Qatar Sports Club has brought in the Italian physical fitness trainer Claudio Donatelli for the first team. Donatelli was met by the Club General Secretary- Abdullah Hamed Al-Mulla at his introduction to the local media.
 
The Italian will get straight down to work and will be involved with the club’s preseason training as they look to go one better than their 4^th place finish last season.
 
Al-Mulla said that the club’s management is keen to improve the technical staff of the team and support them in order to achieve successes. He said, "We would like to thank the club which his chaired by Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Bin Nasser Al Thani for his continuous support and keenness to fulfil the needs and requirements of the club."
 
Claudio expressed his happiness for joining the well-known outfit, saying in a statement on the clubs website, “I am so proud that my first experience in the Gulf region will be with Qatar Sports Club. I have worked before in many European leagues such as Seria A, I had the honour of working under Roberto Mancini at Lazio Football Club.  During that time Lazio won the Italian Cup."