Career
He has had a successful managerial career in Oman with Al-Nahda Club, Oman national football team and Oman national under-23 football team. Oman national team
On 1 March 2006, Croatian manager Srećko Juričić was sacked by the Oman Football Association following the 1-0 loss of Oman against the hosts United Arab Emirates. Following the sacking, the Oman Football Association appointed Hamad as the interim manager of the national team.
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.
He was given the charge of leading the team in the Men's Asian Qualifiers of the 2012 Summer Olympics. 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.
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 Playoff Round and also the AFC–CAF play-off. Back to Oman national team
Hamad was once again appointed as the interim manager of the national team.
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. His immediate task was to prepeare the team for the 2014 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations to be hosted from August 30 – September 9 in Doha, Qatar.