Qahtan Chathir

Qahtan Chathir

Personal information
Full name	Qahtan Chathir Drain
Date of birth	(1973-07-20) 20 July 1973
Place of birth	Iraq
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1998	Al Talaba	-	(-)
1998–1999	Al Khor SC	-	(-)
1999–2000	Al Karkh	-	(-)
2000–2002	Al Ittihad	-	(-)
2002–2003	Al-Dhaid	-	(-)
2003–2006	Al Sina	-	(-)
International career
1996–2001	Iraq	21	(7)
Managerial career
2007–2013	Al-Sinaa
2013–2014	Al-Najaf
2014–2017	Iraq U17
2015–2016	Al-Shorta
2017–2021	Iraq U20
2021–2022	Al-Talaba
2022–	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Qahtan Chathir Drain (Arabic: قحطان جثير درين; born 20 July 1973) is an Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 1996 Asian Cup. He also played for Al Talaba, Al Karkh, Al Ittihad, Al-Thaid, Al Sinaa.

Career

Playing career

Qahtan Chathir played for Al Talaba, Al Karkh, Al Ittihad, Al-Thaid and Al Sinaa until he retired in 2007.

Coaching career

After retiring in 2007, he was named head coach of Al-Sinaa and held the position until 2013.

Qahtan Chathir was appointed as Iraq U17 coach in 2014. He helped them to win the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship for the first time in Iraq's history.

Statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 November 1996	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa	Indonesia	1–0	4–0	Friendly
2.	24 November 1996	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa	Indonesia	2–0	4–0	Friendly
3.	6 April 1997	Kaloor International Stadium, Cochin	India	1–0	1–0	Friendly
4.	23 May 1997	Railway Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan	2–1	6–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	23 May 1997	Railway Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan	4–2	6–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	12 October 2000	Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon	Thailand	1–0	2–0	2000 AFC Asian Cup
7.	12 October 2001	Azadi Stadium, Teheran	Iran	1–1	1–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

As of 29 June 2022

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Al-Sinaa SC	1 July 2007	30 June 2013	177	65	67	45	036.72
Al-Najaf FC	28 September 2013	11 February 2014	9	1	4	4	011.11
Iraq U17	1 October 2014	31 October 2017	27	17	8	2	062.96
Al-Shorta	20 October 2015	6 March 2016	14	7	2	5	050.00
Iraq U20	25 October 2017	7 May 2021	26	8	9	9	030.77
Al-Talaba SC	1 August 2021	2 January 2022	17	9	4	4	052.94
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	23 May 2022	30 June 2023	8	3	3	2	037.50
Al-Mina'a SC	7 August 2023	4 November 2023	—	−	−	−	—
Newroz SC	13 December 2024	10 July 2025	31	13	9	9	041.94
Total			309	123	106	80	039.81

Honors

International

Iraq U17

• AFC U-16 Championship: 2016

External links

• Qahtan Chathir at National-Football-Teams.com