{{Short description|Syrian football manager (born 1956)}} {{Use dmy dates|date = June 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mohammad Kwid | image = | caption = | full_name = Mohammad Ismael Kwid | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|4|9|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Homs]], Syria<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohammad Kwid becomes most famous manager on the continent|url=http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=78536&y=2006|website=Al-Ittihad UAE| date=31 October 2006 |publisher=Al-Ittihad|accessdate=1 November 2006}}</ref> | height = | position = | currentclub = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] (manager) | youthyears1 = 1966 | youthclubs1 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] | years1 = 1969–1970 | clubs1 = Ommal Homs | years2 = 1970–1975 | clubs2 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] | manageryears1 = 1989–1990 | managerclubs1 = Maysalon Damascus | manageryears2 = 1990–1994 | managerclubs2 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] (U20) | manageryears3 = 1994–1995 | managerclubs3 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] (assistant) | manageryears4 = 1995–1996 | managerclubs4 = [[Ahli Sarba SC|Ahli Sarba]] | manageryears5 = 1997–1999 | managerclubs5 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] | manageryears6 = 1999–2000 | managerclubs6 = [[Shabab Al Sahel FC|Shabab Al Sahel]] | manageryears7 = 2000–2001 | managerclubs7 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] | manageryears8 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs8 = [[Shabab Al Sahel FC|Shabab Al Sahel]] | manageryears9 = 2002–2004 | managerclubs9 = [[Al-Ahed SC|Al-Ahed]] | manageryears10 = 2003 | managerclubs10 = [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] | manageryears11 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs11 = [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] | manageryears12 = 2005–2008 | managerclubs12 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] | manageryears13 = 2008 | managerclubs13 = [[Syria national football team|Syria]] | manageryears14 = 2008 | managerclubs14 = [[Al Dhafra FC|Al Dhafra]] | manageryears15 = 2008–2011 | managerclubs15 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] | manageryears16 = 2011 | managerclubs16 = [[Al Dhafra FC|Al Dhafra]] | manageryears17 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs17 = [[Al-Wehdat SC|Wehdat]] | manageryears18 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs18 = [[Zakho SC|Zakho]] | manageryears19 = 2015–2018 | managerclubs19 = [[Al Dhafra FC|Al Dhafra]] | manageryears20 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs20 = [[Dibba Al Fujairah FC|Dibba Al Fujairah]] | manageryears21 = 2020 | managerclubs21 = [[Al Dhafra FC|Al Dhafra]] | manageryears22 = 2021 | managerclubs22 = [[Al Dhafra FC|Al Dhafra]] | manageryears23 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs23 = [[Syria national under-20 football team|Syria U20]] | manageryears24 = 2025– | managerclubs24 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] }}
'''Mohammad Ismael Kwid''' ({{langx|ar|محمد اسماعيل قويض}}; born 9 April 1956), also known by the [[Kunya (Arabic)|kunya]] '''Abu Shaker''' ({{langx|ar|أَبُو شاكر}}), is a Syrian [[Association football|football]] manager and former player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohamad Kwid - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com|url=http://www.soccerpunter.com/coaches/114373-Mohamad-Kwid|accessdate=27 July 2016|website=www.soccerpunter.com}}</ref> He led [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] to various league titles and the [[Asian Champions League]] final.
==Managerial career== ===Early career in Syria and Lebanon=== Kwid began his managerial career in 1989 with Maysalon Damascus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=78536&y=2006|title=أبوشاكر يتحول إلى أشهر مدرب في القارة|date=31 October 2006 |publisher=}}</ref> He then became the head coach of his hometown club, [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] U20, leading the team to a youth league title in the 1992–93 season. In 1994–95, he was appointed assistant coach to [[Anouar Abdul Kader]] before spending a season in Lebanon with [[Ahli Sarba SC|Ahli Sarba]]. He returned to Al-Karamah as the first-team head coach in 1997, guiding the club to runners-up finishes in both the league and cup competitions in 1998–99.<ref name="auto"/>
In 1999, he took charge of [[Shabab Al Sahel FC|Shabab Al Sahel]], leading them to the [[Lebanese Elite Cup]] and [[Lebanese FA Cup]] finals in his first season. He then returned to Al-Karamah, securing another runners-up finish in the 2000–01 season, before making a second stint with Shabab Al Sahel. In 2002, he joined fellow Lebanese club [[Al-Ahed SC|Al-Ahed]], finishing as runners-up in both the league and Elite Cup. His first major titles came in the 2003–04 season when he led Al-Ahed to a domestic double, winning the FA Cup and the [[Lebanese Federation Cup|Federation Cup]], while also securing runners-up finishes in the league and Elite Cup.<ref name="auto"/>
Kwid took charge of the [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon national team]] for a short period, between 19 and 28 November 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2003-12-19|title=مدرب مغربي في الطريق الى الاشراف على الادارة الفنية للمنتخب اللبناني|url=https://elaph.com/Web/Archive/1071828355910205000.htm|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Elaph}}</ref> On 14 July 2004, he was recalled as manager of Lebanon,<ref>{{Cite web|title=خلال اللقاء الودي بكرة القدم:منتخبنا الوطني يخوض بروفة لبنان تحضيرا لمواجهة ايران|url=https://www.addustour.com/articles/558391?s=be323aea586d3fd94947eb1fbabb2a45|access-date=2020-06-12|website=جريدة الدستور الاردنية|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=ألأرجنتين تهزم الأورغواي والمكسيك تهزم الإكوادور في كوبا أميركا 2004، وانطلاق مباريات الدور التمهيدي لدوري أبطال أوروبا {{!}} البوابة|language=ar|work=البوابة|url=https://www.albawaba.com/ar/رياضة/ألأرجنتين-تهزم-الأورغواي-والمكسيك-تهزم-الإكوادور-في-كوبا-أميركا-2004،-وانطلاق-مباريات-الدور-ال|access-date=2020-06-12}}</ref> staying in charge until 2005.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=محمد قويض.. المدرب السوري الاستثنائي|url=https://www.enabbaladi.net/472962/محمد-قويض-المدرب-السوري-الاستثنائي/|date=11 Apr 2021|website=Enab Baladi}}</ref>
===Return to Al-Karamah and Syrian national team=== Kwid returned to his hometown club, Al-Karamah, leading them to three consecutive [[Syrian Premier League]] titles. During his tenure, he also secured two [[Syrian Cup]]s and one [[Syrian Super Cup]]. Additionally, he guided the team to the [[2006 AFC Champions League final]], where they narrowly lost 3–2 on aggregate to [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/syrian-coach-kwid-expected-to-win-award-1.267066 |title=Syrian coach Kwid expected to win award |publisher=Gulf News |date=26 November 2006 }}</ref> In 2008, he managed the [[Syria national football team|Syrian national team]] during the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|third round of World Cup qualification]] and [[2008 WAFF Championship|WAFF Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/sport/2008/7/18/قويض-يستقيل-من-تدريب-المنتخب-السوري |title=قويض يستقيل من تدريب المنتخب السوري |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=18 July 2008 }}</ref>
===UAE, return to Syria, and further coaching stints=== In September 2008, Kwid took charge of the Emirati club [[Al Dhafra FC|Al Dhafra]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2008-09-01/السوري-محمد-قويض-مدرباً-للظفرة/رياضة-محلي/رياضة |title=السوري محمد قويض مدرباً للظفرة |publisher=Al Khaleej |language=ar |date=1 September 2008 }}</ref> before returning to Al-Karamah for three consecutive seasons. In 2011, Kwid took charge of [[Al-Wehdat SC|Wehdat]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.super.ae/uncategorized/article-20553/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B6-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF|title=السوري محمد قويض مدرباً للوحدات الاردني|publisher=|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-date=9 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009135742/http://www.super.ae/uncategorized/article-20553/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d9%82%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%b6-%d9%85%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%8b-%d9%84%d9%84%d9%88%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%af|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syrian-soccer.com/?page=show_det&id=5915&select_page=1023|title=محمد قويض ينهي مشواره مع الوحدات الأردني... - syrian soccer :: موقع الكرة السورية|publisher=|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921083913/http://www.syrian-soccer.com/?page=show_det&id=5915&select_page=1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> before becoming manager of [[Zakho SC|Zakho]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.super.ae/uncategorized/article-39122/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%82%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B6-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%80-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A|title=السوري قويض مدرباً لـ زاخو العراقي|publisher=|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-date=9 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009144301/http://www.super.ae/uncategorized/article-39122/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%82%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%b6-%d9%85%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%8b-%d9%84%d9%80-%d8%b2%d8%a7%d8%ae%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82%d9%8a|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160826080916/http://www.alhayat.com/Articles/3267523 الحياة - المدرب السوري محمد قويض يجدد لزاخو العراقي]</ref> In 2015, Kwid became the coach of Al Dhafra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2015-12-01-1.2519100|title=محمد قويض: كلمة شرف وراء تدريب فارس الغربية|date=1 December 2015|publisher=}}</ref> He later managed [[Dibba Al Fujairah FC|Dibba Al Fujairah]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=789636 |title=دبا الفجيرة يتخلى عن قويض |publisher=Kooora |language=ar |date=22 February 2019 }}</ref> before returning to Al Dhafra.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=952736 |title=محمد قويض مدربا مؤقتا للظفرة |publisher=Kooora |language=ar |date=8 September 2020 }}</ref>
===Return to Syria=== In December 2024, Kwid became the head coach of [[Syria national under-20 football team|Syria U20]] team ahead of the [[2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup|2025 Asian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syria.tv/رسمياً-محمد-قويض-مدرباً-لمنتخب-سوريا-للشباب-في-كأس-آسيا-2025 |title=رسمياً.. محمد قويض مدرباً لمنتخب سوريا للشباب في كأس آسيا 2025 |publisher=syria.tv |language=ar |date=26 December 2024 }}</ref> In April 2025, he returned as Al-Karamah's head coach after a 14-year absence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/sport/محمد-قويض-مدرباً-للكرامة-السوري-عودة-بعد-14-عاماً-من-الغياب |title=محمد قويض مدرباً للكرامة السوري.. عودة بعد 14 عاماً من الغياب |publisher=alaraby.co.uk |language=ar |date=26 April 2025 }}</ref>
==Honours== === Manager === '''Club''' ; Al-Ahed * [[Lebanese FA Cup]]: 2003–04 * [[Lebanese Federation Cup]]: 2003–04
; Al-Karamah * [[Syrian Premier League]]: 2005–06, 2006–07, [[2007–08 Syrian Premier League|2007–08]] * [[Syrian Cup]]: 2006–07, 2007–08 * [[Syrian Super Cup]]: 2008
'''Individual''' * [[Lebanese Premier League Best Coach]]: [[2002–03 Lebanese Premier League|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Lebanese Premier League|2003–04]]<ref name="auto"/>
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