Pedro Martins took over as coach of Al Gharafa from Italian Andrea Stramaccioni. The Portuguese is one of the distinguished coaches, having achieved success with a number of clubs.

Martins, born in 1970, played as a professional player for six Portuguese clubs in 17 seasons, most notably Sporting Lisbon whom he represented for three years.

He has coached some Portuguese teams, including Maritimo, Rio Ave and Vitoria Guimaraes.

Martins moved to Al Gharafa from Greek club Olympiacos, where he coached between 2018 and 2022.

With Olympiacos, he had won three league titles and the Greek Cup.