = 1990–2003 | clubs1 = [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda]] | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ?
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
| manageryears1 = 2002–2005 | managerclubs1 = [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda]] (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs2 = [[Oman national football team|Oman]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2006 | managerclubs3 = [[Oman national football team|Oman]] (caretaker)
| manageryears4 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs4 = [[Oman national football team|Oman]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2008 | managerclubs5 = [[Oman national football team|Oman]] (caretaker)
| manageryears6 = 2008–2010 | managerclubs6 = [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda]]
| manageryears7 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs7 = [[Oman national football team|Oman]]
| manageryears8 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs8 = [[Oman national under-23 football team|Oman U-23]]
| manageryears9 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs9 = [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda]]
| manageryears10 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs10= [[Oman national under-23 football team|Oman U-23]]
}}
'''Hamad Khalifa Hamed Al-Azani''' commonly known as '''Hamad Al-Azani''' ({{langx|ar|حمد خليفة حامد العزاني}}; born 31 May 1973) is an [[Oman]]i [[Association football|football]] manager and a former footballer who is currently the manager of [[Oman national under-23 football team]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/hamed-al-azani/222686/ | title= HAMAD AL AZANI | publisher= soccerway.com}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
He has had a successful managerial career in [[Oman]] with [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda Club]], [[Oman national football team]] and [[Oman national under-23 football team]].

===Oman national team===
On 1 March 2006, [[Croat]]ian manager [[Srećko Juričić]] was sacked by the [[Oman Football Association]] following the 1-0 loss of Oman against the hosts [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. Following the sacking, the Oman Football Association appointed Hamad as the interim manager of the national team.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=136927 | title= Oman coach sacked ahead of Asian qualifier | publisher= Gulf Daily News}}</ref>

In June 2008 after the sudden sacking of [[Julio César Ribas]] by the Oman Football Association, due to Oman's poor performance in [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]], Hamad was appointed as an interim manager of Oman national football team.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/southafrica2010/news/newsid=792908/index.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140808144441/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/southafrica2010/news/newsid=792908/index.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= August 8, 2014 | title= 2010 FIFA World Cup - News | publisher= fifa.com}}</ref> He led Oman to an undefeated streak in the few months he managed the team.

In July 2008, the Oman Football Association appointed Frenchman [[Claude Le Roy]] as the manager of the national team and as a result Hamad was appointed as the assistant manager.

===Oman Olympic team===
On 19 January 2011, he replaced the Frenchman [[Sébastien Migné]] as the manager of the Oman national under-23 football team.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Stories-Files/Azzani-replaces-Migne-as-Oman-Olympic-team-coach | title= AZZANI REPLACES MIGNE AS OMAN OLYMPIC TEAM COACH | publisher= Muscat Daily}}</ref> He was given the charge of leading the team in the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers|Men's Asian Qualifiers]] of the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]]. He led the team to a 7-2 aggregate win over [[Tajikistan national under-23 football team]] in the preliminary round 1. In the preliminary round 2, Oman again put up a great performance against [[China national under-23 football team]] defeating them on an aggregate score of 4-1. In the preliminary round 3, Oman began their campaign with a 2-0 defeat to hosts [[South Korea national under-23 football team|South Korea]]. But then Oman bounced back and won back to back matches against [[Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team|Saudi Arabia]] and [[Qatar national under-23 football team|Qatar]] 2-0 and 3-0 (awarded) respectively. On 22 February 2012, Oman faced a 0-3 home loss against [[South Korea national under-23 football team]] and hence losing all the chances of finishing at the top of the group which would have earned them a direct spot at 2012 Summer Olympics for the first time. As a result of this loss, he was shown the door and the country’s London Olympics hopes were now in the hands of the national team coach [[Paul Le Guen]] who was appointed as the manager for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Playoff Round|Playoff Round]] and also the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics AFC–CAF play-off|AFC–CAF play-off]].

===Back to Oman national team===
On 28 February 2007, the Oman Association Football sacked the [[Czechs|Czech]] football manager [[Milan Máčala]] as he failed to win the nation its first ever [[Arabian Gulf Cup]] in [[Abu Dhabi]] after losing 1-0 in the finals against the hosts United Arab Emirates. Hamad was once again appointed as the interim manager of the national team.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2007/02/28/oman-sack-coach | title= OMAN SACK COACH | publisher= theworldgame.sbs.com.au}}</ref>

===Back to Oman Olympic team===
On 25 May 2014, he signed a two-years contract with the Oman Football Association to manage the Oman national under-23 football team once again after a two year hiatus.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.timesofoman.com/news/34317/Article-Omans-%E2%80%98Super-coach%E2%80%99-Hamed-Al-Azzani-gets-a-hero%E2%80%99s-welcome | title= Oman's ‘Super coach’ Hamed Al Azzani gets a hero’s welcome | publisher= Times of Oman | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140811034730/http://www.timesofoman.com/news/34317/Article-Omans-%E2%80%98Super-coach%E2%80%99-Hamed-Al-Azzani-gets-a-hero%E2%80%99s-welcome | archivedate= 2014-08-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Azzani-takes-over-as-Olympic-team-coach-36jg | title= AZZANI TAKES OVER AS OLYMPIC TEAM COACH | publisher= Muscat Daily | access-date= 2014-07-28 | archive-date= 2014-11-09 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141109053809/http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Azzani-takes-over-as-Olympic-team-coach-36jg | url-status= dead }}</ref> His immediate task was to prepare the team for the [[2014 GCC U-23 Championship]] to be hosted from August 30 – September 9 in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.goal.com/en/people/oman/73676/hamed-al-azani/national Hamad Al-Azani - GOAL.com]
*[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?player=52166 Hamad Al-Azani - GOALZZ.com]
*[http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=52166 Hamad Al-Azani - KOOORA]

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[[Category:Omani men's footballers]]
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[[Category:Al-Nahda Club (Oman) players]]
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[[Category:Oman Professional League managers]]
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